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ACORN has been in existence since 1970 and from 2004 they have registered over 3 million people.  1.3 million in the last year alone.  The rough count of the allegations of fraudulent voter forms in the many articles that I have read including those by the GOP culminates to roughly 10,000 being extremely generous.  That accounts for less than 1% of the total amount of forms that have submitted.  Yeah that is real scary!  Taking into account that they are also include illegible forms and human error, this drops the percent even further. I would say without ACORN involvement there would still be this level of error.  There is no bogeyman nor conspiracy involved in this... while the folks at ACORN have questionable staffing policies, that is basically all there is to it.  I've known persons that have worked at ACORN... 18-19 year old KIDS who get paid $3 per voter card.  Now that may be a recipe for disaster, but not a conspiracy to steal elections. (Diebold maybe)  All those trying to tie our future president to this...Obama was a lawyer along side the US dept. of Justice for an ACORN case.  But that's all folks, no other direct relationship existed. I guess it doesn't matter what you know, it is who you know.  However, many degrees of separation it may be. MSM does not provide additional details to quench your blood thirst because none exist.  If it ws there they would expose it. There in it for the ratings, duh. Stop looking under the bed for the bogeyman...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_18:09:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "5e2f381ef3457ff97a0d5c91d7dcc838", "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}, "2946177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_16:33:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "54324814c0317a6e4f8767d3c21c37b3", "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": 2945331, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2943362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love the related post on the sidebar that states that Dem Registration Surges in Nevada as we are commenting on Democratic voter registration fraud in Nevada.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_13:42:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "cb709d93d43f69ebb9e07554a9b6798f", "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}, "2942507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I really don't see anything independant when it comes to the propaganda here. Anyone that can defend the systematic fraud, corruption and theft of democracy that ACORN breed has a place in democrat politics. <br><br>Since there does not seem to be any reason to try to think here.---- All hail our fearless leader. <br>We the Sheeple do declare our loyalty and souls to the \"messiah\" (sic) lower-case. Let him lead us to the promised land. Let him part the waters, push back the floods, and use his mighty hand to smite our ememy those evil mean people who do not believe in the slaughter of the unborn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_12:53:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "3eaac6e9b73c4fb7ccfa71b117c8fb0e", "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}, "2946567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The KGB, I mean feds, are at it again...at least they're not shooting people this time. I haven't seen the government this scared in decades.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_16:57:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d59492f4d6dd9be9cf44f2b12404e57", "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}, "2945331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "TO EVIATAR:  I realize that most media find no need to deal in fact, or even truth.  I realize that media has adopted the low road, as manipulators and fabricators of information to suit their personal perspective.  As a \u2018commentator\u2019 you have an even wider swath of mis-information you can  dole out to readers.  <br><br>The problem of course is that many of the readers take what you and most media say as gospel \u2013 surely someone in a position such as a journalist (once a highly regarded career, now akin to used car salesmen, lawyers, carney folks) would not mislead!<br><br>Your column on Acorn is unadulterated crap, not only misleading but FALSE.  In other words Ms. Deviator, you LIED.<br><br>Why didn\u2019t you mention some of the following FACTS about Acorn?  HMMMMM?  Probably because it reflects so badly on Obama, and because you don\u2019t have the balls to tell the truth.<br> <br>1)\t In 2008 Acorn was paid $800,000 by Obama, to handle voter registration in certain states.<br>2)\tThere are currently investigations in FIVE \u201cswing\u201d states where significant evidence of voter fraud exists \u2013 conducted by Acorn \u2013 Such states include CO, NM, MI, NV and OH (problems such as people being registered 30 and more times; dead people being registered; or more people registered in a county than there are people of voting age \u2013 just the sort of thing LBJ did back in the good old days!)<br>3)\tOther states are already involved in lawsuits over such matters, some Acorn people already in prison, and more states involved in investigations.<br>4)\tAnd also learned, Obama has taught training classes for Acorn, has headed a voter registration campaign for them, worked for Acorn as an attorney defending them in an Illinois suit, and has received enormous contributions from the Acorn PAC.  <br>5)\tAcorn has a 10-year record of fraud, illegal activities, and lawsuits from MANY states.  It is also under investigation for fraud and corruption within its government contracts.<br>6)\tAcorn has been protected by Senators Dodd, Biden and Obama; and Rep. Franks.  All of these men among several others, receive large amounts of largess and contributions from Acorn.<br><br>IF you had any integrity and honor, if you were an ethical reporter, you\u2019d want truth to prevail, irrespective of your party/candidate affiliation.  You do a huge disservice to your readers and to the readers of this publication.  You contribute to the low regard for media, and to the spread of lies in favor of Obama and against McCain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_15:45:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "89375557b5771abc5ce954578aff650e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2948108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you gotta be kidding me!   obvious fraud over fake registrations in key swing states with the crime favoring Obama and you're going after the republicans???  and you're saying acorn is so ignorant and ineffective that they have no idea this is going on?  i've seen the evidence myself in Florida with multiple registration forms for the same \"person\" submitted by acorn so don't add to the lie and say there is none.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_18:41:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "da058c34a779e7579fbe3af142e57d2e", "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}, "2946446": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Acorn is a sham organization, this article is ridicules. Apparently the Dallas Cowboys all registered in Las Vegas. If this was a GOP group your words would change. Bias on either side can't be tolerated. I don't think  50% of acorns applicants could tell you who the current Vice president is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_16:49:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "55d385f6891682d03fea392446b53786", "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}, "2958480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I guess since we're talking about voter fraud, let's investigate and report on the purging of the voter rolls, a favorite tactic of the Republicans.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_03:06:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "9af40762854e59dbc48899448243caff", "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}, "2936263": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am amazed at the overall lack of insight as to the \"Bigger\" problem here folks - This is about ethics. The same thing that has driven our financial crisis. We have a lack of ethics in this country. G.W. Bush's crew probably tampered with the electrical voting machines, and since they have that market cornered the Dems are using this method to \"balance\" the scales in their mind. BOTH are wrong, and BOTH groups should be put behind bars for LIFE.<br><br><br>To Ned - You contridict yourself by saying Dems are more open minded, then narrow your focus on Repubs and pigeon hole them as if they are a flock of sheep mindless and stupid, great example as to the hypocritical thinking of Democrats overall.<br><br><br>Jared - The point here is not to cause any regional voter distortion, or at least enough to cause a regional recount and disaster. The goal of the Democrats in this tactic is the \"National\" count. Remember the argument for Gore - Won the popular vote, but lost the electorate. 500 here, 700 there, it adds up when your talking the entire country.<br><br><br>Windrider - You miss the entire point. Don't give us the ghetto story....I came from humble means, joined the military for the sole purpose of getting money for college and now have a six figure income due to my HARD WORK. Social stratification has been a part of our history forever, and you act as if you can or should be their savior. I would be disturbed as well if I saw government handouts being used by people enjoying many things those of us trying to live responsibly cannot. If your feeling so righteous, have you gone down and hired some of these folks since you think they are so capable? I think we all know the answer to that.....<br><br>Bribes - You just haven't been paying attention have you. The same person registering 10 times with the same signature goes a bit beyond intent, in my book and especially from a legal description.  These unfortunate saps that someone talked into this will probably be spending alot of time behind bars instead of the real culprits higher up. If you understand the number of legal \"Binds\" ACORN finds themselves in, they have known for a good bit of time they either needed a \"Refresher\" course for their volunteers, OR needed to change the wya they conduct business. They have done neither, only obsolved themselves from any knowledge and left those poor folks out to dry. NICE. Remember my comment on ethics above? Plays into this nicely.....<br><br>Ed - Since your such a bleeding heart.....maybe we should find one of those folks to do your job for have the price....WAIT! you say, they don't know how to do my job nor can do it as well.....well, we have a conundrum don't we?!  Ed Life lesson for you. It's not the number of times you fall down, it's the number of time you get up. Any one can succeed if the effort is there.<br><br>Kat - Your a living testament to the reason California is in the shape it is. If a little corruption is ok, well, I guess alot is tolerable. <br><br>Folks this is about having ethical leadership at all levels. We need to stop focusing on a \"Party\" or supporting a \"Person\" and start backing \"Ideas\" and \"Ethical Standards\" from our leadership. I got news for everyone on this post. Regardless of who you vote for or who ultimately wins, it will change nothing. The course of this nation is set, altered and sustained only by the people and their will. To bad WE have been the absentee landlord for to long. The average american has little to no understanding of what is going on in this country. Very sad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_10:03:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ba82070a4c22fef3409d95b2b7f185", "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}, "2972950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Even one fraudulent voter registration is one too many.