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I mean, don't make people talk bad about your state.  If I was the president, when you'll decide to award me with  the honorary degree, which I Heard you would gladly  do award it to President Obama after his presidency, I would laugh and say: \" what make you think I deserve one now?''  But President Obama has more class than any celebrity in the world.  He would not lower himself like that to you. See Miss Sharon, President Obama was taught well and he will not depart from what was instill in him ever. Next time, the best thing to do is to  remember how you were taught as you were growing up  and take your wisdom from there before making such decision.  If not, try to learn from our President.  He is setting a good example for all of us. The next person I can compare to the President is my father. He was a musician and he had class. Dad never raised his voice nor use profanity.  I argue with my sister all the time about dad because she kept telling me that  dad just farted and I would say: \"No! I don't hear nor smell anything\"  Mom has to confirm it to me after he passed away last year.  Well, knowing my father he would say: \" Don't worry about the fact that I did not get the award.  True awards come from  God!\" I would not be surpprise if my president don't worry about it either", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-30_20:34:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "cathymart", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 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}, "8051974": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmmm....let's see. 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When will you cock sucking losers stop using racist language.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_21:02:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "244b046ef15a1bc0c1311804e04d3265", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8065275, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8047984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How in the world could these buffoons at ASU manage to mangle this so badly? Just how stupid can they possbily be?  I live in Phoneix, and as I recall, theses \"educators\" weren't the least bit concerned about the \"reputation\" of their school when it hit the top list of party schools in the nation for the last 30 years. Their admission standards are far below those of Eastern colleges, and it shows. <br><br>They are known as the last stop for school for those who can't get in anywhere else, and as long as Mommy & Daddy have the $$, you're in.  Kind of like going to Med school in the Caribbean.  This is unbelievable. They gave an honorary degree to Erma Bombeck (bless her soul) but not to Obama? Guess he hadn't written enough before he became President.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_01:46:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "murphy55", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8054028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The real question is whether Arizona State deserves a commencement address delivered by the President of the United States, not whether Obama deserves a meaningless degree from Arizona State.  Clearly, they don't have an ounce of class.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_10:20:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "b03c9194ad03268c71896ef6499ce739", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8060942": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ASU - Assholes Supervise University - nuf said", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_15:32:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "2d5771901652ca38351bea9a672374d5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8201616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dissent is a time honored tradition in the US but clear, coherent dissent from people who have no political agenda. You complain about the racist flag being thrown, and this has some truth to it, but to scatter obvious intolerant/racist comments in your post while complaining about  your right of free speech being infringed on is disingenuous. Democrats?, Arab-black?, Muslim President?. You throw racist rocks then run and hide behind the First Ammendment. Oh, and by the way a survey published in 2008 by PLoS Medicine, a journal of the Public Library of Science found that 42% of Americans ADMIITTED to trying pot and/or cocaine. Statistcally this means that it is likely that 70% have experimented including George W. Bush and Bill Cinton who both lied about it. At least Obama admits it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-14_13:40:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc20b130de9dcc8a25b1a9c6b7998890", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8068155, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8059793": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There goes your football,basketball and any other athletic programs african americans may participate in, so you racist bastards could raise money to support your alumni. Boyyyy....I tell you...racism sure makes you ignorant as hell....lol....& inferior.....lol...idiot....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_15:00:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "a886566d88ff0a388bdbc01b601d91f7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8065299": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Isn't this John McCain's state?  Figures.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_18:07:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "28eee94676e8b344ecc3aac80a5d367e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8047984, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9138068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that is important too Cort. I don't know if it is \"jealousy\", but more of a political, business, financial, ASU has its hands deep in the pockets of AZ senators, kind of matter. <br><br>We have to remember that ASU is currently experiencing large budget cuts from the state, largely at the minds behind the state budget plans...drum roll please....which includes Obama contender McCain. ASU may have had to wage who they were going to diss more and or brown-nose more, Obama or McCain. From a business and political standpoint, it could look very bad on them to award Obama an honorary degree in the eyes of McCain regime and FUNDING. And at the same time, they may have pulled this move because they can just barely get away with it, yes there will be public outcry, but in the end they will stick by their excuse and save their rearends where it could hurt them the most.<br>I agree there could be some racism behind it, but if you look at the philosophy behind racism, you will see that racism is really an elementary, childlike syndrome affecting humans who are either uneducated to understand their own prejudices and racism and too oppressed to realize the oppression they are under. ASU PR officials, in my opinion, may not be elementary in mindset, acting on jealous and racial rampages, but instead are the top faculty members saving their asses in their jobs at ASU under President Crow, who in turn is saving his ass, in conjunction with his crucial financial relationship with the state of AZ and McCain.<br><br>That is not to say I don't think AZ is plagued with much racism...yes I do, I see and hear it everyday, it does disgust me, and it may not disappear anytime soon, unfortunately.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-08_15:49:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "ba6fa3652baaf31700119ccaad5f92e8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 9110680, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8198446": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Delong, you bring up that ASU honored Barry Goldwater... close to 50 years ago!?  Did you know back then in 1961 African Americas weren't even allowed to vote without paying a \"black\" tax.  Why don't you try to find some relevant facts to support your rant.   ASU doesn't give out Honorary Degrees like Candy... like how Notre Dame does.  Plus since 2002, it has been ASU's policy not give Honorary degrees to sitting politicians due to the fact ASU is a public university.<br><br>And remember, being elected president is just a popularity contest. Let him prove himself as president first, which most of America believes he will, including myself.<br><br>Lets all be honest here.  Most people are upset that Obama chose ASU and ND to speak at first rather than his own schools Columbia and Harvard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-14_11:56:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "2941f53e2f14132231a7e31dc9f37721", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8057110": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are hilarious! funny stuff TMoney!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_12:51:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e6152e301a947a5334bfd85a6372281", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8053150, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8065175": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OBAMA has an accomplishment record that trumps the entire list of predecessors. So the VICE minister of education of communist China deserves one and the president does not?  Just curious, when was the last time ASU had a commencement speaker that was NOT bestowed an honorary degree?  