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"is_global_moderator": false, "sharing": {}, "sort": 4, "forum": "washingtonindependent", "is_initial_load": true, "is_authenticated": false, "timestamp": "2009-12-01_05:07:25", "remote_domain": "", "page": 1, "is_moderator": false, "display_username": "", "points": null, "subscribe_on_post": 2, "moderator_can_edit": false, "is_remote": false, "is_verified": false, "missing_perm": null}, "realtime_paused": false, "posts": {"3365952": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think we should let the International Inspectors that like they had, overseeing Zimbabwe's election to be part of the process. The stakes are too high and Republicans will be tempted to do the wrong thing. Remember Bush 2nd was a court appointed President back in 2000.....where FL votes were trashed on bogus technicality grounds...where they didn't have time to re-count the votes. This whole fiasco was engineered by local politicians in FL. Remember this is one of the tools they expertly use as part of a wining strategy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:35:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "51f7a4496d773ff3b92832944402a5a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3355138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a great article. All news people must band together to get public spirited lawyers to go to court now and get an order to show cause to stop any organization from contesting voter registration or obstructing ones right to vote. This obstruction falls under the RICO Laws 18 us 1955 especially the broad #228-Knowledge Enterprise. Any Federal Judge so motioned has the authority to order in the MarshallsService to protect voter rights and to arrest any one interfering with such rights. I could do it now but do not have the proper lawyers. We can not allow this to become a banana republic, and that is where this is going. Do not let this illegal situation continue. Both sides are to blame but the voting machines are produced by pro-right wing corporations and I am surprised that no knows that a tiny chip can be installed that will only activate under a Presidential voting directive word order! I ask you all to re-publish this until the last minute! Sincerely bigmikecraft (bigmikecraft.newsvine.com/) Thanx", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_20:47:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "bigmikecraft", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3355524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The democrats need to pushback on the subject. It's not voter fraud but voter theft. For the previous 3 presidential elections, voter ballot disappearance, intentional mass mailings of vote on the 5th, faulty touch screens that always fall towards the (R) candidate. These intentional tipping of the scales are performed by the Republicans. Push back and dont let them pass the \"bad\" apple excuse because they are blaming the Democrats for everything a few bad apples did inside Acorn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_21:19:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "d5ec70b8037f408ef1b707a1a4326cf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364615": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is incredibly sad. Republicans have become a party of liars and filthy rich elitists who would do anything to keep their grip on power.  In the end, they destroy our democracy, while people all over the world suffer in poverty and hopelessness, all the while republicans are claiming they do what they do for us.<br>Guess I'll say, \"Thanks but no thanks to their pious attempts to save me from voter fraud!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:22:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "4aedb2cfdee84599eba1ff840c1210cf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3367948": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ACORN is responsible for the mortgage crisis?!?!?!  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<br><br>What's horrifying RWE, is the fact that delusional morons like yourself acutally believe this total bullshit.  I can't wait to see you go crawling back to your Klan meeting with your tail between your legs on November 5.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_15:23:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "1ed977b386263f47fbf94a304decc475", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3346829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The repuglican party is toast.  Let them go down hating, resenting and agitating for all the worst parts of our natures.  Let them burn in hell, where they belong.  Scum bags.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_14:43:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d32c4ebc9da01c380e641e2f128d6f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wrong.  Bush can declare anything he wants.  He can order the Armed Forces or National Guard to do whatever he says.  WIll the military stand up to him??  Even if the Supeme Court orders him to do something . . . what power do they have to enforce their order?  The US Marshall's against the  3rd Infantry Division\u2019s 1st Brigade Combat Team ??", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:37:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "44a56a5e375985ba17fbd94661416bad", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3364393, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3363091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It seems to me that the removal of otherwise fully eligible people from the roll of registered voters can be seen to go against the first principle of our legal system: innocence until proven guilt.<br><br>If voter fraud is taking place, then go after the criminals after Election Day. <br><br>If the Republicans are successful with their voter suppression tactics, could they as either individuals or as state parties be sued in a class-action lawsuit?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_11:01:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "eec1f5aed206b91ad849e08928ad22be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If the Republicans pull any schenanigans like they did in 2000, and this frauduently propels (Him and Her) into the White House, i fear this country will see a backlash greater than my worst imaginations.<br><br>I say - Federalize the registration process.<br>Issue a voter registration card.<br>Provide ample assistance to anyone who can't do that in person by sending government representatives to them.<br><br>Jail and Fine heavily anyone convicted of Registration or Voter Fraud.<br><br>The sad part of this is - Obama is going to win by such large numbers, why donk around with all this b.s.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:37:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "402e9337e655021b9d2f87c6f135cfc1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3362734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain is desperate.  When McCain chose Palin as his running mate he defined everything that is wron with the Republican Party and America. ..............<br><br><a href=\"http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/29/obamas-best-chance-palins-example/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/29/obamas-be...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_10:41:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ae4b6901e66b255b224876dd4da9345", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365153": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm starting to believe that the Republicans are really the anti American party that they have been accusing the democrats of being. Between not feeling that the laws of this nation apply to them, i.e. Bush's signing statements, illegal wire tapping, usng the justice department for political purposes, not answering congressional suopenas, torture and this trash that has happened every election, they don't have a very honorable past. No wonder that new voters are overwhelmingly going Democratic. It seems to me that there's just not that much about the Republican Party that appeals to anyone who is not a racist.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:50:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd82d8dbd7a464508cfc6438f02d41fc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, you are absolutely RIGHT!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:03:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "b13116f20cd14479b95304fed4bcc8be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3362660, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365413": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He sg=houldnt have to win in a landslide just to level the bias playing filed the GOP are intent on building.<br><br>They are a disgrace to democracy - and they are all supposedly Christians............... What would Jesus think?<br><br>Of course - they don't give a flying rats about Jesus -or you - or anyone - just power- It is etched all over McCain and Palin's face", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:07:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "da311d773fde535625adb50386580880", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3364189, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ok lets be real for a minute.  Bush cannot declare anything about the election. Only the Court and Congress can do anything about the election.<br><br>1) Congress has to certify the presidential election results-- this occurs after the new Congress has been seated.  So CONGRESS will determine what election results are legit in a joint session.<br>Even if the Supreme Court tries to intervene - Congress must still certify the results.  Dems should have larger majorities after November 4th.<br><br>2) George Bush declaring Martial law-- whose going to listen to THAT idiot.  Not only would there be revolt of the people - Governors, Mayors, and others would revolt against these orders.<br><br>3) People would revolt --like nationwide strikes and the economy would tank.  