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_21:15:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b951c6f89f450b374e2825cdb75de42", "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}, "2966942": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In just this statement \"not only are the numbers of illegitimate registrations found tiny in comparison to the 1.3 million valid new registrations the group has signed up\" you ruined your own argument.<br><br>So, a small about of voter fraud is ok? <br><br>I don't care if the numbers are \"tiny in comparison\"....THEY SHOULD BE NON-EXISTENT!!!!!  GET IT?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_14:44:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "869c6dd64b30b49fe967b23613d69672", "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}, "2945184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'll bet Republicans sent their underage sons and daughters to ACORN registrars to register to \"vote\" so they could blame ACORN.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_15:37:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "7452c95d30e2e9a66a529c23175eade6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2943024": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anyone want to bet that half the 300 fake ones are registered republican?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_13:22:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "f3da5098622246a118428531406152ff", "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}, "2945372": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "you are a damn fool -", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_15:48:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "89375557b5771abc5ce954578aff650e", "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": 2945184, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003306": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, lets purge the voter rolls OF NON-CITIZENS! Why can poor Republicans seem to find the correct documents to register to vote but poor Democrats can't? This is not a hard concept to understand ONLY US CITIZENS are allowed to VOTE it is the law and just because you think the Republicans stole the 2006 election does not jusify VOTER FRAUD do you understand that \"sensiblethoughts\", two wrongs do not make a right in any \"SENSIBLE THOUGHT\" I know of.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:29:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "486da95de92bea8f3adaf72c52a6bbf7", "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": 2958480, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2942599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The article mentioned 20 boxes of documents that were confiscated from their office.  Were these voter registrations?  Will the poeple who registered then find that they are not registered and cannot vote?  Likely, these would be mostly Democratic voters.  And the GOP raid on ACORN's office is the same as widespread disenfranchisement of Obama voters.  Typical GOP tactic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_12:58:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "kells3", "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}, "2949677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "States do not validate US citizenship when people register to vote. The California, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida non-citizen vote will put John McCain in the White House. The Democrats who have allow non-citizens to vote since HAVA 2002 (only a utility bill as a means of identification meets the standards outline by HAVA 2002) are now indirectly allowing non-citizens to elect John McCain to be the next President.  Non-citizen Hispanics will not vote for Obama and they do not tell people taking the polls who they are going to vote for because the are under the radar, remember the States DO NOT VALIDATE US CITIZENSHIP when people register to vote and rarely prosecuted violations of voter fraud because liberal judges will not find them guilty unless they admit their guilt. State Prosecutors are reluctant to prosecute cases, so non-citizens have very little FEAR of getting caught. John McCain will be the next President of the United States not because of White Racism but non-citizens who think Blacks (in their mind) are getting a free ride, while they have to work at slave labor wages. Remember the TV ads directed at Spanish speaking voters, to be a citizen you have a basic understanding of the English language these ads where for the non-citizen Spanish speaking voter. <br><br>Stand by on election night when Barrack Obama has up to 8 point leads in California, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida and then John McCain wins those STATES. <br><br>I got my Senate voting data at <a href=\"http://www.SenateReports.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.SenateReports.com</a> you can too!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_20:48:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "486da95de92bea8f3adaf72c52a6bbf7", "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}, "7260976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.addictionlink.org/drug-rehab-center/nevada\" rel=\"nofollow\">nevada drug rehab</a>-nevada drug rehab", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-16_14:09:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "vk415", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2958513": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "YOU KONServatives wouldn't know a CLEAN campaign if it smacked you in the face! You use your voter intimidation, purging, suppression, buzzwords, etc. to get your message across. YOU know YOU never figured out that there's always someone else smarter than YOU!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_03:12:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "9af40762854e59dbc48899448243caff", "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": 2948315, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2966323": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sensible Thoughts:<br>\"If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.\"<br>- Elbert Hubbard", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_14:09:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "cb709d93d43f69ebb9e07554a9b6798f", "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}, "2985398": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I too think it's a result of laziness, however, those committing the fraud should be punished.  It's your word against ACORN, Brett, but I believe as a result of previous lawsuits and the same shrill from GOP operatives in past elections (who support purging legally registered voters off voter rolls), ACORN does now make it clear to their employees the consequences of submitting fake registration forms and they do work with elections officials to prosecute these individuals.  What is most bothersome to me is that it clogs up the system for the elections officials who are trying to get millions of new registration forms processed before the election.  We cannot have fair elections unless every eligible voter is afforded the opportunity to vote, including even the weakest among us.  I agree, JJ.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:12:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "5811b64e47e0e335b2a03401948af8ce", "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}, "2975160": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Some of the very things YOU list as complaints against ACORN sound vaguely familiar to the complaints about the 2000 election theft.\"<br><br>Baloney. NONE of Ksweet's list of complaints against ACORN sounds anything familiar about the 2000 election (which wasnt a theft).<br><br>\"I remember hearing about counties, townships, small cities, etc. having so many more votes than residents,\"<br><br>You remember no such thing, liar. <br><br>\"but the votes were for Bush, not Kerry!\"<br><br>Prove it. Source? Which counties, townships, small cities had more votes than residents, with the voters going for bush, not Kerry? What were the numbers?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_00:50:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "4c8a9bec5a27b66b28d3c5cddeb70e93", "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": 2958567, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3131193": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As a Obama supporter, I feel that ACORN may have given the republicans the ammo they needed to steal this election.  Having dealt with ACORN personally, I honestly don't like the way they handled me, or even talked to me.  The entire organization is going to rob Obama of a honest victory, and tarnish the results of this election.  Obama and Democrats need to dissolve ACORN immediately if we are to avoid post election bullcrap from the Neocons.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-17_12:41:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "d5f58cc39cb4a4f768f4d37e2f3915b7", "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}, "3452604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Back when the markets were riding high and the Bush people could boast about their portfolios, Republicans recommended that the best answer to Democrat protests was GOTV. Now that Democrats have worked hard to GOTV they consider it voter fraud. You cannot have it both ways.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-03_03:59:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "3dcb22176948a6772b64420ea580c307", "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}, "2947261": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Registered voters can get an absentee ballot!!!! Anyone can turn in that absentee ballot for the absentee voter. So your swiss cheese argument is moot  \"unless poll workers are sleeping on the job, no one can show up and vote twice.\" Drink some more KoolAid!!!! <br><br>Likewise how could there be any evidence if you don't go to the polls until Nov 4th? Kinda strange that many \"Dallas Cowboys\" players now live in Nevada but still play for Dallas? Hmmmm! I 'd like the name of the Acorn-Nut job that knocked on that door and got those autographs. I wish I could be so lucky. So your statement is outright stupid!!! \"And there\u2019s no evidence, and likewise no charges, that anyone is showing up at the polls and impersonating the nonexistent voters that have been signed up.\" <br><br>Acorn is part of the left wing \"rock the vote\" BS! They don't go knocking on $300k+ houses for Registrations. They solict in poor inner city areas. Let's call a spade a spade here!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_17:47:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b42ef8a8b3012353fb534bee7ec1255", "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}, "2947390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A organization like ACORN that has a history of voter fraud is this realy a surprise ?<br> If  ACORN  was a organization that worked with in the law it would be a fantastic thing.