ASU has politicized what WAS a fairly decent honor and made matters worse by publicizing it like they were just so proud of themselves.<br>Ironic that in denying our president of an \u201chonorary\u201d degree, ASU has divested itself of any honor at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_17:58:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "c56fa3558d65b2a80caf068e594aa4f9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9110680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think it's also important to remember that Obama DID beat out Arizona's Senior Senator, John McCain in 2008 presidential election. It's possible they're still jealous of his victory....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-07_19:17:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "350e5c8a43d913b670e5984e85415fdb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9803291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good point.  Everyone that ever gives a commencement speech at every university in America should receive an honorary degree.  That should be standard protocol, regardless of the university's desires.  In fact, we should pass a bill requiring every university to give every speaker at any university function an honorary degree.  That way, everyone will feel important, and no one will be discriminated against.  <br><br>If Obama blew if off as not a big deal, then why can't you do the same?  He called it \"much ado about nothing.\"  So shut it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-22_14:57:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "0eeeaf11ca64f58c3bc0b1f51ea600bf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8047787, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9332894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All good people of conscience and character should take this snub to heart. If a distinguished gentleman, scholar, and leader of the free world is unworthy to receive an honorary doctorate from their institution then all people, especially African-Americans should summarily withdraw any support they have heretofore accorded this institution.<br><br>Every African-American athlete should seek to compete and matriculate where the contributions of people like themselves will be lauded and not ignored. Every African-American scholar should immediately denounce this monumental slight and demand public redress for this insult. Every African-American co-ed, currently matriculating at ASU, with aspirations of developing into leaders of tomorrow should immediately recognize that for them tomorrow is today if the first African-American president of the United States cannot be looked upon as one whose \"body of achievements\" meet the degree of eminence they feel is appropriate for this honor they need to leave ASU and never look back. <br><br>All African-Americans and people of conscience and character should send a resounding message to ASU that this slight is not just a slight to Barack Obama the president of the United States. This slight is a way to devalue President Obama's accompllishments as an individual and to ignore the significance of all African-mericans who have overcome despite the opinion and standards of the ASU's of the world.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-14_15:35:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "64922a14267e74ddeda231f3cdd4c3e4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8092192": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It seems that anytime someone doesn't fall in line behind the Obama movement then his supporters scream \"Racist\". Mr. Obama has accomplished one thing - he was elected President. While this is a considerable accomplishment it does not erase the fact that he has no experience. His short time in the Senate was uneventful and his time as the President has shown that inexperience. He has managed to sink this country into more debt than all the other Presidents combined but he needed the help of an \"out of control\" Congress to achieve even that. His trip abroad endeared him to the people over there but only at the expense of bringing down the country he leads. He does seem to have some experience at bowing though.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-12_02:36:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "37945c596eb0faa0109700ffdfacd60b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8065222, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8054000": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Interesting someone complaining about \"The Race Card\" has a monkey as their icon photo?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_10:18:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "08f1ca1486ac73b7c59d4c4c7703b2af", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8052028, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8054307": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am an ASU alumni; this is embarrassing.  I'll be contacting the Alumni Association to request this decision be reversed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_10:37:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "87f1991447e8b0da6a4b2e76c07b0a06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8123812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I PERSONNALLY WILL NEVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ASU <br>I DONATE TO SEVERAL COLLEGES BUT ASU APPAENTLY  DIDNT THINK BEFORE ASKING THE FAREST MAN TO THE LEFT TO SPEAK. SO I HOPE THAT THEY EVEN CALL THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE AT HOME TO PROTEST ,OR EVEN BETTER FIND HIM A JOB ELSEWHERE", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-13_16:29:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "3dfa7dbf5566cd7f8bd6c4890c8c8012", "has_been_anonymized": true, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9803046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who cares!  Don't you have anything more important to write about?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-22_14:49:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "0eeeaf11ca64f58c3bc0b1f51ea600bf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8240935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "took that silly state awhile to come around on the MLK birthday didn't it? i love the country side of arizona, but i think some of the people who live there have been OUT IN THE SUN TO LONG !", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_17:14:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4402ffa224a6f9a870d0b75cb9ebfcc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8047787": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Arizona State University must be very 'special'. What kind of idiot thinks a man is good enough to give their commencment speech, but not an honorary degree. If Obama isn't worthy of a degree, then he shouldn't even be speaking to the graduates, now should he? <br><br>I hope he withdraws.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_01:28:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "a23f4c7372d7f0932e1493f663001f1a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8223662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wah wah wah. You sound like a little rich girl whose sweet 16 got ruined. :-(  No one said you had a part in the decision (though I'm guessing you're ok with it)  Yes the decision of a 6 person panel is relevant if their decision disrespects the POTUS and impacts the perception of your school. You blamed everyone except your school administrators for this. IF The Leader Of The Free World would have been treated with respect this wouldnt have happened. Now its the media's fault for pointing out the stupidity and obvious bias of the ASU staff? At no point was your or your fellow students intelligence questioned.( well maybe the party school thing and the fact that ASU was the safety school for some of my HS friends with mediocre GPA's.). You just say that to justify being mad at someone other than your school staff. They are 100% to blame for waining on you widdle puhwade :-(.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_07:20:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "29697e45790b6f079c54bc0f4e85c7b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8124602, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8056882": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You know how easy it is to get into ASU? Well, let's see in the 1980's basically anyone could get in. Especially if you offered the Admission team a joint. ASU is a third rate school, with no top colleges within that University. However, the President can come here and give the commencement at the UW in Seattle where our computer engineering is one of the top three in the nation, where our medical school is one of the top 5 in the nation, Law School top tier, History Department top 5 in the nation.... etc and so on. In that ASU does not recognize accomplishment is no surprise to the rest of us who advise our children to pick a real college and eliminated colleges in Arizona.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_12:43:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e6152e301a947a5334bfd85a6372281", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8055507, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8053150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think I received an honorary degree from ASU last Tuesday. Yeah, it came in with my other coupons from Macy's, Vitamin Shoppe and Wal-Mart. I was thinking about keeping the degree, but I had way to many papers in my house, so I just put it out with the rest of my recyclables.