Bush would be driven from office and the Speaker of the House would be made temporary president until the dispute is settled.  Constitutionally Bush is no longer president after Jan 20th (I believe) He will have no Constitutional Power to order the Armed Forces to do anything", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:10:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec6bdadbd18521cf4d2c3f363ffec38a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3363019, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3367338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why can't we go with the purple thumb ink? That'd be cool. The GOP wouldn't have anything to whine about!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:53:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "ScottPruden", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366955": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sometimes I wish the Dems were as adamant as the GOP... then we would have had a president Gore and a President Kerry.  <br>I'm all for international inspectors ~ I would like to KNOW that our vote is legitimate.  Plus, this is all leading to a fanatical right-wing movement... and we all know how irate and hateful those people are already ~ are we ready to stand up for President Obama?  We need to get ready to protect him and his good intentions that will lead this country out of the crapper we are currently in, because it will take some time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:31:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "4397749ad232a647586543ac01557051", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365038": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "2000 - Supreme court illegally discounts Gore recount votes even though constitution dictates election should go to the house and senate<br><br>2004 - No paper trail voting machines in Ohio and Florida record Republican more votes than voters in some counties<br><br>2008 - \"vote fraud\" ethnic cleansing attempts to either overturn a democratic victory or make the president seem illegitimate", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:45:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd450bab9aea27ea46d9c49fb8caf172", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364189": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is really so darn mean of the GOP. They are bad winners -for they stole already at least 2 elections- and now they turn out to be even worse loosers! I want to scream about these disgusting lies they put out and they are NOT CALLED OUT TO STOP BY MOST OF THE MEDIA! <br>Obama has to change some items within the media landscape for sure! About 5 people are the owners of ALL the US media! That means THEY make politics for a big part! <br><br>The only way to counter this is Obama winning in a huge landslide. Vote and make your neighbours, family, friends vote....!!!  (And control the vote too in case of a \"switching\" machine!)<br><br>OBAMA/BIDEN 2008 A N D 2012", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_11:59:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "b13116f20cd14479b95304fed4bcc8be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3363345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Our country and it's people have had it's most basic rights taken away with this administration.  Now they want to steal this election out from under the people yet again!  Congratulations W. you got your wish, your the DICTATOR!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_11:15:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "e6a5f87cc92ecf69f96a72b605a9c580", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3357114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you are worried about the election being \u201cstolen\u201d or about your vote being counted, here are some things you can do:<br>If you are a registered voter, don't let anyone or anything stop you from voting or stop your vote from counting! Before you vote, look at a sample ballot for your area, and read this story: <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/myra-armstrong/easy-steps-to-ensure-your_b_136904.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/myra-armstrong/ea...</a>. Call the hotline number 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) for advice before you go to vote or for help if you are turned away or have a problem at your election location. When you go to vote, take good ID, your cell phone, note paper & pencil. Write down and carry the hotline phone # with you. <br><br>Check your Ballot very carefully before you finish voting to be sure that you actually have selected the desired candidates.<br><br>If you ask for help from election officials, be polite. If you call the hotline number for help, give complete information and be patient.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_23:19:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "332c221fbb89f821fe7d1519d3d139cf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3344955": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is why people need to come out en masse and vote for Obama. If he wins by a big enough percentage, none of these Republican shenanigans will have any traction. And Obama can then send Mukasey out to pasture, where he belongs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:19:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "f6607ef89c64be6692cfdafad7885595", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345341": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Go vote, NOW! I've been phone banking for the Obama campaign, and that's the main message they are trying to get out.<br>The more people who get their vote in early, the less opportunity there will be to rig the election, and of course we know they are going to try.<br>Every single person who has the opportunity to go vote before election day needs to go do it - forget about tradition or how you like to do it - this is urgent because if you encounter problems, you still have time to address them. Also, you can avoid problems that will arise in the election day crunch. <br>The only way to keep the election from being stolen is to have landslide numbers, and get them as soon as possible, so go do it now. Every single vote matters.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:39:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "e7abe30c686ac9cf15f19e26107cc9ee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3349567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "greenpaz, Good point.  If enough of us get out there and vote we can say what we want without being deligitimized. I cannot believe more are not discussing this.  How ugly can human beings be?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_16:04:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "0f631646c9fe2f78569f5c34eb39c09f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345344": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Ya can't steal it if it ain't close.\"<br><br>The heck you *can't*. -laugh-", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:39:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ab612d317d4a0d17a2828ff40519dc3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3345015, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I for one don't believe that we should stand for another election to be stolen by the Republicans's voter suppression tactics.  If we have to have another country oversee our elections process, so be it.  Then I think we should demand that fair election laws be put into place so that this type of travesty doesn't happen again.  Maybe we should do what other countries do--everyone is automatically registered to vote at 18 and required to vote in elections.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:25:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "sappho99336", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365319": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Reading this story makes me feel like I live in a third-world dictatorship.  How depressing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:01:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "CA_Guy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It makes me sick, what a bunch of liers the Republican Party has become!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:18:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "90b5e3c736c8189100f011868679c967", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3363019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Even when the challenges fail, Republican officials persist in their claims of voter fraud in what appears to be an effort to lay the groundwork for challenging the outcome of Election Day\"<br><br>Looks like this could be what Colin Powell was alluding to for 20th/21st Jan.<br><br>&gt; Democrats win by a sweeping magin. <br>&gt; Republicans claim massive voter fraud.<br>&gt; Bush decalres election null and void.<br>&gt; Riots ensue as the people declare Obama president.<br>&gt; Bush invokes martial law.<br><br>It would certainly explain why hundreds of FEMA internment camps have been built around the US (despite claims they were there \"in case the Mexicans invade\"!), why National Guard units have had all but sidearms taken away by the regular army (and the reason that 'there's going to be a party this winter and you're not invited').<br><br>It would also explain why US Army basic combat training is being held this year (for the first time in many years) on US soil, rather than in a foreign war zone (eg Iraq/Afghanistan).<br><br>Boy is that a whole mess of conspiracy theories coming together!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_10:58:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "62a239e32ae91d60ab4ca6c214535951", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3367374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Even if someone's name is Mickey Mouse, what are the chances of this person having the matching address and other information of the fake person on the registration form?