<br>Everyone should have the opportunity to vote and have the right to do so but That is not the case with ACORN. This time and in the past they decide to created voters only for the reason to support the candidate of their choice this time being Obama. And you people are ok with this  ? If it they were supporting John McCain the Democrats would be rioting in the streets.<br><br>This is no different than whats going on in Ohio. Its a attempt by the Liberals to secure the election for Obama who by the looks of things really dose not need the help . And i am sure Obama and his terrorist buddy who by the way has had a relationship with Michell Obama for several years are involved in this up to their necks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_17:53:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "07b18ef3d7fc861d61805036850c8032", "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}, "2944961": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama worked for Acorn defending them in a voter fraud case in ILL, he taught training classes, received money from their PAC and much more - read FACT.<br>Acorn \u2013 a conglomerate covering a number of industries and subsidiaries.  One of their major operations is a national housing developer with operations scattered all over the country, and in bed with a number of national banks, brokerage companies, insurance companies.  The housing developments are for public housing, or housing built after a crisis (such as hurricane).  It has been protected by various Congressional leaders, and while its size and diversity makes it a very murky picture.  There is information coming out that within this murky mess of Acorn there is \u2018voter fraud\u2019 and a history of it over 10 years.  <br>IN 2008 ACORN CORP. WAS PAID $800,000 BY OBAMA TO \u2018GET OUT THE VOTE\u2019 \u2013 AND DURING THEIR EFFORTS IN 5 SWING STATES (Nev., NM, CO, MI, OH) ACORN IS CHARGED WITH VOTER FRAUD \u2013 IN 2008 !!  Each state has evidence of 1) a person being registered 35 times; 2) more voters registered in a county than there are voting age people; 3) dead people being registered \u2013 and the list goes on and on. <br>1)\t Acorn was paid $800,000 by Obama, to handle voter registration in certain states.<br>2)\tThere are currently investigations in FIVE \u201cswing\u201d states where significant evidence of voter fraud exists \u2013 conducted by Acorn \u2013 Such states include CO, NM, MI, NV and OH (problems such as people being registered 30 and more times; dead people being registered; or more people registered in a county than there are people of voting age \u2013 just the sort of thing LBJ did back in the good old days!)<br>3)\tOther states are already involved in lawsuits over such matters, some Acorn people already in prison, and more states involved in investigations.<br>4)\tAnd also learned, Obama has taught training classes for Acorn, has headed a voter registration campaign for them, worked for Acorn as an attorney defending them in an Illinois suit, and has received enormous contributions from the Acorn PAC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_15:23:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "89375557b5771abc5ce954578aff650e", "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}, "7260998": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think I just found out what I am looking for after spending a lot time surfing the net.Dating or Internet dating is a dating system which allows individuals, couples and groups to make contact and communicate with each other over the Internet, usually with the objective of developing a personal romantic or sexual relationship. 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Nice blog<br><br>------------------<br>thomas<br>-----------------------------<br><a href=\"http://www.addictionlink.org/drug-rehab-center/nevada\" rel=\"nofollow\">nevada drug rehab</a>-nevada drug rehab", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-16_14:10:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "vk415", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2943303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://CNN.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNN.com</a> is not reporting this story as far as I can tell", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_13:39:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b3267fe40dd2820cac683ebf052c3f6", "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}, "2937100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OMG<br><br>This could be the worst column I have ever read.  Are the liberals ever going to learn? This is like TASS or the Iranian National Newspaper. Flat out dishonesty.<br><br>If 15 of your offices are under investigation for voter fraud by the FBI and their respected State governments that is not the Republicans fault. <br><br>The fact you are trying to spin this into \"the potluck dinner and people that have worked are not going to get paid\" angle is disturbing. This organization is sleazy at best.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_11:01:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "cb709d93d43f69ebb9e07554a9b6798f", "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}, "3088330": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ACORN is NOT responsible for fradulent voter registration cards.  They, by law, have to turn over all cards the their local Board of Elections.  It is up to THEM to sort trough what is real and what isn't.  This has been going on for decades and the republican party is trying to get ALL these cards disqualified just to win the election!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-16_10:00:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "0017eb5dbc5a8f6dd33f186c25623811", "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}, "2936523": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Use Common Sense People! HOW MANY OF YOU NEEDED ACORN TO HELP YOU TO GET REGISTERED TO VOTE??? This is a massive voter fraud scheme targeting minorities being perpetrated on an unsuspecting American ellectorate. This is disgusting. It makes us look like some 3rd world banana republic. Go  to this link and become AWARE before it's too late!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_o...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_10:22:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "c8e6297bcf05f89605af9813e6db659e", "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}, "2945869": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "When I was with ACORN, the attitude of the higher-ups was laziness, not corruption.  I can't speak for the other comments but the fraud I saw was among the workers on the street.  They were young kids (mostly teenagers) who had to make their numbers everyday.  Since no one is going to sign anything given to them by a stranger that looks like a street urchin, they resorted to filling out the cards any way they could to get credit for them.  These were the only ones committing fraud.  Of course, the supervisors/directors are culpable as well because they just didn't care enough to change it.  <br><br>ACORN office employees do conduct fraud checks, but it is usually one or two people looking through 20 kids voter cards a day.  There's no way they can get through all of them.  ACORN won't hire enough upper level people to check them.  Most of the office directors are recent college graduates (like I was) who work there because they want to get into a non-profit/political career and see ACORN as an easy way to get your foot in the door.  No one lasts too long there, and usually find another job after getting a little experience.  The bottom line is that fraud is rampant throughout the organization but is usually only committed by the entry level employees, but the higher ups are still responsible for letting it happen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_16:13:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "08dd6840784f84f81a0f2f20eb286ef3", "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}, "2941776": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read this story twice and it makes me more and more angry. This Daphne person should flat out be ashamed of herself. It is a feeble attempt to cover up what is plain and simple voter fraud. If she had ANY MORALS or ETHIC's she should condemn this. <br><br>Again if this was a conservative agency pulling this nonsense she would be writing an article filled with outrage over the attempt at the Republicans to steal another election. <br><br>Whatever Daffy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_12:14:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "cb709d93d43f69ebb9e07554a9b6798f", "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}, "2942264": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Brett,  it was a chore just focusing on those who seemed to have the \"Entitlement\" mindset or \"What?! It's not a big deal.\" attitude. I thought your post probably was one of the most compelling here, and I'm quite honestly suprised it hasn't made it nationally (You or someone who has had your same experience). I have got to beleive there are other people out there that would admit to their practices if it as rampant as it seems.<br><br>I certainly think your comment leveled the playing filed very quickly. Two wrongs does not make a right. And that seems to be where I think the Dems are headed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_12:40:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ba82070a4c22fef3409d95b2b7f185", "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}, "2975186": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Which counties, townships, small cities had more votes than residents, with the voters going for bush, not Kerry? What were the numbers?\"<br><br>Typo: Which counties, townships, small cities had more votes than residents, with the VOTES going for bush, not Kerry? What were the numbers?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_00:54:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "4c8a9bec5a27b66b28d3c5cddeb70e93", "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": 2975160, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2939732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Daphne, its pretty bad when a SGT in the US army can see what is really going on here.  Remove the blinders and quick contributing towards the media being for Barrack Obama exclusively.  He has a record of being too liberal for this country.  Also for a moment consider this didn't Obama have a big part to do with ACORN in the past.  So do  you think they are trying to get him into office any way possible?  Just like when they used intimidation to get banks to loan money to people that could never pay it back.  Barrack will never be my Commander in Chief.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_11:44:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "42dd708a60bad82012000133fb52a87e", "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}, "2946190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_16:34:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "54324814c0317a6e4f8767d3c21c37b3", "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": 2945372, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2942777": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kells3:<br><br>LOL!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Freaking hillarious even if it is unbelievably predictable that you would somehow twist this into a \"blame the republicans\" storyline. It simply shows that you are not intelligent or have the moral compass to admit that a group with ties to both Obama and the Democratic Party was caught doing something fraudelant. Instead of saying \"this is bad and should never happen again\" you predictably try to spin this as a sinister plot cooked up by the GOP. <br><br>People like YOU are the problem with this country.