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_09:53:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "130707f118ad1bd50d444f554aa92c27", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9137590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Doesn't rate to shine Mr. Goldwater's shoes?\" Shine his shoes....hmmmmmmmmmmmmm wow. That it is an interesting statement with an interesting (probably subconscious racist) ideology behind it. <br>And no, that isn't a fact, that is an opinion. Figurative speech is not factual, it is abstract and opinionated. As one might be able to see from other posts there are a wide range of opinions, even among facts on Obama's eminence. <br>What I think is even more interesting is that the posters in favor of ASU's decision, still have not explained why they do not think any of Obama's lifetime, intellectual, political achievements, nevermind being the current PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and nevermind being the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT WITH MUSLIM DESCENT in this deeply racially stigmatized and warped country, are worthy of eminence. Please explain that to me. Compare him to Goldwater, Sandra Day O'Connor, I don't care, but explain why even just being the President (voted by the people of this country), is not an honorary achievement??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-08_15:35:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "ba6fa3652baaf31700119ccaad5f92e8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8124602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is such an incredibly sad story for us students graduating from Arizona State University on May 13, 2009. While we had no part in the decision whether or not to grant President Obama an honorary degree, it has now completely overshadowed our accomplishments. Now, rather than a peaceful celebration, it has turned into a media hailstorm of personal attacks that have seemingly questioned our collective intelligence.<br><br>Is the school's rank by Playboy really relevant? Is the decision of a six person panel to withhold an honorary degree really relevant? As a member of the ASU Class of 2009, I would say that the only relevant story is that the media  has ruined what should be an extremely meaningful day for the graduates who will be recognized for their hard work and achievements. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for contributing  to this polarizing, degrading, and most of all insulting dialogue.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5897\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5897</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-13_17:01:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "477a168f8f24b97e3c6398c9c46d94dd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10526395": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For those of you bashing on Arizona because of this...ASU does not represent the whole state. I swear, sometimes people are so narrowminded.<br><br>Maybe they should have given him a degree, but hey, don't blame us.<br><br>I'm a student at the U of A, the rival school. We think this as just as funny and stupid as the rest of you. Keep the jokes and comments to ASU.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-05_13:21:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "d96390752843d298b128a1705a6e28e6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8052028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not playing the race card, but given Arizona's spotty record on racial sensitivity in recent history, from a PR perspective, it seems like a no-brainer that ASU would take the opportunity to repudiate the past by conferring an honorary degree on someone who, by any reasonable measure, has achieved quite a lot in his lifetime -- including becoming the first African-American president.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_08:41:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "80e7f3649a901010374c764c70d1f1aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8050646, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9803326": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Now, before I begin, I'd like to clear the air about that little controversy everyone was talking about a few weeks back. I have to tell you, I really thought it was much ado about nothing.\"<br><br>Barack Hussein Obama", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-22_14:59:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "0eeeaf11ca64f58c3bc0b1f51ea600bf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8065222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Boycott ASU.  This is completely racially motivated.  Nothing else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_18:03:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "28eee94676e8b344ecc3aac80a5d367e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9313354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Plain and SIMPLE........Obama deserves an honorary degree probably more than anyone ever has. HELLO ARIZONA!..........What are you thinking?.............Last time I checked, we were all the same on this soon to be dying planet.... Get Real. Seriously. And YES...Obama did beat out McCain in the presidential election. I am here to say that I drove 100 miles on election day to vote for Obama.(I had been helping my daughter in Phoenix out from a Nasty Divorce.)...I live in Prescott AZ.....Thank you Mr. President for staying strong and believing in yourself, and the USA. YOU make me feel safe in my country", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-14_01:07:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "53cfd09576c7a0f552089a13a24dcd83", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8051279": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Seems that the best Delong could come up with in his quest to continue feeding the vanity of our adolescent narcissist President is that Obama is black.  Which only serves to underscore the lack of intellectual achievement on the part of Obama, and the rightness of ASU's decision.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_07:30:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "facce2cd388c87f51865f7d1ebdc97ff", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8064848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ASU is refusing to give an honorary degree to the President Obama who was educated at Occidental College, Columbia University, and Harvard University, where he was Editor of the Harvard Law Review, because he hasn't demonstrated an achievement of eminence?  Such an inane position.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_17:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "e45e349207dba1e32aa723c9d6a92cac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "15040211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ah, which one of his descriptions is not true?  Arab-black?  Confessed drug user?  Son of a muslim?  You like like a fascist who wants to control free-speech may calling anyone a racist who says something you don't like.  And learn the definition of racist.  Disagreeing with a minority, or even insulting one doesn't make one a racist.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-18_22:06:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "crackpipe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8223460, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8050646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "smartest move they ever made, them Libertarians know what Barry is all about big Government socialism.<br><br>Plain and simple. <br><br>so, you going to pull the race card? It figures.<br><br>-Pat<br><a href=\"http://politicalbyline.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">politicalbyline.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_06:12:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "k8cpa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months 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}, "8065240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're kidding right?!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_18:04:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "28eee94676e8b344ecc3aac80a5d367e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8055507, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8053327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whoa.. just for the record, make that \"offshore med schools\" in the Caribbean. The teachning hospital at the University of the West Indies is definitely not in that category", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_10:04:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "patwal", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8047984, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8056416": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "just noticed you are a grad from asu.<br>they taught you well.<br>you are better than other races. (how'd i know you were white?  you sound it.