<br><br>What are the chances of that person showing up in California, say if they actually live in Georgia to vote in the same county, in the same precinct that the fake Mickey Mouse registered in?<br><br>Lastly, why would the real Mickey Mouse risk a year in jail in order to commit voter fraud, when they have an opportunity to vote in their own county at their own precinct?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:55:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "165e015985ddee1576ccca240829e1be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3364948, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365517": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am so mad at the Democrats for ignoring the issue of voter suppression not only in 2000 but again in 2004. The fact that the Republicans can even breath the words \"Democrats\" and \"voter fraud\" in the same sentence is because the party has totally failed to be aggressive against the suppression that gave Bush his presidential terms.<br><br>It is their fault that the Republicans can weave this ridiculous narrative at all. And of course those of us crying voter suppression for EIGHT YEARS were considered \"sore losers\" and \"conspiracy theorists.\" ARGH!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:13:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "8870709061256c1b455dca8f169e855e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3383120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're a bunch of slaves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_20:41:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "0abd4be36f694d0749dce788da092ce7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It says alot about the republics respect for our democratic way of voting. Instead of making sure everyone who is qualified is able to vote, the gop prefer to toss out as many voters as they can because all republics strategist know this is a fact and it is undisputed....If all registered democrats and all registered republics vote enmasse no republic would ever hold office. Ask any republic operative or strategist. Dems outnumber repubs and by osmosis Dems win everytime win Dems vote. In fact Karl Rove once said on Fox News in 06 that it only takes 72% of registered Dems to beat 100% of registered republics. Gotta be true if Karl Rove says it is..after all Fox thinks he's a genuis and who would argue against Fox and a genuis? I won't!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:40:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "a5e06c4eb7d96cd0e1705f546f4ea8bc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3363028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Guess What !! There were very legitimate allegations of voter fraud 8 years ago here in Florida.  the Bush Administration served for eight years due to fraud and manipulation.  We did not, as Democrats, revolt and march on Washington.. We just GOT OVER IT&gt;  sad isn't it that the very people who cheated in the last two general elections are now \"the pot calling the kettle black..\"  Hopefully, the landslide will over come the whole ridiculous allegations by the Republicans ... Voter fraud indeed.  huh..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_10:58:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "908dcd5d2b97e391699a749d6952b8f2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"For months now, Republicans have been claiming that voter fraud is rampant\"<br>WTF?? No one was voting \"for months\" so what are they talking about.  You can not have voter fraud if no one has voted. But you have hired guns in NM scaring Hispanic voters, you have people coming to doors and voters giving them their absentee ballots and the ballots are not be counted. <br>The GOP is always trying to disenfranchise someone. How many votes were not counted in Florida in 2000??? Curtescy of the GOP?<br>Typical kids, it is ok as long as they are the ones winning but let the other guy be winning and all of a sudden they want to change the rules.................<br>Screw the GOP, I hope they get every flippin thing they deserve this time around.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:33:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "ad5e44d2968fc8b0c053a2bf5adb701c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To Obama,<br>I want ethics back in government. I also want the whole Bush administration held responsible for their criminal activies along with this illegal war. why was there no accounting of the 8 billion dollars that just disappeared in Iraq. Why was Halibertion not investigated? <br>God bless president Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:19:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "ed27c4d740af75aea2a4c79f3185e792", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well of course they are.    Please also read \"Drinking the Acorn Koolaide\" and pass it along:<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-greg-palast/drinking-the-acorn-koolai_b_138390.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:39:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "b3f5a538fc88f9e4b9bfc3bc4af8dd4e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345502": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a bunch of BS. The Republican party and their mouth pieces have well proven that they will say and do anything to get what they want. They and their limited thinking base know that the picnic is over. One of the more frustrating things about this thing is that they don't seem to care about America. Their slogan should be \"Me First.\"  <br><br>With all the damage their leadership is responsible for during the Bush-Cheney tenure, to the country and the world, all the Republican and conservative fruitloops can manage to do is nurture hate, war, greed and religeous self righteousness, all in the name of \"God.\" <br><br>I'm sure that if there is a place for them in the afterlife, it won't be heaven.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:47:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "coliwabl", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366459": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree; The US should have internationl observers - to avoid another fiasco like in 2000.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:04:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9a25aa1d2f208dfb779562589092319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3365952, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3362660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I believe that we should treat people who try to obstruct the vote the same way we would treat a terrorist trying to bring down a plane.<br><br>There should me no holds barred on people who try to obstruct democracy in the name of technicalities.  These are old tricks used in the Jim Crow South.  People who do such things should be so afraid of the consequences that they decide it is better to move on to other pursuits.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_10:37:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec6bdadbd18521cf4d2c3f363ffec38a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3367269": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you're Republican, democracy only when works when the right people vote, and they'll be happy to let you know if you're not a member of the club.<br><br>Dizzzgusting", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:50:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "34f6af5660811ab4a1a3e999a6bdb010", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3349991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe that rage makes a good story for some news networks or opportunistic strategist , but I tend to agree with John Lewis when it comes to, class or racially based accusations of ineligible voting occurring in the states especially being a southerner. I think that George Bush and the GOP strategists like Carl Rove who concieved of this executive electioneering tactic of demonizing liberals, underminding constitutional protections, replacing Justices, and marketing cynicism to the disaffected in order to steal elections from the Nation if poor people ever decided to stand up and be heard, didn't forsee the (repressed) hostile sentiment that they would incite if an African American happened to win the Democratic nomination. Sen. Obama's nomination changed the dynamics of the \"Southern Strategy\". While the tactical fesibility of their strategy from the campaign level remains unchanged, the affect of the message on disaffected and cynical rural white working class Americans particularly in the south could not be quantified in terms of race relations, while the country was under the impression that HRC was destined to win the nod, when she lost and Obama won the tactics were already initiated and the McCain campaign could only stick it out and see how the cards would lay, maybe they could win by making the tax and spend liberal case, or the social conservatism case, good idea but McCain was considered a \"Rino\" in 2000  and Hagee, and Dobson had issues with the \"Secular\" McCain until he won the primary, and was all that  was left to leave open Washington's doors the the Christian Conservative Right.  Sarah Palin invigorated the base back into the McCain camp, and  then, \"BOOM!\" 777 the number of points the DOW fell in one day, the credit markets froze altogether just one whole week after McCain's infamous quote \"the fundamentals of our economy are sound\" 401K's dropped 40%, George Bush laid out a 3 page 700 Billion dollar bailout package, and McCain goes to Washington to hasten the socialization of all corporate debt on Wall Street with the people's tax money, after all his financial advisor  Phil Graham partially was responsible for the the repeal of Glass Steagall with the \"Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000\" and pulling the proverbial finger out of the regulatory dam restraining rampant corporate greed and investment fraud by utilizing the tax-payer backed Freddie and Fannie mortagage securities as leverage in taking unrationale risks with investor capital.  