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_13:08:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "cb709d93d43f69ebb9e07554a9b6798f", "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}, "2948315": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "NUBIA:<br><br>Of course they will. The reality is that most level headed Conservatives would not blame the mass of Liberals if there was some sort of shame over this. The reality is that there is no shame with liberals. They lie to cover up there own misdeeds. <br><br>Here is the truth. <br><br>This organization got caught doing something illegal, unethical and slimy. <br><br>They had had two roads to follow. <br><br>The high road and the gutter. Liberals are FAR more comftorable in the gutter apparently as proven by most of these posts on this MB. <br><br>Blaming republicans for everything...EVEN THERE OWN TRANSGRESSIONS is there favorite pastimes. <br><br>This is one reason I, as much as I do not care for McCain I have no other choice than to vote for him. Until a Democrat with class comes on the scene and decides to run a CLEAN campaign I have no other choice. The sad thing is that most conservatives and swing voters feel the same way. <br><br>IF the media had any integrity and this story ever got legs it could be devastating for the Dems. Good for them the media is controlled by the left.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_18:59:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "cb709d93d43f69ebb9e07554a9b6798f", "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}, "3406300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How delightful to hear a political organization (GOP) arguing against registering new voters. What a  refreshing change for a losing, lurching organization to try to sue its' way to victory.  I am not an a ACORN employee or associated with them but anything that gets people to hold politicians accountable, I am all for it..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-31_07:31:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ff7a5661c8d9619624ca23c4bf49328", "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}, "2937104": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Daphne, you are suffering from the worst case of Denial I have ever seen.  WOW", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_11:02:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "47cdc35df47340937342e327e114d91d", "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}, "2979170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There is no way the results of the last two Presidential elections could be reconciled with the results of the exit polls. Statistically speaking, it was an impossibility.<br> <br>The RNC used Diebold's allegiance to their cause to commit extensive voting machine fraud in 2000 and in 2004. Here is video of a Republican discussing the issue:<br> <br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsgY4_BB2lo%E2%80%A8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsgY4_BB2lo\u2028</a><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Kq4dxPwY8%E2%80%A8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Kq4dxPwY8\u2028</a><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy1sz-xBxf8%E2%80%A8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy1sz-xBxf8\u2028</a><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vvq_YseZVc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vvq_YseZVc</a><br> <br>There is absolutely no reason to think they won't do it again. <br> <br>These stories about ACORN are primarily a pre-emptive coverup for the cheating via voting machines that is to come, as well as being additional smear tactics against Obama.<br><br>These ACORN stories, while disturbing, are allegations of voter *registration* fraud. People would still have to actually manage to vote under these names somehow.  Diebold and the RNC are persuasively alleged to have committed actual voting fraud, en masse.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_09:59:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "34f1d544872c0b92d434b555e1723b6e", "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}, "2958567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Some of the very things YOU list as complaints against ACORN sound vaguely familiar to the complaints about the 2000 election theft. I remember hearing about counties, townships, small cities, etc.  having so many more votes than residents, but the votes were for Bush, not Kerry! So yeah, these tactics are very familiar!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_03:23:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "9af40762854e59dbc48899448243caff", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2945331, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2945257": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sure, address any fraud on ACORN's part, but also address pro-Republican voting machine fraud on Diebold's part that threw the election back in 2004. Come on....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_15:41:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "7452c95d30e2e9a66a529c23175eade6", "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}, "2942064": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How do people like this get to keep their jobs. The rational of this argument is completely insane.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_12:31:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "514234e13291da4a25723149e013b471", "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}, "2962677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Folks on the right are correct in saying this is about integrity and ethics, which seems to be in short supply anymore. Folks on the left are saying \"this is fair game\" since it was done by the other side in the last two elections (which has much merit.) using voter machines, etc.<br><br>The fact is the whole political scene has you so entrenched in rooting for \"Your guy\" that you all have sold your souls to win. I didn't hear the right stand up next to those on the left after the diebold incident to say, \"You know what, if he won this way it's wrong.\" Conversly here we are with the left justifying it as, \"Well, you did it to us, so it is fair game.\"<br><br>You sound like a bunch of children.  Until you understand you have been conditioned into this \"Root only for my team at any cost.\" while turning a blind eye or not standing up for right and wrong, regardless if it supports your side or not, this country is lost. There is no gray area here. You will either stand together for what is right for this country or we will fall due to our inability to move past these polarizing parties and seek the best for our country. You start today. Ask yourself before you inject yourself in these crazy, debilitating arguments - What is right and what is wrong here. Make a choice, and I hope for you, for me and for our children you chose wisely.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-09_10:23:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ba82070a4c22fef3409d95b2b7f185", "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}, "2936361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Give me a ****king  break! Obama, Ayers , Dems are all connected to ACORN. One of their goals stated on their website is to make affordable housing available to minorities even if they have terrible credit and finances. They accomplished this by threatening banks with accusations of discrimination even thought the reality is that most poor people have bad credit and are lazy and don't want to get off their asses and get  a job!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_10:10:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "c8e6297bcf05f89605af9813e6db659e", "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}, "2936446": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Independent Mind- excellent post.  Although I'm disappointed you left me out.<br><br>stoptheinsanity-Unfortunately I can't give you any hard evidence of voter fraud within ACORN.  What I can do is tell you that as someone who worked on an ACORN voter registration drive I witnessed multiple acts of voter fraud first hand.  I saw it, its there.  My word is all I can give you.  In addition to working there myself, I met my wife while she was working for ACORN.  Also, one of my closest college friends still works for the organization, and called me last night to tell me about the raid.  This is not a Rep vs DEM or GW Bush issue.  This is an attitude that ACORN has about hiring unqualified individuals to do a job they will not be held accountable for when they abuse it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-08_10:16:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "08dd6840784f84f81a0f2f20eb286ef3", "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}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "5500464", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": 4519725696964791771}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 3, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 145, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 5500464, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '21bc467119200cb06806902fa8e2f5b0';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/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">145</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive/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" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" selected="selected">Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive/">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/acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive/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:5500464" 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'				: 'acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive',
			// 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/acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive/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='	+ 'acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive'
			+ '&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='	+ 'acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive'
			+ '&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='		+ 'acorn_office_raid_reflects_gop_anger_at_voter_registration_drive'
				+ '&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/5500464/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';
				}
			}
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		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
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		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
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		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);
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	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