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_12:23:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a058e4dce372c1ffa7335c5f107dffd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8055507, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8056033": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't believe he receive a free pass on using drugs.  I believe he was allowed to grow...to pursue the American dream, thanks partly to sacrifices people like you have made.  There's plenty of reason to be proud of for all of us in Obama's accomplishments. I believe the dignity and compassion he displays is something we haven't seen fro a leader in along, long time.<br><br>You know he wouldn't be supported if he STILL used drugs.<br><br>You know plenty of presidential decisions were made while under the influence of oneo fo the worst drugs...alcohol...", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_12:05:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a058e4dce372c1ffa7335c5f107dffd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8055507, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8068155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You are so racist to suggest he is white.  Has America come to the point where disagreeing with any one of color is evidence of being racist?  I thought dissent was the most sincere form of Patriotism.  Does that only apply to democrats?<br><br>Obama should be given an honorary degree because he is American's first Arab-black president, first confessed drug user president and first son a muslim president.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_20:56:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "244b046ef15a1bc0c1311804e04d3265", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8056416, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8223460": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You and your type are dinosaurs my friend. No one sees these type of comments as clever or anything of the sort. Clearly brown skin simply freaks you out. LOL It makes you say vaguely racist things and imagine that no one sees the true meaning or motivation behind it.<br> On what planet is the most powerful figure on earth not good enough for an honorary degree. Their sitting politician policy isnt stated anywhere and wasnt mentioned until this all came to light.<br><br>THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD ISNT GOOD ENOUGH FOR AN HONORARY DEGREE FROM ASU.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_07:04:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "29697e45790b6f079c54bc0f4e85c7b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8068080, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8052967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If Obama isn't worthy of a degree, then maybe he's not qualified to speak to the graduates?  A ASU is suppose to be a place of \"higher learning,\" not.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_09:44:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "b2429ea6981b929dce141e45e296bdf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8068080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As American's first Arab-black president, confessed drug user and son a muslim, I don't understand why ASU would not give him an honorary degree.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_20:52:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "244b046ef15a1bc0c1311804e04d3265", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8055507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It is difficult to be supportive of a President that received a pass on using drugs. At the age he claimed to have used them, I was an aircraft commander in the military flying missions in hostile territory, sometimes with many people and governmental organizations relying on me to remain responsible (read not stoned). As I view Mr. Obama's role as a community organizer, a state senator, etc., I see no reason for praise in this or any claim to experience he makes, other than being able to hoodwink naif's such as you.<br><br>ASU's party school ranking by such an august body as Playboy is definitely reason to deligitimize an otherwise cogent point regarding Mr. Obama. He had no experience in any position of significance prior to the election and his naivete' is dangerous to our security. It is inane rants such as yours that invalidate your arguments to conservatives.<br><br>- ASU86Grad", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_11:38:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "jmresler", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8199540": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I went to U of A, whose ranking is 45th in the nation.<br><br>ASU is ranked at 121.<br><br>The person you should be writing to is your esteemed President, not to the people on this blog. When my daughter attended ASU she had absolutely no control over what the university faculty did, but as a parent I certainly did. My complaints were heeded and I was listened to, so don't tell me that the rest of the country has runined your graduation.<br><br>You and your parents should be writing letters to the Board of Regents, not to the blogs.<br><a href=\"http://www.abor.asu.edu/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.abor.asu.edu/</a><br><br>As far as ranking by Playboy, yes it is relevant. When the school is more concerned about it's enrollment and not it's student outcomes, it is a problem.<br><br>How many of the freshman class from ASU actually graduated 4 years later? <br><br>You had better docment your college or degree program's ranking in the country before you go out job hunting. President Crow is the only one that has managed to diminish your accomplishments, not the rest of the world. I'd be writing him a thank you note for THAT one.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-14_12:33:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "murphy55", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8124602, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9138166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Very logical points, Zink. Although I am still wrapped up in the conspiracy theory of mine about this, your intelligent logic has me convinced.<br>It is also interesting why Obama chose ASU and ND...especially ASU, re-election, making mends with AZ perhaps?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-08_15:53:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "ba6fa3652baaf31700119ccaad5f92e8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8198446, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9354489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You people whine too much. Who gives a shit that he didn't get a degree from Arizona State University? Big friggin' deal!<br><br>This country is hitting the shits, and this unqualified/socialist president is at the helm!<br><br><br>*Who cares if they didn't recognize MLK Day for a while? Jesus Christ, get a life you losers! Nothing else to bitch at, huh?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-15_02:24:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "0c372dcd5b4fdeb5ab5edb7f0df752b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8065275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Apparently not, you pulled it first redneck.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-10_18:06:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "28eee94676e8b344ecc3aac80a5d367e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8050646, "depth": 1, "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": "15452376", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -7097811699165685899}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 2, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 57, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 15452376, "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.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '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/asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/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">57</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree/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/asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree/">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/asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree/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:15452376" 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'				: 'asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree',
			// 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/asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree/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='	+ 'asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree'
			+ '&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='	+ 'asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree'
			+ '&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='		+ 'asu_obama_underserving_of_honorary_degree'
				+ '&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/15452376/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

	this.hide = function(id) {