So McCain,  a Republican once called a Rino, without full support from the Conservative Christian Right and a chief economic advisor, Phil Graham who is somewhat responsible for deregulating the safeguards that may have protected the nation from this crisis, and who also called the country a \"Nation of Whinners\" is left with few options, demonize his opponent and cry foul at the media, the polling data, the registration process and voter fraud, in short win in the court of public opinion or in court like George W. Bush, but this brings us to what is occurring currently across the nation in Red states during Mccain/ Palin rallies, now that the chips are down for the GOP we hear \"Pals around with Terrorist, Want's to kill babies, He's a Marxist, He's a socialist, He works with Acorn, he doesn't love America like you, He doesn't share your values, he is the anti-christ, he isn't a partriot like you and I\" <br><br><br>Its called the Lucifer Effect, which is similar to what occurred in Nazi Germany and proceeded the holocaust, demonize you opponent to rally the troops, talk up the values that \"good\" people everywhere share,  defined your opponent as the \"other\", talk up the current difficulties that the nation currently faces, and finally cast your opponent as a threat to everything that you love and, and a continuation of the hard times that you currently face, and \"presto\" there you have Lucifer the terrible for everyone to pin their fears and failures to the ultimate scapgoat the the perfect projection screen for all that you wrong in the world.<br><br>Southerners murdered African Americans during the early part of the century up until the 1980 murder of Micheal Donaldson because they felt they were doing their Patriotic duty in much the same way that Hezbollah, and the Mahdi army consider their terrorism as their patriotic or spiritual duty, Ashley Todd could have sparked a national incident, Obama has recieved 3 publicized death threats, Obama canvassers have been beaten and attacked in truth, a Preacher and Obama supporter in Alabama woke to find his Obama sign replaced with a curning confederate flag, in a Cumberland FL early voting location McCain  supporters stood across the street harassing and yelling epithats as the voters as they waited in line, the police Chief just said that they were alright , that is intimidation plain and simple. McCain/ Palin rally videos are all over the Web with supporters calling for murder decapitation, and violence, now ,is every supporter going to riot and intimidate others, absolutely not, but this isn't 1910, these records will survive into posterity and document what a wonderful nation we have become since 40 years ago, when MLK first ventured to share him dreams for the country with the Country .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_16:19:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b407509fba7dc09be24d50152c7cd9e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3367665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is one of the reasons my later father called the Republican Party mean-spirited.  Without a doubt, their efforts to disenfranchise, intimidate, and misinform has been near-criminal.  They are power-hungry and choose to often racist methods because they know they can not hold up to a full and fair election.  I hate the way they have misappropriated the Christian faith and have even used the pulpit to bully congregants to voting Republican or else be deemed \"doomed to hell.\"  This is why it repulses me to know that even those of my race have taken up the mantra of their propoganda.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_15:10:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "b99ecc1abe0a2323781afde46004ac7f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If the voter registration and voting process is so fundamentally insecure (as the GOP asserts, when it is challenging the process and alleging widespread voter fraud) -- why does that not cast into equal doubt the marginal victories of GOP candidates? If Democrats are alleged to be perpetrating such voter fraud, how is it that the GOP has won so many elections by a hair?<br><br>If such voter fraud IS a reality, the likelihood is that the GOP commits it equally often if not more often, given that GOP candidates have ended up in office on such slim margins, and that there are more registered Democrats than Republicans. 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Last Thursday, the group admitted it had vastly overstated the number of legitimate new voters it registered this year, acknowledging that about 30 percent of the 1.3 million new voters it had claimed credit for were either duplicates or not real.\" --- <br><br>This is false. The New York Times story was wrong. 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What are the possibilities that Micky Mouse will show up to vote?   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An Infospace people search returns thirty four \"Mickey Mouse\" people.  Further, the results for \"Donald Duck\" numbers thirty seven.<br><br>Just because someone has a name associated with a cartoon character doesn't mean that they don't exist.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:40:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "d0e7861d3380d9f95c27665e4d100161", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3364213, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3364603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Are you paying attention, Iraq?  The democracy we are imposing on you to embrace works like THIS!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_12:21:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d7a5ef69219cd08679bd891f0f726b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3363221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's what I've been saying all along. It has happened in previous elections too. It's what the republican operatives do. 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Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
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Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
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Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
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Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
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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
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Dsq.Urls = new function() {
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};

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 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
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	}

	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/washingtonindependent/_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 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">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">59</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/a_shadow_over_election_day/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/washingtonindependent/a_shadow_over_election_day/">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();

		

		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/washingtonindependent/a_shadow_over_election_day/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 The Washington Independent" 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:6339355" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</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'				: 'washingtonindependent',
			't'				: 'a_shadow_over_election_day',
			// 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/washingtonindependent/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/washingtonindependent/a_shadow_over_election_day/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/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'a_shadow_over_election_day'
			+ '&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/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'a_shadow_over_election_day'
			+ '&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/washingtonindependent/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'a_shadow_over_election_day'
				+ '&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/washingtonindependent/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/6339355/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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









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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3364615">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3364615" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364615" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3364615" href="http://www.dirtworks.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Meshna</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364615" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364615" class="dsq-comment-message">This is incredibly sad. Republicans have become a party of liars and filthy rich elitists who would do anything to keep their grip on power.  In the end, they destroy our democracy, while people all over the world suffer in poverty and hopelessness, all the while republicans are claiming they do what they do for us.<br>Guess I\'ll say, "Thanks but no thanks to their pious attempts to save me from voter fraud!"