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Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7260998">\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7260998" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7260976">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7260976" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7260976" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7260976">vk415</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7260976" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7260976" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.addictionlink.org/drug-rehab-center/nevada" rel="nofollow">nevada drug rehab</a>-nevada drug rehab</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3452604">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3452604" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3452604" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3452604">Dan in Lux</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3452604" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3452604" class="dsq-comment-message">Back when the markets were riding high and the Bush people could boast about their portfolios, Republicans recommended that the best answer to Democrat protests was GOTV. Now that Democrats have worked hard to GOTV they consider it voter fraud. You cannot have it both ways.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3406300">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3406300" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3406300" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3406300">Tim Sullivan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3406300" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3406300" class="dsq-comment-message">How delightful to hear a political organization (GOP) arguing against registering new voters. What a  refreshing change for a losing, lurching organization to try to sue its\' way to victory.  I am not an a ACORN employee or associated with them but anything that gets people to hold politicians accountable, I am all for it..</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3131193">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3131193" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3131193" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3131193">Marty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3131193" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3131193" class="dsq-comment-message">As a Obama supporter, I feel that ACORN may have given the republicans the ammo they needed to steal this election.  Having dealt with ACORN personally, I honestly don\'t like the way they handled me, or even talked to me.  The entire organization is going to rob Obama of a honest victory, and tarnish the results of this election.  Obama and Democrats need to dissolve ACORN immediately if we are to avoid post election bullcrap from the Neocons.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3088330">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3088330" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3088330" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3088330">chris wesston</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3088330" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3088330" class="dsq-comment-message">ACORN is NOT responsible for fradulent voter registration cards.  They, by law, have to turn over all cards the their local Board of Elections.  It is up to THEM to sort trough what is real and what isn\'t.  This has been going on for decades and the republican party is trying to get ALL these cards disqualified just to win the election!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985398">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985398" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985398" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985398">Kat from CA</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985398" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985398" class="dsq-comment-message">I too think it\'s a result of laziness, however, those committing the fraud should be punished.  It\'s your word against ACORN, Brett, but I believe as a result of previous lawsuits and the same shrill from GOP operatives in past elections (who support purging legally registered voters off voter rolls), ACORN does now make it clear to their employees the consequences of submitting fake registration forms and they do work with elections officials to prosecute these individuals.  What is most bothersome to me is that it clogs up the system for the elections officials who are trying to get millions of new registration forms processed before the election.  We cannot have fair elections unless every eligible voter is afforded the opportunity to vote, including even the weakest among us.  I agree, JJ.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2979170">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2979170" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2979170" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2979170">JJ</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2979170" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2979170" class="dsq-comment-message">There is no way the results of the last two Presidential elections could be reconciled with the results of the exit polls. Statistically speaking, it was an impossibility.<br> <br>The RNC used Diebold\'s allegiance to their cause to commit extensive voting machine fraud in 2000 and in 2004. Here is video of a Republican discussing the issue:<br> <br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsgY4_BB2lo%E2%80%A8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsgY4_BB2lo\
	 </a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Kq4dxPwY8%E2%80%A8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Kq4dxPwY8\
	 </a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy1sz-xBxf8%E2%80%A8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy1sz-xBxf8\
	 </a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vvq_YseZVc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vvq_YseZVc</a><br> <br>There is absolutely no reason to think they won\'t do it again. <br> <br>These stories about ACORN are primarily a pre-emptive coverup for the cheating via voting machines that is to come, as well as being additional smear tactics against Obama.<br><br>These ACORN stories, while disturbing, are allegations of voter *registration* fraud. People would still have to actually manage to vote under these names somehow.  Diebold and the RNC are persuasively alleged to have committed actual voting fraud, en masse.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2972950">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2972950" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2972950" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2972950">chinaskee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2972950" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2972950" class="dsq-comment-message">Even one fraudulent voter registration is one too many.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2966942">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2966942" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2966942" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2966942">j</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2966942" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2966942" class="dsq-comment-message">In just this statement "not only are the numbers of illegitimate registrations found tiny in comparison to the 1.3 million valid new registrations the group has signed up" you ruined your own argument.<br><br>So, a small about of voter fraud is ok? <br><br>I don\'t care if the numbers are "tiny in comparison"....THEY SHOULD BE NON-EXISTENT!!!!!  GET IT?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2966323">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2966323" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2966323" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2966323">ty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2966323" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2966323" class="dsq-comment-message">Sensible Thoughts:<br>"If you can\'t answer a man\'s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names."<br>- Elbert Hubbard</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2962677">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2962677" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2962677" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2962677">Independent Mind</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2962677" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2962677" class="dsq-comment-message">Folks on the right are correct in saying this is about integrity and ethics, which seems to be in short supply anymore. Folks on the left are saying "this is fair game" since it was done by the other side in the last two elections (which has much merit.) using voter machines, etc.<br><br>The fact is the whole political scene has you so entrenched in rooting for "Your guy" that you all have sold your souls to win. I didn\'t hear the right stand up next to those on the left after the diebold incident to say, "You know what, if he won this way it\'s wrong." Conversly here we are with the left justifying it as, "Well, you did it to us, so it is fair game."<br><br>You sound like a bunch of children.  Until you understand you have been conditioned into this "Root only for my team at any cost." while turning a blind eye or not standing up for right and wrong, regardless if it supports your side or not, this country is lost. There is no gray area here. You will either stand together for what is right for this country or we will fall due to our inability to move past these polarizing parties and seek the best for our country. You start today. Ask yourself before you inject yourself in these crazy, debilitating arguments - What is right and what is wrong here. Make a choice, and I hope for you, for me and for our children you chose wisely.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2958480">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2958480" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2958480" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2958480">sensiblethoughts</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2958480" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2958480" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess since we\'re talking about voter fraud, let\'s investigate and report on the purging of the voter rolls, a favorite tactic of the Republicans.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3003306">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3003306" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003306" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3003306" href="http://www.SenateReports.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Doug Lindsey</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003306" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003306" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, lets purge the voter rolls OF NON-CITIZENS! Why can poor Republicans seem to find the correct documents to register to vote but poor Democrats can\'t? This is not a hard concept to understand ONLY US CITIZENS are allowed to VOTE it is the law and just because you think the Republicans stole the 2006 election does not jusify VOTER FRAUD do you understand that "sensiblethoughts", two wrongs do not make a right in any "SENSIBLE THOUGHT" I know of.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2949677">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2949677" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2949677" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2949677" href="http://www.SenateReports.