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11953921">cathymart</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11953921" class="dsq-comment-message">Miss Sharon Keeler please don\'t be a killer of your own state.  I mean, don\'t make people talk bad about your state.  If I was the president, when you\'ll decide to award me with  the honorary degree, which I Heard you would gladly  do award it to President Obama after his presidency, I would laugh and say: " what make you think I deserve one now?\'\'  But President Obama has more class than any celebrity in the world.  He would not lower himself like that to you. See Miss Sharon, President Obama was taught well and he will not depart from what was instill in him ever. Next time, the best thing to do is to  remember how you were taught as you were growing up  and take your wisdom from there before making such decision.  If not, try to learn from our President.  He is setting a good example for all of us. The next person I can compare to the President is my father. He was a musician and he had class. Dad never raised his voice nor use profanity.  I argue with my sister all the time about dad because she kept telling me that  dad just farted and I would say: "No! I don\'t hear nor smell anything"  Mom has to confirm it to me after he passed away last year.  Well, knowing my father he would say: " Don\'t worry about the fact that I did not get the award.  True awards come from  God!" I would not be surpprise if my president don\'t worry about it either</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10526395">Brittney</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10526395" class="dsq-comment-message">For those of you bashing on Arizona because of this...ASU does not represent the whole state. I swear, sometimes people are so narrowminded.<br><br>Maybe they should have given him a degree, but hey, don\'t blame us.<br><br>I\'m a student at the U of A, the rival school. We think this as just as funny and stupid as the rest of you. Keep the jokes and comments to ASU.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9803326">Obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9803326" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9803326" class="dsq-comment-message">"Now, before I begin, I\'d like to clear the air about that little controversy everyone was talking about a few weeks back. I have to tell you, I really thought it was much ado about nothing."<br><br>Barack Hussein Obama</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9803046" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9803046">Mike</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9803046" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9803046" class="dsq-comment-message">Who cares!  Don\'t you have anything more important to write about?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9354489">Wildcat</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9354489" class="dsq-comment-message">You people whine too much. Who gives a shit that he didn\'t get a degree from Arizona State University? Big friggin\' deal!<br><br>This country is hitting the shits, and this unqualified/socialist president is at the helm!<br><br><br>*Who cares if they didn\'t recognize MLK Day for a while? Jesus Christ, get a life you losers! Nothing else to bitch at, huh?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9332894">B. Thomas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9332894" class="dsq-comment-message">All good people of conscience and character should take this snub to heart. If a distinguished gentleman, scholar, and leader of the free world is unworthy to receive an honorary doctorate from their institution then all people, especially African-Americans should summarily withdraw any support they have heretofore accorded this institution.<br><br>Every African-American athlete should seek to compete and matriculate where the contributions of people like themselves will be lauded and not ignored. Every African-American scholar should immediately denounce this monumental slight and demand public redress for this insult. Every African-American co-ed, currently matriculating at ASU, with aspirations of developing into leaders of tomorrow should immediately recognize that for them tomorrow is today if the first African-American president of the United States cannot be looked upon as one whose "body of achievements" meet the degree of eminence they feel is appropriate for this honor they need to leave ASU and never look back. <br><br>All African-Americans and people of conscience and character should send a resounding message to ASU that this slight is not just a slight to Barack Obama the president of the United States. This slight is a way to devalue President Obama\'s accompllishments as an individual and to ignore the significance of all African-mericans who have overcome despite the opinion and standards of the ASU\'s of the world.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9313354">Karen</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9313354" class="dsq-comment-message">Plain and SIMPLE........Obama deserves an honorary degree probably more than anyone ever has. HELLO ARIZONA!..........What are you thinking?.............Last time I checked, we were all the same on this soon to be dying planet.... Get Real. Seriously. And YES...Obama did beat out McCain in the presidential election. I am here to say that I drove 100 miles on election day to vote for Obama.(I had been helping my daughter in Phoenix out from a Nasty Divorce.)...I live in Prescott AZ.....Thank you Mr. President for staying strong and believing in yourself, and the USA. YOU make me feel safe in my country</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9137590">JC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9137590" class="dsq-comment-message">"Doesn\'t rate to shine Mr. Goldwater\'s shoes?" Shine his shoes....hmmmmmmmmmmmmm wow. That it is an interesting statement with an interesting (probably subconscious racist) ideology behind it. <br>And no, that isn\'t a fact, that is an opinion. Figurative speech is not factual, it is abstract and opinionated. As one might be able to see from other posts there are a wide range of opinions, even among facts on Obama\'s eminence. <br>What I think is even more interesting is that the posters in favor of ASU\'s decision, still have not explained why they do not think any of Obama\'s lifetime, intellectual, political achievements, nevermind being the current PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and nevermind being the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT WITH MUSLIM DESCENT in this deeply racially stigmatized and warped country, are worthy of eminence. Please explain that to me. Compare him to Goldwater, Sandra Day O\'Connor, I don\'t care, but explain why even just being the President (voted by the people of this country), is not an honorary achievement??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9110680">Cort B</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9110680" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it\'s also important to remember that Obama DID beat out Arizona\'s Senior Senator, John McCain in 2008 presidential election. It\'s possible they\'re still jealous of his victory....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9138068">JC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9138068" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that is important too Cort. I don\'t know if it is "jealousy", but more of a political, business, financial, ASU has its hands deep in the pockets of AZ senators, kind of matter. <br><br>We have to remember that ASU is currently experiencing large budget cuts from the state, largely at the minds behind the state budget plans...drum roll please....which includes Obama contender McCain. ASU may have had to wage who they were going to diss more and or brown-nose more, Obama or McCain. From a business and political standpoint, it could look very bad on them to award Obama an honorary degree in the eyes of McCain regime and FUNDING. And at the same time, they may have pulled this move because they can just barely get away with it, yes there will be public outcry, but in the end they will stick by their excuse and save their rearends where it could hurt them the most.<br>I agree there could be some racism behind it, but if you look at the philosophy behind racism, you will see that racism is really an elementary, childlike syndrome affecting humans who are either uneducated to understand their own prejudices and racism and too oppressed to realize the oppression they are under. ASU PR officials, in my opinion, may not be elementary in mindset, acting on jealous and racial rampages, but instead are the top faculty members saving their asses in their jobs at ASU under President Crow, who in turn is saving his ass, in conjunction with his crucial financial relationship with the state of AZ and McCain.<br><br>That is not to say I don\'t think AZ is plagued with much racism...yes I do, I see and hear it everyday, it does disgust me, and it may not disappear anytime soon, unfortunately.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8240935">chris</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8240935" class="dsq-comment-message">took that silly state awhile to come around on the MLK birthday didn\'t it? i love the country side of arizona, but i think some of the people who live there have been OUT IN THE SUN TO LONG !</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8198446">zink</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8198446" class="dsq-comment-message">Delong, you bring up that ASU honored Barry Goldwater... close to 50 years ago!?  Did you know back then in 1961 African Americas weren\'t even allowed to vote without paying a "black" tax.  