</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365038">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365038" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365038" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365038">ComputerExpert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365038" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365038" class="dsq-comment-message">2000 - Supreme court illegally discounts Gore recount votes even though constitution dictates election should go to the house and senate<br><br>2004 - No paper trail voting machines in Ohio and Florida record Republican more votes than voters in some counties<br><br>2008 - "vote fraud" ethnic cleansing attempts to either overturn a democratic victory or make the president seem illegitimate</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365153">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365153" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365153" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365153">dfronds</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365153" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365153" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m starting to believe that the Republicans are really the anti American party that they have been accusing the democrats of being. Between not feeling that the laws of this nation apply to them, i.e. Bush\'s signing statements, illegal wire tapping, usng the justice department for political purposes, not answering congressional suopenas, torture and this trash that has happened every election, they don\'t have a very honorable past. No wonder that new voters are overwhelmingly going Democratic. It seems to me that there\'s just not that much about the Republican Party that appeals to anyone who is not a racist.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3363019">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3363019" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3363019" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3363019">General Lee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3363019" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3363019" class="dsq-comment-message">"Even when the challenges fail, Republican officials persist in their claims of voter fraud in what appears to be an effort to lay the groundwork for challenging the outcome of Election Day"<br><br>Looks like this could be what Colin Powell was alluding to for 20th/21st Jan.<br><br>&gt; Democrats win by a sweeping magin. <br>&gt; Republicans claim massive voter fraud.<br>&gt; Bush decalres election null and void.<br>&gt; Riots ensue as the people declare Obama president.<br>&gt; Bush invokes martial law.<br><br>It would certainly explain why hundreds of FEMA internment camps have been built around the US (despite claims they were there "in case the Mexicans invade"!), why National Guard units have had all but sidearms taken away by the regular army (and the reason that \'there\'s going to be a party this winter and you\'re not invited\').<br><br>It would also explain why US Army basic combat training is being held this year (for the first time in many years) on US soil, rather than in a foreign war zone (eg Iraq/Afghanistan).<br><br>Boy is that a whole mess of conspiracy theories coming together!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3364393">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3364393" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364393" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364393">  Lee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364393" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364393" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok lets be real for a minute.  Bush cannot declare anything about the election. Only the Court and Congress can do anything about the election.<br><br>1) Congress has to certify the presidential election results-- this occurs after the new Congress has been seated.  So CONGRESS will determine what election results are legit in a joint session.<br>Even if the Supreme Court tries to intervene - Congress must still certify the results.  Dems should have larger majorities after November 4th.<br><br>2) George Bush declaring Martial law-- whose going to listen to THAT idiot.  Not only would there be revolt of the people - Governors, Mayors, and others would revolt against these orders.<br><br>3) People would revolt --like nationwide strikes and the economy would tank.  Bush would be driven from office and the Speaker of the House would be made temporary president until the dispute is settled.  Constitutionally Bush is no longer president after Jan 20th (I believe) He will have no Constitutional Power to order the Armed Forces to do anything</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3364881">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3364881" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364881" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364881">bobdevo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364881" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364881" class="dsq-comment-message">Wrong.  Bush can declare anything he wants.  He can order the Armed Forces or National Guard to do whatever he says.  WIll the military stand up to him??  Even if the Supeme Court orders him to do something . . . what power do they have to enforce their order?  The US Marshall\'s against the  3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team ??</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3363028">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3363028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3363028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3363028">Mary J</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3363028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3363028" class="dsq-comment-message">Guess What !! There were very legitimate allegations of voter fraud 8 years ago here in Florida.  the Bush Administration served for eight years due to fraud and manipulation.  We did not, as Democrats, revolt and march on Washington.. We just GOT OVER IT&gt;  sad isn\'t it that the very people who cheated in the last two general elections are now "the pot calling the kettle black.."  Hopefully, the landslide will over come the whole ridiculous allegations by the Republicans ... Voter fraud indeed.  huh..</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3344955">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3344955" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3344955" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3344955">greenpaz</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3344955" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3344955" class="dsq-comment-message">This is why people need to come out en masse and vote for Obama. If he wins by a big enough percentage, none of these Republican shenanigans will have any traction. And Obama can then send Mukasey out to pasture, where he belongs.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3345015">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3345015" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3345015" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345015">dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3345015" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345015" class="dsq-comment-message">Ya can\'t steal it if it ain\'t close.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3345344">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3345344" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3345344" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345344">infopro</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3345344" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345344" class="dsq-comment-message">"Ya can\'t steal it if it ain\'t close."<br><br>The heck you *can\'t*. -laugh-</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3345242">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3345242" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3345242" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345242">jc</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3345242" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345242" class="dsq-comment-message">"For months now, Republicans have been claiming that voter fraud is rampant"<br>WTF?? No one was voting "for months" so what are they talking about.  You can not have voter fraud if no one has voted. But you have hired guns in NM scaring Hispanic voters, you have people coming to doors and voters giving them their absentee ballots and the ballots are not be counted. <br>The GOP is always trying to disenfranchise someone. How many votes were not counted in Florida in 2000??? Curtescy of the GOP?<br>Typical kids, it is ok as long as they are the ones winning but let the other guy be winning and all of a sudden they want to change the rules.................<br>Screw the GOP, I hope they get every flippin thing they deserve this time around.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345300">charles h mississippi</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345300" class="dsq-comment-message">If the Republicans pull any schenanigans like they did in 2000, and this frauduently propels (Him and Her) into the White House, i fear this country will see a backlash greater than my worst imaginations.<br><br>I say - Federalize the registration process.<br>Issue a voter registration card.<br>Provide ample assistance to anyone who can\'t do that in person by sending government representatives to them.<br><br>Jail and Fine heavily anyone convicted of Registration or Voter Fraud.<br><br>The sad part of this is - Obama is going to win by such large numbers, why donk around with all this b.s.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345338">b. miller</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3345338" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345338" class="dsq-comment-message">Well of course they are.    Please also read "Drinking the Acorn Koolaide" and pass it along:<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-greg-palast/drinking-the-acorn-koolai_b_138390.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345341">KIMBER</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3345341" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345341" class="dsq-comment-message">Go vote, NOW! I\'ve been phone banking for the Obama campaign, and that\'s the main message they are trying to get out.<br>The more people who get their vote in early, the less opportunity there will be to rig the election, and of course we know they are going to try.