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Doug Lindsey</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2949677" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2949677" class="dsq-comment-message">States do not validate US citizenship when people register to vote. The California, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida non-citizen vote will put John McCain in the White House. The Democrats who have allow non-citizens to vote since HAVA 2002 (only a utility bill as a means of identification meets the standards outline by HAVA 2002) are now indirectly allowing non-citizens to elect John McCain to be the next President.  Non-citizen Hispanics will not vote for Obama and they do not tell people taking the polls who they are going to vote for because the are under the radar, remember the States DO NOT VALIDATE US CITIZENSHIP when people register to vote and rarely prosecuted violations of voter fraud because liberal judges will not find them guilty unless they admit their guilt. State Prosecutors are reluctant to prosecute cases, so non-citizens have very little FEAR of getting caught. John McCain will be the next President of the United States not because of White Racism but non-citizens who think Blacks (in their mind) are getting a free ride, while they have to work at slave labor wages. Remember the TV ads directed at Spanish speaking voters, to be a citizen you have a basic understanding of the English language these ads where for the non-citizen Spanish speaking voter. <br><br>Stand by on election night when Barrack Obama has up to 8 point leads in California, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida and then John McCain wins those STATES. <br><br>I got my Senate voting data at <a href="http://www.SenateReports.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.SenateReports.com</a> you can too!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2948315" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2948315" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2948315">ty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2948315" class="dsq-comment-message">NUBIA:<br><br>Of course they will. The reality is that most level headed Conservatives would not blame the mass of Liberals if there was some sort of shame over this. The reality is that there is no shame with liberals. They lie to cover up there own misdeeds. <br><br>Here is the truth. <br><br>This organization got caught doing something illegal, unethical and slimy. <br><br>They had had two roads to follow. <br><br>The high road and the gutter. Liberals are FAR more comftorable in the gutter apparently as proven by most of these posts on this MB. <br><br>Blaming republicans for everything...EVEN THERE OWN TRANSGRESSIONS is there favorite pastimes. <br><br>This is one reason I, as much as I do not care for McCain I have no other choice than to vote for him. Until a Democrat with class comes on the scene and decides to run a CLEAN campaign I have no other choice. The sad thing is that most conservatives and swing voters feel the same way. <br><br>IF the media had any integrity and this story ever got legs it could be devastating for the Dems. Good for them the media is controlled by the left.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2958513" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2958513" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2958513">sensiblethoughts</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2958513" class="dsq-comment-message">YOU KONServatives wouldn\'t know a CLEAN campaign if it smacked you in the face! You use your voter intimidation, purging, suppression, buzzwords, etc. to get your message across. YOU know YOU never figured out that there\'s always someone else smarter than YOU!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2948108" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2948108" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2948108">nubia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2948108" class="dsq-comment-message">you gotta be kidding me!   obvious fraud over fake registrations in key swing states with the crime favoring Obama and you\'re going after the republicans???  and you\'re saying acorn is so ignorant and ineffective that they have no idea this is going on?  i\'ve seen the evidence myself in Florida with multiple registration forms for the same "person" submitted by acorn so don\'t add to the lie and say there is none.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2947712" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2947712" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2947712">observant</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2947712" class="dsq-comment-message">Why this year is ACORN so in the spotlight?  ACORN has been in existence since 1970 and from 2004 they have registered over 3 million people.  1.3 million in the last year alone.  The rough count of the allegations of fraudulent voter forms in the many articles that I have read including those by the GOP culminates to roughly 10,000 being extremely generous.  That accounts for less than 1% of the total amount of forms that have submitted.  Yeah that is real scary!  Taking into account that they are also include illegible forms and human error, this drops the percent even further. I would say without ACORN involvement there would still be this level of error.  There is no bogeyman nor conspiracy involved in this... while the folks at ACORN have questionable staffing policies, that is basically all there is to it.  I\'ve known persons that have worked at ACORN... 18-19 year old KIDS who get paid $3 per voter card.  Now that may be a recipe for disaster, but not a conspiracy to steal elections. (Diebold maybe)  All those trying to tie our future president to this...Obama was a lawyer along side the US dept. of Justice for an ACORN case.  But that\'s all folks, no other direct relationship existed. I guess it doesn\'t matter what you know, it is who you know.  However, many degrees of separation it may be. MSM does not provide additional details to quench your blood thirst because none exist.  If it ws there they would expose it. There in it for the ratings, duh. Stop looking under the bed for the bogeyman...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2947390" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2947390" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2947390" href="http://www.cnn.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lee W</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2947390" class="dsq-comment-message">A organization like ACORN that has a history of voter fraud is this realy a surprise ?<br> If  ACORN  was a organization that worked with in the law it would be a fantastic thing.<br>Everyone should have the opportunity to vote and have the right to do so but That is not the case with ACORN. This time and in the past they decide to created voters only for the reason to support the candidate of their choice this time being Obama. And you people are ok with this  ? If it they were supporting John McCain the Democrats would be rioting in the streets.<br><br>This is no different than whats going on in Ohio. Its a attempt by the Liberals to secure the election for Obama who by the looks of things really dose not need the help . And i am sure Obama and his terrorist buddy who by the way has had a relationship with Michell Obama for several years are involved in this up to their necks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2947261" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2947261" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2947261">jhaase</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2947261" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2947261" class="dsq-comment-message">Registered voters can get an absentee ballot!!!! Anyone can turn in that absentee ballot for the absentee voter. So your swiss cheese argument is moot  "unless poll workers are sleeping on the job, no one can show up and vote twice." Drink some more KoolAid!!!! <br><br>Likewise how could there be any evidence if you don\'t go to the polls until Nov 4th? Kinda strange that many "Dallas Cowboys" players now live in Nevada but still play for Dallas? Hmmmm! I \'d like the name of the Acorn-Nut job that knocked on that door and got those autographs. I wish I could be so lucky. So your statement is outright stupid!!! "And there’s no evidence, and likewise no charges, that anyone is showing up at the polls and impersonating the nonexistent voters that have been signed up." <br><br>Acorn is part of the left wing "rock the vote" BS! They don\'t go knocking on $300k+ houses for Registrations. They solict in poor inner city areas. Let\'s call a spade a spade here!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2946567" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2946567" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2946567">Brenda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2946567" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2946567" class="dsq-comment-message">The KGB, I mean feds, are at it again...at least they\'re not shooting people this time. I haven\'t seen the government this scared in decades.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2946446" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2946446" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2946446">Kerry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2946446" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2946446" class="dsq-comment-message">Acorn is a sham organization, this article is ridicules. Apparently the Dallas Cowboys all registered in Las Vegas. If this was a GOP group your words would change. Bias on either side can\'t be tolerated. I don\'t think  50% of acorns applicants could tell you who the current Vice president is.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2945869" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2945869" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2945869">Brett </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2945869" class="dsq-comment-message">When I was with ACORN, the attitude of the higher-ups was laziness, not corruption.  I can\'t speak for the other comments but the fraud I saw was among the workers on the street.  They were young kids (mostly teenagers) who had to make their numbers everyday.  Since no one is going to sign anything given to them by a stranger that looks like a street urchin, they resorted to filling out the cards any way they could to get credit for them.  These were the only ones committing fraud.  Of course, the supervisors/directors are culpable as well because they just didn\'t care enough to change it.  <br><br>ACORN office employees do conduct fraud checks, but it is usually one or two people looking through 20 kids voter cards a day.  There\'s no way they can get through all of them.  ACORN won\'t hire enough upper level people to check them.  Most of the office directors are recent college graduates (like I was) who work there because they want to get into a non-profit/political career and see ACORN as an easy way to get your foot in the door.  No one lasts too long there, and usually find another job after getting a little experience.  The bottom line is that fraud is rampant throughout the organization but is usually only committed by the entry level employees, but the higher ups are still responsible for letting it happen.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2945331" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2945331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2945331">Ksweet</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2945331" class="dsq-comment-message">TO EVIATAR:  I realize that most media find no need to deal in fact, or even truth.  