Why don\'t you try to find some relevant facts to support your rant.   ASU doesn\'t give out Honorary Degrees like Candy... like how Notre Dame does.  Plus since 2002, it has been ASU\'s policy not give Honorary degrees to sitting politicians due to the fact ASU is a public university.<br><br>And remember, being elected president is just a popularity contest. Let him prove himself as president first, which most of America believes he will, including myself.<br><br>Lets all be honest here.  Most people are upset that Obama chose ASU and ND to speak at first rather than his own schools Columbia and Harvard.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9138166">JC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9138166" class="dsq-comment-message">Very logical points, Zink. Although I am still wrapped up in the conspiracy theory of mine about this, your intelligent logic has me convinced.<br>It is also interesting why Obama chose ASU and ND...especially ASU, re-election, making mends with AZ perhaps?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8124602">Jen</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8124602" class="dsq-comment-message">This is such an incredibly sad story for us students graduating from Arizona State University on May 13, 2009. While we had no part in the decision whether or not to grant President Obama an honorary degree, it has now completely overshadowed our accomplishments. Now, rather than a peaceful celebration, it has turned into a media hailstorm of personal attacks that have seemingly questioned our collective intelligence.<br><br>Is the school\'s rank by Playboy really relevant? Is the decision of a six person panel to withhold an honorary degree really relevant? As a member of the ASU Class of 2009, I would say that the only relevant story is that the media  has ruined what should be an extremely meaningful day for the graduates who will be recognized for their hard work and achievements. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for contributing  to this polarizing, degrading, and most of all insulting dialogue.<br><br><a href="http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5897" rel="nofollow">http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5897</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8223662">ThatOne</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8223662" class="dsq-comment-message">Wah wah wah. You sound like a little rich girl whose sweet 16 got ruined. :-(  No one said you had a part in the decision (though I\'m guessing you\'re ok with it)  Yes the decision of a 6 person panel is relevant if their decision disrespects the POTUS and impacts the perception of your school. You blamed everyone except your school administrators for this. IF The Leader Of The Free World would have been treated with respect this wouldnt have happened. Now its the media\'s fault for pointing out the stupidity and obvious bias of the ASU staff? At no point was your or your fellow students intelligence questioned.( well maybe the party school thing and the fact that ASU was the safety school for some of my HS friends with mediocre GPA\'s.). You just say that to justify being mad at someone other than your school staff. They are 100% to blame for waining on you widdle puhwade :-(.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8199540">murphy55</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8199540" class="dsq-comment-message">I went to U of A, whose ranking is 45th in the nation.<br><br>ASU is ranked at 121.<br><br>The person you should be writing to is your esteemed President, not to the people on this blog. When my daughter attended ASU she had absolutely no control over what the university faculty did, but as a parent I certainly did. My complaints were heeded and I was listened to, so don\'t tell me that the rest of the country has runined your graduation.<br><br>You and your parents should be writing letters to the Board of Regents, not to the blogs.<br><a href="http://www.abor.asu.edu/" rel="nofollow">http://www.abor.asu.edu/</a><br><br>As far as ranking by Playboy, yes it is relevant. When the school is more concerned about it\'s enrollment and not it\'s student outcomes, it is a problem.<br><br>How many of the freshman class from ASU actually graduated 4 years later? <br><br>You had better docment your college or degree program\'s ranking in the country before you go out job hunting. President Crow is the only one that has managed to diminish your accomplishments, not the rest of the world. I\'d be writing him a thank you note for THAT one.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8123812" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8123812">Guest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8123812" class="dsq-comment-message">I PERSONNALLY WILL NEVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ASU <br>I DONATE TO SEVERAL COLLEGES BUT ASU APPAENTLY  DIDNT THINK BEFORE ASKING THE FAREST MAN TO THE LEFT TO SPEAK. SO I HOPE THAT THEY EVEN CALL THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE AT HOME TO PROTEST ,OR EVEN BETTER FIND HIM A JOB ELSEWHERE</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8068080">Alfred Hussein Neuman</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8068080" class="dsq-comment-message">As American\'s first Arab-black president, confessed drug user and son a muslim, I don\'t understand why ASU would not give him an honorary degree.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8223460" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8223460" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8223460">ThatOne</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8223460" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8223460" class="dsq-comment-message">You and your type are dinosaurs my friend. No one sees these type of comments as clever or anything of the sort. Clearly brown skin simply freaks you out. LOL It makes you say vaguely racist things and imagine that no one sees the true meaning or motivation behind it.<br> On what planet is the most powerful figure on earth not good enough for an honorary degree. Their sitting politician policy isnt stated anywhere and wasnt mentioned until this all came to light.<br><br>THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD ISNT GOOD ENOUGH FOR AN HONORARY DEGREE FROM ASU.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-15040211">crackpipe</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-15040211" class="dsq-comment-message">Ah, which one of his descriptions is not true?  Arab-black?  Confessed drug user?  Son of a muslim?  You like like a fascist who wants to control free-speech may calling anyone a racist who says something you don\'t like.  And learn the definition of racist.  Disagreeing with a minority, or even insulting one doesn\'t make one a racist.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8065222" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8065222">Corliss Holly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8065222" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8065222" class="dsq-comment-message">Boycott ASU.  This is completely racially motivated.  Nothing else.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8092192">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8092192" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8092192" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8092192">gpile</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8092192" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8092192" class="dsq-comment-message">It seems that anytime someone doesn\'t fall in line behind the Obama movement then his supporters scream "Racist". Mr. Obama has accomplished one thing - he was elected President. While this is a considerable accomplishment it does not erase the fact that he has no experience. His short time in the Senate was uneventful and his time as the President has shown that inexperience. He has managed to sink this country into more debt than all the other Presidents combined but he needed the help of an "out of control" Congress to achieve even that. His trip abroad endeared him to the people over there but only at the expense of bringing down the country he leads. He does seem to have some experience at bowing though.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8065175">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8065175" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8065175" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8065175">Chucky Sly</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8065175" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8065175" class="dsq-comment-message">PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OBAMA has an accomplishment record that trumps the entire list of predecessors. So the VICE minister of education of communist China deserves one and the president does not?  Just curious, when was the last time ASU had a commencement speaker that was NOT bestowed an honorary degree?  ASU has politicized what WAS a fairly decent honor and made matters worse by publicizing it like they were just so proud of themselves.<br>Ironic that in denying our president of an “honorary” degree, ASU has divested itself of any honor at all.