<br>Every single person who has the opportunity to go vote before election day needs to go do it - forget about tradition or how you like to do it - this is urgent because if you encounter problems, you still have time to address them. Also, you can avoid problems that will arise in the election day crunch. <br>The only way to keep the election from being stolen is to have landslide numbers, and get them as soon as possible, so go do it now. Every single vote matters.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3345362" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345362">Jesus Hussein</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345362" class="dsq-comment-message">It says alot about the republics respect for our democratic way of voting. Instead of making sure everyone who is qualified is able to vote, the gop prefer to toss out as many voters as they can because all republics strategist know this is a fact and it is undisputed....If all registered democrats and all registered republics vote enmasse no republic would ever hold office. Ask any republic operative or strategist. Dems outnumber repubs and by osmosis Dems win everytime win Dems vote. In fact Karl Rove once said on Fox News in 06 that it only takes 72% of registered Dems to beat 100% of registered republics. Gotta be true if Karl Rove says it is..after all Fox thinks he\'s a genuis and who would argue against Fox and a genuis? I won\'t!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345502">coliwabl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345502" class="dsq-comment-message">What a bunch of BS. The Republican party and their mouth pieces have well proven that they will say and do anything to get what they want. They and their limited thinking base know that the picnic is over. One of the more frustrating things about this thing is that they don\'t seem to care about America. Their slogan should be "Me First."  <br><br>With all the damage their leadership is responsible for during the Bush-Cheney tenure, to the country and the world, all the Republican and conservative fruitloops can manage to do is nurture hate, war, greed and religeous self righteousness, all in the name of "God." <br><br>I\'m sure that if there is a place for them in the afterlife, it won\'t be heaven.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3346829">dunder hoof</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3346829" class="dsq-comment-message">The repuglican party is toast.  Let them go down hating, resenting and agitating for all the worst parts of our natures.  Let them burn in hell, where they belong.  Scum bags.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3349567" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3349567" href="http://sighsandsounds.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sarah Lertzman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3349567" class="dsq-comment-message">greenpaz, Good point.  If enough of us get out there and vote we can say what we want without being deligitimized. I cannot believe more are not discussing this.  How ugly can human beings be?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3349991">SlaveSon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3349991" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe that rage makes a good story for some news networks or opportunistic strategist , but I tend to agree with John Lewis when it comes to, class or racially based accusations of ineligible voting occurring in the states especially being a southerner. I think that George Bush and the GOP strategists like Carl Rove who concieved of this executive electioneering tactic of demonizing liberals, underminding constitutional protections, replacing Justices, and marketing cynicism to the disaffected in order to steal elections from the Nation if poor people ever decided to stand up and be heard, didn\'t forsee the (repressed) hostile sentiment that they would incite if an African American happened to win the Democratic nomination. Sen. Obama\'s nomination changed the dynamics of the "Southern Strategy". While the tactical fesibility of their strategy from the campaign level remains unchanged, the affect of the message on disaffected and cynical rural white working class Americans particularly in the south could not be quantified in terms of race relations, while the country was under the impression that HRC was destined to win the nod, when she lost and Obama won the tactics were already initiated and the McCain campaign could only stick it out and see how the cards would lay, maybe they could win by making the tax and spend liberal case, or the social conservatism case, good idea but McCain was considered a "Rino" in 2000  and Hagee, and Dobson had issues with the "Secular" McCain until he won the primary, and was all that  was left to leave open Washington\'s doors the the Christian Conservative Right.  Sarah Palin invigorated the base back into the McCain camp, and  then, "BOOM!" 777 the number of points the DOW fell in one day, the credit markets froze altogether just one whole week after McCain\'s infamous quote "the fundamentals of our economy are sound" 401K\'s dropped 40%, George Bush laid out a 3 page 700 Billion dollar bailout package, and McCain goes to Washington to hasten the socialization of all corporate debt on Wall Street with the people\'s tax money, after all his financial advisor  Phil Graham partially was responsible for the the repeal of Glass Steagall with the "Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000" and pulling the proverbial finger out of the regulatory dam restraining rampant corporate greed and investment fraud by utilizing the tax-payer backed Freddie and Fannie mortagage securities as leverage in taking unrationale risks with investor capital.  So McCain,  a Republican once called a Rino, without full support from the Conservative Christian Right and a chief economic advisor, Phil Graham who is somewhat responsible for deregulating the safeguards that may have protected the nation from this crisis, and who also called the country a "Nation of Whinners" is left with few options, demonize his opponent and cry foul at the media, the polling data, the registration process and voter fraud, in short win in the court of public opinion or in court like George W. Bush, but this brings us to what is occurring currently across the nation in Red states during Mccain/ Palin rallies, now that the chips are down for the GOP we hear "Pals around with Terrorist, Want\'s to kill babies, He\'s a Marxist, He\'s a socialist, He works with Acorn, he doesn\'t love America like you, He doesn\'t share your values, he is the anti-christ, he isn\'t a partriot like you and I" <br><br><br>Its called the Lucifer Effect, which is similar to what occurred in Nazi Germany and proceeded the holocaust, demonize you opponent to rally the troops, talk up the values that "good" people everywhere share,  defined your opponent as the "other", talk up the current difficulties that the nation currently faces, and finally cast your opponent as a threat to everything that you love and, and a continuation of the hard times that you currently face, and "presto" there you have Lucifer the terrible for everyone to pin their fears and failures to the ultimate scapgoat the the perfect projection screen for all that you wrong in the world.<br><br>Southerners murdered African Americans during the early part of the century up until the 1980 murder of Micheal Donaldson because they felt they were doing their Patriotic duty in much the same way that Hezbollah, and the Mahdi army consider their terrorism as their patriotic or spiritual duty, Ashley Todd could have sparked a national incident, Obama has recieved 3 publicized death threats, Obama canvassers have been beaten and attacked in truth, a Preacher and Obama supporter in Alabama woke to find his Obama sign replaced with a curning confederate flag, in a Cumberland FL early voting location McCain  supporters stood across the street harassing and yelling epithats as the voters as they waited in line, the police Chief just said that they were alright , that is intimidation plain and simple. McCain/ Palin rally videos are all over the Web with supporters calling for murder decapitation, and violence, now ,is every supporter going to riot and intimidate others, absolutely not, but this isn\'t 1910, these records will survive into posterity and document what a wonderful nation we have become since 40 years ago, when MLK first ventured to share him dreams for the country with the Country .</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3355138">bigmikecraft</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3355138" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a great article. All news people must band together to get public spirited lawyers to go to court now and get an order to show cause to stop any organization from contesting voter registration or obstructing ones right to vote. This obstruction falls under the RICO Laws 18 us 1955 especially the broad #228-Knowledge Enterprise. Any Federal Judge so motioned has the authority to order in the MarshallsService to protect voter rights and to arrest any one interfering with such rights. I could do it now but do not have the proper lawyers. We can not allow this to become a banana republic, and that is where this is going. Do not let this illegal situation continue. Both sides are to blame but the voting machines are produced by pro-right wing corporations and I am surprised that no knows that a tiny chip can be installed that will only activate under a Presidential voting directive word order! I ask you all to re-publish this until the last minute! Sincerely bigmikecraft (bigmikecraft.newsvine.com/) Thanx</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3355524" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3355524" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3355524">shack95</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3355524" class="dsq-comment-message">The democrats need to pushback on the subject. It\'s not voter fraud but voter theft. For the previous 3 presidential elections, voter ballot disappearance, intentional mass mailings of vote on the 5th, faulty touch screens that always fall towards the (R) candidate. These intentional tipping of the scales are performed by the Republicans. Push back and dont let them pass the "bad" apple excuse because they are blaming the Democrats for everything a few bad apples did inside Acorn.