I realize that media has adopted the low road, as manipulators and fabricators of information to suit their personal perspective.  As a ‘commentator’ you have an even wider swath of mis-information you can  dole out to readers.  <br><br>The problem of course is that many of the readers take what you and most media say as gospel – surely someone in a position such as a journalist (once a highly regarded career, now akin to used car salesmen, lawyers, carney folks) would not mislead!<br><br>Your column on Acorn is unadulterated crap, not only misleading but FALSE.  In other words Ms. Deviator, you LIED.<br><br>Why didn’t you mention some of the following FACTS about Acorn?  HMMMMM?  Probably because it reflects so badly on Obama, and because you don’t have the balls to tell the truth.<br> <br>1)	 In 2008 Acorn was paid $800,000 by Obama, to handle voter registration in certain states.<br>2)	There are currently investigations in FIVE “swing” states where significant evidence of voter fraud exists – conducted by Acorn – Such states include CO, NM, MI, NV and OH (problems such as people being registered 30 and more times; dead people being registered; or more people registered in a county than there are people of voting age – just the sort of thing LBJ did back in the good old days!)<br>3)	Other states are already involved in lawsuits over such matters, some Acorn people already in prison, and more states involved in investigations.<br>4)	And also learned, Obama has taught training classes for Acorn, has headed a voter registration campaign for them, worked for Acorn as an attorney defending them in an Illinois suit, and has received enormous contributions from the Acorn PAC.  <br>5)	Acorn has a 10-year record of fraud, illegal activities, and lawsuits from MANY states.  It is also under investigation for fraud and corruption within its government contracts.<br>6)	Acorn has been protected by Senators Dodd, Biden and Obama; and Rep. Franks.  All of these men among several others, receive large amounts of largess and contributions from Acorn.<br><br>IF you had any integrity and honor, if you were an ethical reporter, you’d want truth to prevail, irrespective of your party/candidate affiliation.  You do a huge disservice to your readers and to the readers of this publication.  You contribute to the low regard for media, and to the spread of lies in favor of Obama and against McCain.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2958567" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2958567" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2958567">sensiblethoughts</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2958567" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2958567" class="dsq-comment-message">Some of the very things YOU list as complaints against ACORN sound vaguely familiar to the complaints about the 2000 election theft. I remember hearing about counties, townships, small cities, etc.  having so many more votes than residents, but the votes were for Bush, not Kerry! So yeah, these tactics are very familiar!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2975160" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975160" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975160">RJ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975160" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975160" class="dsq-comment-message">"Some of the very things YOU list as complaints against ACORN sound vaguely familiar to the complaints about the 2000 election theft."<br><br>Baloney. NONE of Ksweet\'s list of complaints against ACORN sounds anything familiar about the 2000 election (which wasnt a theft).<br><br>"I remember hearing about counties, townships, small cities, etc. having so many more votes than residents,"<br><br>You remember no such thing, liar. <br><br>"but the votes were for Bush, not Kerry!"<br><br>Prove it. Source? Which counties, townships, small cities had more votes than residents, with the voters going for bush, not Kerry? What were the numbers?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2975186" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975186" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975186">RJ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975186" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975186" class="dsq-comment-message">"Which counties, townships, small cities had more votes than residents, with the voters going for bush, not Kerry? What were the numbers?"<br><br>Typo: Which counties, townships, small cities had more votes than residents, with the VOTES going for bush, not Kerry? What were the numbers?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2946177">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2946177" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2946177" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2946177">Roger Wilfong</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2946177" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2946177" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2945257" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2945257" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2945257">Ricky</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2945257" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2945257" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure, address any fraud on ACORN\'s part, but also address pro-Republican voting machine fraud on Diebold\'s part that threw the election back in 2004. Come on....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2945184" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2945184" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2945184">Ricky</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2945184" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2945184" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll bet Republicans sent their underage sons and daughters to ACORN registrars to register to "vote" so they could blame ACORN.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2945372" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2945372" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2945372">Ksweet</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2945372" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2945372" class="dsq-comment-message">you are a damn fool -</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2946190" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2946190" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2946190">Roger Wilfong</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2946190" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2946190" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2944961" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2944961" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2944961">Ksweet</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2944961" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama worked for Acorn defending them in a voter fraud case in ILL, he taught training classes, received money from their PAC and much more - read FACT.<br>Acorn – a conglomerate covering a number of industries and subsidiaries.  One of their major operations is a national housing developer with operations scattered all over the country, and in bed with a number of national banks, brokerage companies, insurance companies.  The housing developments are for public housing, or housing built after a crisis (such as hurricane).  It has been protected by various Congressional leaders, and while its size and diversity makes it a very murky picture.  There is information coming out that within this murky mess of Acorn there is ‘voter fraud’ and a history of it over 10 years.  <br>IN 2008 ACORN CORP. WAS PAID $800,000 BY OBAMA TO ‘GET OUT THE VOTE’ – AND DURING THEIR EFFORTS IN 5 SWING STATES (Nev., NM, CO, MI, OH) ACORN IS CHARGED WITH VOTER FRAUD – IN 2008 !!  Each state has evidence of 1) a person being registered 35 times; 2) more voters registered in a county than there are voting age people; 3) dead people being registered – and the list goes on and on. <br>1)	 Acorn was paid $800,000 by Obama, to handle voter registration in certain states.<br>2)	There are currently investigations in FIVE “swing” states where significant evidence of voter fraud exists – conducted by Acorn – Such states include CO, NM, MI, NV and OH (problems such as people being registered 30 and more times; dead people being registered; or more people registered in a county than there are people of voting age – just the sort of thing LBJ did back in the good old days!)<br>3)	Other states are already involved in lawsuits over such matters, some Acorn people already in prison, and more states involved in investigations.<br>4)	And also learned, Obama has taught training classes for Acorn, has headed a voter registration campaign for them, worked for Acorn as an attorney defending them in an Illinois suit, and has received enormous contributions from the Acorn PAC.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2943362" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2943362" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2943362">ty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2943362" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2943362" class="dsq-comment-message">I love the related post on the sidebar that states that Dem Registration Surges in Nevada as we are commenting on Democratic voter registration fraud in Nevada.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2943303" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2943303" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2943303">Randy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2943303" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2943303" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://CNN.com" rel="nofollow">CNN.com</a> is not reporting this story as far as I can tell</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2943024" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2943024" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2943024">jack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2943024" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2943024" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyone want to bet that half the 300 fake ones are registered republican?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2942777" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2942777" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2942777">ty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2942777" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2942777" class="dsq-comment-message">Kells3:<br><br>LOL!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Freaking hillarious even if it is unbelievably predictable that you would somehow twist this into a "blame the republicans" storyline. It simply shows that you are not intelligent or have the moral compass to admit that a group with ties to both Obama and the Democratic Party was caught doing something fraudelant. Instead of saying "this is bad and should never happen again" you predictably try to spin this as a sinister plot cooked up by the GOP. <br><br>People like YOU are the problem with this country.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2942599" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2942599" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2942599">kells3</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2942599" class="dsq-comment-message">The article mentioned 20 boxes of documents that were confiscated from their office.  Were these voter registrations?  