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8064848">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8064848" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8064848" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8064848">Kirk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8064848" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8064848" class="dsq-comment-message">ASU is refusing to give an honorary degree to the President Obama who was educated at Occidental College, Columbia University, and Harvard University, where he was Editor of the Harvard Law Review, because he hasn\'t demonstrated an achievement of eminence?  Such an inane position.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8060942">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8060942" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8060942" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8060942" href="http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3kg8b/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Paul Cechovic</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8060942" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8060942" class="dsq-comment-message">ASU - Assholes Supervise University - nuf said</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8059793">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8059793" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8059793" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8059793">Damon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8059793" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8059793" class="dsq-comment-message">There goes your football,basketball and any other athletic programs african americans may participate in, so you racist bastards could raise money to support your alumni. Boyyyy....I tell you...racism sure makes you ignorant as hell....lol....& inferior.....lol...idiot....</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8055507">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8055507" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8055507" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8055507">jmresler</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8055507" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8055507" class="dsq-comment-message">It is difficult to be supportive of a President that received a pass on using drugs. At the age he claimed to have used them, I was an aircraft commander in the military flying missions in hostile territory, sometimes with many people and governmental organizations relying on me to remain responsible (read not stoned). As I view Mr. Obama\'s role as a community organizer, a state senator, etc., I see no reason for praise in this or any claim to experience he makes, other than being able to hoodwink naif\'s such as you.<br><br>ASU\'s party school ranking by such an august body as Playboy is definitely reason to deligitimize an otherwise cogent point regarding Mr. Obama. He had no experience in any position of significance prior to the election and his naivete\' is dangerous to our security. It is inane rants such as yours that invalidate your arguments to conservatives.<br><br>- ASU86Grad</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8065240">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8065240" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8065240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8065240">Corliss Holly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8065240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8065240" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re kidding right?!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8056882">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8056882" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8056882" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8056882">TLMG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8056882" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8056882" class="dsq-comment-message">You know how easy it is to get into ASU? Well, let\'s see in the 1980\'s basically anyone could get in. Especially if you offered the Admission team a joint. ASU is a third rate school, with no top colleges within that University. However, the President can come here and give the commencement at the UW in Seattle where our computer engineering is one of the top three in the nation, where our medical school is one of the top 5 in the nation, Law School top tier, History Department top 5 in the nation.... etc and so on. In that ASU does not recognize accomplishment is no surprise to the rest of us who advise our children to pick a real college and eliminated colleges in Arizona.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8056416">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8056416" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8056416" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8056416">asu former applicant</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8056416" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8056416" class="dsq-comment-message">just noticed you are a grad from asu.<br>they taught you well.<br>you are better than other races. (how\'d i know you were white?  you sound it.)</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8068155">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8068155" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8068155" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8068155">Alfred Hussein Neuman</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8068155" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8068155" class="dsq-comment-message">You are so racist to suggest he is white.  Has America come to the point where disagreeing with any one of color is evidence of being racist?  I thought dissent was the most sincere form of Patriotism.  Does that only apply to democrats?<br><br>Obama should be given an honorary degree because he is American\'s first Arab-black president, first confessed drug user president and first son a muslim president.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8201616">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8201616" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8201616" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8201616">Independent thinker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8201616" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8201616" class="dsq-comment-message">Dissent is a time honored tradition in the US but clear, coherent dissent from people who have no political agenda. You complain about the racist flag being thrown, and this has some truth to it, but to scatter obvious intolerant/racist comments in your post while complaining about  your right of free speech being infringed on is disingenuous. Democrats?, Arab-black?, Muslim President?. You throw racist rocks then run and hide behind the First Ammendment. Oh, and by the way a survey published in 2008 by PLoS Medicine, a journal of the Public Library of Science found that 42% of Americans ADMIITTED to trying pot and/or cocaine. Statistcally this means that it is likely that 70% have experimented including George W. Bush and Bill Cinton who both lied about it. At least Obama admits it.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8056033">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8056033" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8056033" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8056033">asu former applicant</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8056033" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8056033" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t believe he receive a free pass on using drugs.  I believe he was allowed to grow...to pursue the American dream, thanks partly to sacrifices people like you have made.  There\'s plenty of reason to be proud of for all of us in Obama\'s accomplishments. I believe the dignity and compassion he displays is something we haven\'t seen fro a leader in along, long time.<br><br>You know he wouldn\'t be supported if he STILL used drugs.<br><br>You know plenty of presidential decisions were made while under the influence of oneo fo the worst drugs...alcohol...</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8054307">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8054307" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8054307" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8054307">Pat</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8054307" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8054307" class="dsq-comment-message">I am an ASU alumni; this is embarrassing.  I\'ll be contacting the Alumni Association to request this decision be reversed.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8054028">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8054028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8054028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8054028">Pug</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8054028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8054028" class="dsq-comment-message">The real question is whether Arizona State deserves a commencement address delivered by the President of the United States, not whether Obama deserves a meaningless degree from Arizona State.  Clearly, they don\'t have an ounce of class.