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3357114" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3357114">MsMike</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3357114" class="dsq-comment-message">If you are worried about the election being “stolen” or about your vote being counted, here are some things you can do:<br>If you are a registered voter, don\'t let anyone or anything stop you from voting or stop your vote from counting! Before you vote, look at a sample ballot for your area, and read this story: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/myra-armstrong/easy-steps-to-ensure-your_b_136904.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/myra-armstrong/ea...</a>. Call the hotline number 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) for advice before you go to vote or for help if you are turned away or have a problem at your election location. When you go to vote, take good ID, your cell phone, note paper & pencil. Write down and carry the hotline phone # with you. <br><br>Check your Ballot very carefully before you finish voting to be sure that you actually have selected the desired candidates.<br><br>If you ask for help from election officials, be polite. If you call the hotline number for help, give complete information and be patient.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3362660" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3362660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3362660">James  Lee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3362660" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3362660" class="dsq-comment-message">I believe that we should treat people who try to obstruct the vote the same way we would treat a terrorist trying to bring down a plane.<br><br>There should me no holds barred on people who try to obstruct democracy in the name of technicalities.  These are old tricks used in the Jim Crow South.  People who do such things should be so afraid of the consequences that they decide it is better to move on to other pursuits.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364259">UPSET!</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364259" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364259" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, you are absolutely RIGHT!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3362734" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3362734" href="http://thefiresidepost.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ohg Rea Tone</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3362734" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain is desperate.  When McCain chose Palin as his running mate he defined everything that is wron with the Republican Party and America. ..............<br><br><a href="http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/29/obamas-best-chance-palins-example/" rel="nofollow">http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/29/obamas-be...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3363091" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3363091">jay bonner</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3363091" class="dsq-comment-message">It seems to me that the removal of otherwise fully eligible people from the roll of registered voters can be seen to go against the first principle of our legal system: innocence until proven guilt.<br><br>If voter fraud is taking place, then go after the criminals after Election Day. <br><br>If the Republicans are successful with their voter suppression tactics, could they as either individuals or as state parties be sued in a class-action lawsuit?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3363221" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3363221">Sampson3</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3363221" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3363221" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s what I\'ve been saying all along. It has happened in previous elections too. It\'s what the republican operatives do. Anyone who hasn\'t figured this out already is just slow.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3363345" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3363345">Nuria</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3363345" class="dsq-comment-message">Our country and it\'s people have had it\'s most basic rights taken away with this administration.  Now they want to steal this election out from under the people yet again!  Congratulations W. you got your wish, your the DICTATOR!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3363699" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3363699">Emma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3363699" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3363699" class="dsq-comment-message">"ACORN’s own exaggerations about its effectiveness in registering voters haven’t helped. Last Thursday, the group admitted it had vastly overstated the number of legitimate new voters it registered this year, acknowledging that about 30 percent of the 1.3 million new voters it had claimed credit for were either duplicates or not real." --- <br><br>This is false. The New York Times story was wrong. Here is ACORN\'s reply to the NY Times: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/10/24-6" rel="nofollow">http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/10/24-6</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364189" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364189">UPSET!</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364189" class="dsq-comment-message">This is really so darn mean of the GOP. They are bad winners -for they stole already at least 2 elections- and now they turn out to be even worse loosers! I want to scream about these disgusting lies they put out and they are NOT CALLED OUT TO STOP BY MOST OF THE MEDIA! <br>Obama has to change some items within the media landscape for sure! About 5 people are the owners of ALL the US media! That means THEY make politics for a big part! <br><br>The only way to counter this is Obama winning in a huge landslide. Vote and make your neighbours, family, friends vote....!!!  (And control the vote too in case of a "switching" machine!)<br><br>OBAMA/BIDEN 2008 A N D 2012</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365413">Soppy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365413" class="dsq-comment-message">He sg=houldnt have to win in a landslide just to level the bias playing filed the GOP are intent on building.<br><br>They are a disgrace to democracy - and they are all supposedly Christians............... What would Jesus think?<br><br>Of course - they don\'t give a flying rats about Jesus -or you - or anyone - just power- It is etched all over McCain and Palin\'s face</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364213" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364213">Now Really....</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364213" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364213" class="dsq-comment-message">Come on.  What are the possibilities that Micky Mouse will show up to vote?   Zero</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3364948" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364948">Gary in Phoenix</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364948" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364948" class="dsq-comment-message">Greater than the Republicans want to admit.  An Infospace people search returns thirty four "Mickey Mouse" people.  Further, the results for "Donald Duck" numbers thirty seven.<br><br>Just because someone has a name associated with a cartoon character doesn\'t mean that they don\'t exist.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3367374" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3367374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3367374">Hillary Bell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3367374" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3367374" class="dsq-comment-message">Even if someone\'s name is Mickey Mouse, what are the chances of this person having the matching address and other information of the fake person on the registration form?<br><br>What are the chances of that person showing up in California, say if they actually live in Georgia to vote in the same county, in the same precinct that the fake Mickey Mouse registered in?<br><br>Lastly, why would the real Mickey Mouse risk a year in jail in order to commit voter fraud, when they have an opportunity to vote in their own county at their own precinct?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364354" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364354">Liberty Belle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364354" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364354" class="dsq-comment-message">If the voter registration and voting process is so fundamentally insecure (as the GOP asserts, when it is challenging the process and alleging widespread voter fraud) -- why does that not cast into equal doubt the marginal victories of GOP candidates? If Democrats are alleged to be perpetrating such voter fraud, how is it that the GOP has won so many elections by a hair?<br><br>If such voter fraud IS a reality, the likelihood is that the GOP commits it equally often if not more often, given that GOP candidates have ended up in office on such slim margins, and that there are more registered Democrats than Republicans. The GOP is so very conscious of potential holes in the system -- who\'s to say they\'re not exploiting them to secure those razor-thin margins in the last two presidential elections?<br><br>Think about it.