Will the poeple who registered then find that they are not registered and cannot vote?  Likely, these would be mostly Democratic voters.  And the GOP raid on ACORN\'s office is the same as widespread disenfranchisement of Obama voters.  Typical GOP tactic.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2942507" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2942507">2 + 2 = 5</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2942507" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2942507" class="dsq-comment-message">I really don\'t see anything independant when it comes to the propaganda here. Anyone that can defend the systematic fraud, corruption and theft of democracy that ACORN breed has a place in democrat politics. <br><br>Since there does not seem to be any reason to try to think here.---- All hail our fearless leader. <br>We the Sheeple do declare our loyalty and souls to the "messiah" (sic) lower-case. Let him lead us to the promised land. Let him part the waters, push back the floods, and use his mighty hand to smite our ememy those evil mean people who do not believe in the slaughter of the unborn.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2942264" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2942264" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2942264">Independent Mind</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2942264" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2942264" class="dsq-comment-message">Brett,  it was a chore just focusing on those who seemed to have the "Entitlement" mindset or "What?! It\'s not a big deal." attitude. I thought your post probably was one of the most compelling here, and I\'m quite honestly suprised it hasn\'t made it nationally (You or someone who has had your same experience). I have got to beleive there are other people out there that would admit to their practices if it as rampant as it seems.<br><br>I certainly think your comment leveled the playing filed very quickly. Two wrongs does not make a right. And that seems to be where I think the Dems are headed.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2942064" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2942064" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2942064">Bob</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2942064" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2942064" class="dsq-comment-message">How do people like this get to keep their jobs. The rational of this argument is completely insane.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2941776" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2941776" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2941776">ty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2941776" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2941776" class="dsq-comment-message">I read this story twice and it makes me more and more angry. This Daphne person should flat out be ashamed of herself. It is a feeble attempt to cover up what is plain and simple voter fraud. If she had ANY MORALS or ETHIC\'s she should condemn this. <br><br>Again if this was a conservative agency pulling this nonsense she would be writing an article filled with outrage over the attempt at the Republicans to steal another election. <br><br>Whatever Daffy.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2939732" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2939732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2939732">Chris</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2939732" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2939732" class="dsq-comment-message">Daphne, its pretty bad when a SGT in the US army can see what is really going on here.  Remove the blinders and quick contributing towards the media being for Barrack Obama exclusively.  He has a record of being too liberal for this country.  Also for a moment consider this didn\'t Obama have a big part to do with ACORN in the past.  So do  you think they are trying to get him into office any way possible?  Just like when they used intimidation to get banks to loan money to people that could never pay it back.  Barrack will never be my Commander in Chief.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2937104" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2937104">Brian</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2937104" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2937104" class="dsq-comment-message">Daphne, you are suffering from the worst case of Denial I have ever seen.  WOW</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2937100" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2937100" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2937100">ty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2937100" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2937100" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG<br><br>This could be the worst column I have ever read.  Are the liberals ever going to learn? This is like TASS or the Iranian National Newspaper. Flat out dishonesty.<br><br>If 15 of your offices are under investigation for voter fraud by the FBI and their respected State governments that is not the Republicans fault. <br><br>The fact you are trying to spin this into "the potluck dinner and people that have worked are not going to get paid" angle is disturbing. This organization is sleazy at best.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2936523" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2936523" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2936523">Obamination</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2936523" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2936523" class="dsq-comment-message">Use Common Sense People! HOW MANY OF YOU NEEDED ACORN TO HELP YOU TO GET REGISTERED TO VOTE??? This is a massive voter fraud scheme targeting minorities being perpetrated on an unsuspecting American ellectorate. This is disgusting. It makes us look like some 3rd world banana republic. Go  to this link and become AWARE before it\'s too late!<br><br><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_o...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2936446" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2936446">Brett </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2936446" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2936446" class="dsq-comment-message">Independent Mind- excellent post.  Although I\'m disappointed you left me out.<br><br>stoptheinsanity-Unfortunately I can\'t give you any hard evidence of voter fraud within ACORN.  What I can do is tell you that as someone who worked on an ACORN voter registration drive I witnessed multiple acts of voter fraud first hand.  I saw it, its there.  My word is all I can give you.  In addition to working there myself, I met my wife while she was working for ACORN.  Also, one of my closest college friends still works for the organization, and called me last night to tell me about the raid.  This is not a Rep vs DEM or GW Bush issue.  This is an attitude that ACORN has about hiring unqualified individuals to do a job they will not be held accountable for when they abuse it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2936361" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2936361">Obamination</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2936361" class="dsq-comment-message">Give me a ****king  break! Obama, Ayers , Dems are all connected to ACORN. One of their goals stated on their website is to make affordable housing available to minorities even if they have terrible credit and finances. They accomplished this by threatening banks with accusations of discrimination even thought the reality is that most poor people have bad credit and are lazy and don\'t want to get off their asses and get  a job!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2936263" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2936263">Independent Mind</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2936263" class="dsq-comment-message">I am amazed at the overall lack of insight as to the "Bigger" problem here folks - This is about ethics. The same thing that has driven our financial crisis. We have a lack of ethics in this country. G.W. Bush\'s crew probably tampered with the electrical voting machines, and since they have that market cornered the Dems are using this method to "balance" the scales in their mind. BOTH are wrong, and BOTH groups should be put behind bars for LIFE.<br><br><br>To Ned - You contridict yourself by saying Dems are more open minded, then narrow your focus on Repubs and pigeon hole them as if they are a flock of sheep mindless and stupid, great example as to the hypocritical thinking of Democrats overall.<br><br><br>Jared - The point here is not to cause any regional voter distortion, or at least enough to cause a regional recount and disaster. The goal of the Democrats in this tactic is the "National" count. Remember the argument for Gore - Won the popular vote, but lost the electorate. 500 here, 700 there, it adds up when your talking the entire country.<br><br><br>Windrider - You miss the entire point. Don\'t give us the ghetto story....I came from humble means, joined the military for the sole purpose of getting money for college and now have a six figure income due to my HARD WORK. Social stratification has been a part of our history forever, and you act as if you can or should be their savior. I would be disturbed as well if I saw government handouts being used by people enjoying many things those of us trying to live responsibly cannot. If your feeling so righteous, have you gone down and hired some of these folks since you think they are so capable? I think we all know the answer to that.....<br><br>Bribes - You just haven\'t been paying attention have you. The same person registering 10 times with the same signature goes a bit beyond intent, in my book and especially from a legal description.  These unfortunate saps that someone talked into this will probably be spending alot of time behind bars instead of the real culprits higher up. If you understand the number of legal "Binds" ACORN finds themselves in, they have known for a good bit of time they either needed a "Refresher" course for their volunteers, OR needed to change the wya they conduct business. They have done neither, only obsolved themselves from any knowledge and left those poor folks out to dry. NICE. Remember my comment on ethics above? Plays into this nicely.....<br><br>Ed - Since your such a bleeding heart.....maybe we should find one of those folks to do your job for have the price....WAIT! you say, they don\'t know how to do my job nor can do it as well.....well, we have a conundrum don\'t we?!  Ed Life lesson for you. It\'s not the number of times you fall down, it\'s the number of time you get up. Any one can succeed if the effort is there.<br><br>Kat - Your a living testament to the reason California is in the shape it is. If a little corruption is ok, well, I guess alot is tolerable. <br><br>Folks this is about having ethical leadership at all levels. We need to stop focusing on a "Party" or supporting a "Person" and start backing "Ideas" and "Ethical Standards" from our leadership. I got news for everyone on this post. Regardless of who you vote for or who ultimately wins, it will change nothing. The course of this nation is set, altered and sustained only by the people and their will. To bad WE have been the absentee landlord for to long. The average american has little to no understanding of what is going on in this country. Very sad.</div>\
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