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8053150">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8053150" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8053150" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8053150">TMoney</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8053150" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8053150" class="dsq-comment-message">I think I received an honorary degree from ASU last Tuesday. Yeah, it came in with my other coupons from Macy\'s, Vitamin Shoppe and Wal-Mart. I was thinking about keeping the degree, but I had way to many papers in my house, so I just put it out with the rest of my recyclables.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8057110">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8057110" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8057110" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8057110">TLMG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8057110" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8057110" class="dsq-comment-message">You are hilarious! funny stuff TMoney!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8052967">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8052967" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8052967" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8052967">Sababu</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8052967" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8052967" class="dsq-comment-message">If Obama isn\'t worthy of a degree, then maybe he\'s not qualified to speak to the graduates?  A ASU is suppose to be a place of "higher learning," not.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8051279">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8051279" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8051279" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8051279">Brian</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8051279" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8051279" class="dsq-comment-message">Seems that the best Delong could come up with in his quest to continue feeding the vanity of our adolescent narcissist President is that Obama is black.  Which only serves to underscore the lack of intellectual achievement on the part of Obama, and the rightness of ASU\'s decision.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8051974">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8051974" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8051974" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8051974">Matthew DeLong</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8051974" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8051974" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmm....let\'s see. Editor of Harvard Law Review, Law professor at a top university, best-selling author, senator and now president. Yeah, that\'s a paltry list of achievements, none of them at all intellectual.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8050646">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8050646" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8050646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8050646">k8cpa</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8050646" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8050646" class="dsq-comment-message">smartest move they ever made, them Libertarians know what Barry is all about big Government socialism.<br><br>Plain and simple. <br><br>so, you going to pull the race card? It figures.<br><br>-Pat<br><a href="http://politicalbyline.com" rel="nofollow">politicalbyline.com</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8065275">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8065275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8065275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8065275">Corliss Holly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8065275" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8065275" class="dsq-comment-message">Apparently not, you pulled it first redneck.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8068232">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8068232" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8068232" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8068232">Yankee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8068232" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8068232" class="dsq-comment-message">That is so racist to say redneck.   When will you cock sucking losers stop using racist language.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8052028">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8052028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8052028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8052028">Matthew DeLong</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8052028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8052028" class="dsq-comment-message">Not playing the race card, but given Arizona\'s spotty record on racial sensitivity in recent history, from a PR perspective, it seems like a no-brainer that ASU would take the opportunity to repudiate the past by conferring an honorary degree on someone who, by any reasonable measure, has achieved quite a lot in his lifetime -- including becoming the first African-American president.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8054000">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8054000" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8054000" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8054000">Gary</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8054000" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8054000" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting someone complaining about "The Race Card" has a monkey as their icon photo?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8047984">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8047984" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8047984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8047984">murphy55</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8047984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8047984" class="dsq-comment-message">How in the world could these buffoons at ASU manage to mangle this so badly? Just how stupid can they possbily be?  I live in Phoneix, and as I recall, theses "educators" weren\'t the least bit concerned about the "reputation" of their school when it hit the top list of party schools in the nation for the last 30 years. Their admission standards are far below those of Eastern colleges, and it shows. <br><br>They are known as the last stop for school for those who can\'t get in anywhere else, and as long as Mommy & Daddy have the $$, you\'re in.  Kind of like going to Med school in the Caribbean.  This is unbelievable. They gave an honorary degree to Erma Bombeck (bless her soul) but not to Obama? Guess he hadn\'t written enough before he became President.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8065299">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8065299" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8065299" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8065299">Corliss Holly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8065299" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8065299" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t this John McCain\'s state?  Figures.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8053327">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8053327" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8053327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8053327">patwal</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8053327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8053327" class="dsq-comment-message">Whoa.. just for the record, make that "offshore med schools" in the Caribbean. The teachning hospital at the University of the West Indies is definitely not in that category</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8047787">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8047787" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8047787" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8047787">FCitizen</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8047787" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8047787" class="dsq-comment-message">Arizona State University must be very \'special\'. What kind of idiot thinks a man is good enough to give their commencment speech, but not an honorary degree. If Obama isn\'t worthy of a degree, then he shouldn\'t even be speaking to the graduates, now should he? <br><br>I hope he withdraws.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9803291">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9803291" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9803291" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9803291">Mike</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9803291" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9803291" class="dsq-comment-message">Good point.  Everyone that ever gives a commencement speech at every university in America should receive an honorary degree.  That should be standard protocol, regardless of the university\'s desires.  In fact, we should pass a bill requiring every university to give every speaker at any university function an honorary degree.  That way, everyone will feel important, and no one will be discriminated against.  <br><br>If Obama blew if off as not a big deal, then why can\'t you do the same?  He called it "much ado about nothing."  So shut it.</div>\
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	 </li>\
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