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3364468">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3364468" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364468" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364468">McSame</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364468" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364468" class="dsq-comment-message">hahahah the Republicans are scared to death, its not just about loosing, they have been<br>trying to assassinate Obama\'s presidential run along with the entire Conservative media, what <br>kind of future do they think they have with 8 probable years of all democrat control, especially<br>if the Dems actually FIx the problems we have now, they will be irrelevant and mocked.<br>No wonder Hannity is soo scared.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3364603">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3364603" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3364603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3364603">texasand</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3364603" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3364603" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you paying attention, Iraq?  The democracy we are imposing on you to embrace works like THIS!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365319">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365319" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365319" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365319">CA_Guy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365319" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365319" class="dsq-comment-message">Reading this story makes me feel like I live in a third-world dictatorship.  How depressing.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365517">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365517" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365517" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365517">John Haltiwanger</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365517" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365517" class="dsq-comment-message">I am so mad at the Democrats for ignoring the issue of voter suppression not only in 2000 but again in 2004. The fact that the Republicans can even breath the words "Democrats" and "voter fraud" in the same sentence is because the party has totally failed to be aggressive against the suppression that gave Bush his presidential terms.<br><br>It is their fault that the Republicans can weave this ridiculous narrative at all. And of course those of us crying voter suppression for EIGHT YEARS were considered "sore losers" and "conspiracy theorists." ARGH!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365649">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365649" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365649">duane Nordstrom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365649" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365649" class="dsq-comment-message">To Obama,<br>I want ethics back in government. I also want the whole Bush administration held responsible for their criminal activies along with this illegal war. why was there no accounting of the 8 billion dollars that just disappeared in Iraq. Why was Halibertion not investigated? <br>God bless president Obama.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365952">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365952" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365952" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365952">James</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365952" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365952" class="dsq-comment-message">I think we should let the International Inspectors that like they had, overseeing Zimbabwe\'s election to be part of the process. The stakes are too high and Republicans will be tempted to do the wrong thing. Remember Bush 2nd was a court appointed President back in 2000.....where FL votes were trashed on bogus technicality grounds...where they didn\'t have time to re-count the votes. This whole fiasco was engineered by local politicians in FL. Remember this is one of the tools they expertly use as part of a wining strategy.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3366459">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366459" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366459" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366459">Reddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366459" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366459" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree; The US should have internationl observers - to avoid another fiasco like in 2000.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3366730">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366730" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366730" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366730">Dave</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366730" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366730" class="dsq-comment-message">It makes me sick, what a bunch of liers the Republican Party has become!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3366853">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366853" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366853">sappho99336</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366853" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366853" class="dsq-comment-message">I for one don\'t believe that we should stand for another election to be stolen by the Republicans\'s voter suppression tactics.  If we have to have another country oversee our elections process, so be it.  Then I think we should demand that fair election laws be put into place so that this type of travesty doesn\'t happen again.  Maybe we should do what other countries do--everyone is automatically registered to vote at 18 and required to vote in elections.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3366955">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366955" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366955" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366955">gail  </span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366955" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366955" class="dsq-comment-message">sometimes I wish the Dems were as adamant as the GOP... then we would have had a president Gore and a President Kerry.  <br>I\'m all for international inspectors ~ I would like to KNOW that our vote is legitimate.  Plus, this is all leading to a fanatical right-wing movement... and we all know how irate and hateful those people are already ~ are we ready to stand up for President Obama?  We need to get ready to protect him and his good intentions that will lead this country out of the crapper we are currently in, because it will take some time.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3367269">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3367269" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3367269" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3367269">TNThorpe</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3367269" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3367269" class="dsq-comment-message">If you\'re Republican, democracy only when works when the right people vote, and they\'ll be happy to let you know if you\'re not a member of the club.<br><br>Dizzzgusting</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3367338">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3367338" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3367338" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3367338">ScottPruden</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3367338" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3367338" class="dsq-comment-message">Why can\'t we go with the purple thumb ink? That\'d be cool. The GOP wouldn\'t have anything to whine about!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3367665">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3367665" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3367665" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3367665" href="http://www.tayefosterbradshaw.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Antona</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3367665" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3367665" class="dsq-comment-message">This is one of the reasons my later father called the Republican Party mean-spirited.  Without a doubt, their efforts to disenfranchise, intimidate, and misinform has been near-criminal.  They are power-hungry and choose to often racist methods because they know they can not hold up to a full and fair election.  I hate the way they have misappropriated the Christian faith and have even used the pulpit to bully congregants to voting Republican or else be deemed "doomed to hell."  This is why it repulses me to know that even those of my race have taken up the mantra of their propoganda.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3367948">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3367948" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3367948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3367948">Stupid Limbaugh Lovers</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3367948" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3367948" class="dsq-comment-message">ACORN is responsible for the mortgage crisis?!?!?!  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<br><br>What\'s horrifying RWE, is the fact that delusional morons like yourself acutally believe this total bullshit.  I can\'t wait to see you go crawling back to your Klan meeting with your tail between your legs on November 5.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3383120">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3383120" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3383120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3383120">Bill</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3383120" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3383120" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re a bunch of slaves.</div>\
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	 </li>\
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