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Since these were phoney names and addresses, there is not voter fraud.  The fraud is on Acorn itself and any donors who supported them such as the Obama  campaign. I am glad to hear that Obama has stopped supporting them. Generally, the Obama organization I am a part of seems to be following very strict guidelines when we canvass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:45:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc00966a52aa527865c06d9bdedc287a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I say shut AHOLE down now and then throw out the entire lot of registrations. I'd bet that only 10% of them are worth their weight in dung anyway.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:23:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "d28772399e8f90554785e809def1f584", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985349": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Daphne Eviatar  - This is not objective reporting, as it is a known fact that CNN favors Obama - Would you scream loudly about Obama's skeletons, such as lying about being a former Muslim, as his brother stated, and produced a picture proving it?  Back to ACORN, Obama has been tied to it and that has been proven.  Just google or UTube it and you'll see, if you are interested in the facts on this issue.  People will rise up, as in the Ukraine election, overthrowing it when the election was a fraud, regardless of reporters like you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:09:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "0c5d19bbd56546ac3545fd0147b8be59", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah, no one would ever think of voting twice with those voter registration cards that are being sent out.  We are all honest American's who would never dream of bending the rules.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:01:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a11eaa1a790cea63b3ba77d046135a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "how about you actually cite a reference for this long held urban myth<br><br><a href=\"http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/206969_dead07.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/206969_dead...</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032801969.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br><a href=\"http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2646\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_c...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_14:29:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "60afbec68fe2ae0749aaab1128b95d94", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985545, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh yeah, the criminal is the victim, sure thing.  Anyone who grew up in Chicago knows that voting is a right that does not end with death.  Absentee ballots, mail-ins, and roving bus-loads of winos  will all work .  By the way, when we finish with ACORN we can start on \"Obama 2012\".  An Obama-Pelosi-Reid regime will register anywhere from 10 to 12 million \"undocumented worker\"  voters  to cement in a permanent Democrat voting block.  The track is already being laid.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:08:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "322b44c119d7d9ebc61d78c7d8a2e5b5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365909": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How about a source for the claim of fradulent donations.<br><br>\"Internet information without validation is vapor-mation\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:32:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "60afbec68fe2ae0749aaab1128b95d94", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985690, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CNN is to journalism what McDonalds is to cuisine; fast, sloppily assembled, full of garbage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:10:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "30b111a2ac50a5479abe5cb98c8aeec5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It would be easier to have a republican plant inside the company filing bogus forms to get the company in trouble than it would be to have hundreds of thousands of dedicated fake voters, all armed with fake IDs, driving across their states in order to win them. The republican version of the conspiracy falls apart under it's own logistical weight.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_00:41:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "d67112d63bae11961e08a6e2198df260", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Got any proof there have been any convictions?<br><br>\"Yes: students are only allowed to register at their legal residence, which for out of state residents is typically parents\"<br><br>Incorrect according to a 1997 Supreme Court ruling - <br><a href=\"http://supreme.justia.com/us/439/1105/case.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://supreme.justia.com/us/439/1105/case.html</a><br><br><br>\"And since many places no longer require verification of ID, a person can multiply register using two names or addresses\"<br><br>Misleading and untruthful. Your statement implies that ID was once necessary. Not true. It has been a recent push by the Failure Party to require ID fueled by their false claims of voter fraud that has caused ID to now be required. <a href=\"http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/4119/1/211/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/41...</a><br><br><br>\"Internet information without validation is vapor-mation\"<br><br>Sorry, Mr Pete, you are wrong.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:54:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "60afbec68fe2ae0749aaab1128b95d94", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985572, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "check out FOX News Sunday evening, the truth will come out when the true Obama is exposed", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:03:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "33b9235c9efa4feab2a0d51e026dbcd1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985247": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ann & Daphne, clearly you both are missing the point. Albeit, even though CNN could of been more precise with their headline by saying 'potential' voter fraud, this is still a very serious matter, and to read Ann's statement of \"So What\" is an insult to every American. I get the feeling you wouldn't be saying this if it were McCain sponsoring ACORN. And Daphne, your statement, \"those non-existent people are NOT showing up to vote on election day.\" is clearly misleading and most likely completely *false*! How do you know that was not intended to allow real people to show up with fake ID's? Shame on you reporting this as if it weren't a big deal. It is a big deal regardless of which party could potentially benefit.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:03:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "266391e3fc5e03e58325dc22a0617ae3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2984962, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How can you possibly deny wrong doing here:<br><br>OBAMA DONASTES $800,000 TO acorn<br>OBAMA ONCE REPRESENTED ACORN<br>PELOSI TRIED EARNMARK MILLIONS TO ACORN IN THE BAILOUT BILL<br>ACORN FILED THOUSANDS OF FRAUDULENT VOTER REGISTRATIONS IN FAVOR OF OBAMA<br><br>Give me a break, these people are criminals and they are on obviously the DNC payroll.  People need to go to jail for this!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:54:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "ManOverboard", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986018": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Having once worked for Acorn, I can say with the utmost confidence that what's b eing printed in the media about the organization is completely false.  Yes, Acorn registers a lot of people using primarily college students and other people who go out everyday and for hours walk neighborhoods, knock on doors, talk about Acorn, talk about issues in the neighborhoods, ask for donations, and register voters. Their people give the registration cards to the potential voter who fill them out. It's up to the door knocker to check for accuracy & completeness. Or sometimes the door knocker will fill it out if the target voter's language skills are shaky.  They get paid .10 for each new voter.    <br><br>CNN is outrageous.  Why not interview someone from Acorn?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:50:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "81d9087fb172ce3a1e7478926ee519c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985389": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Again, irresponsibility with the public trust (if that's as far as this goes) is STILL unacceptable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:12:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "254905abff7cd472fe07ff5e6493123e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985343, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Daphne...<br><br>You say the Republicans have two goals.  I actually see a third.  When the McCain-Palin ticket loses in November, you'll hear howls of vioter fraud because their candidates lost.  And then Rush Limbaugh and FOX News will beat that drum for the first four years of the Obama-Biden Administration.<br><br>Mark my words.  That's what the future holds.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:09:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "c06fff831df12f6ca6c23b6e17e5560c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985572": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Guess who pays \"non-partisan\" ACORN to register voters? WE DO. So we're shelling out big bucks for registrations that game the system.<br><br>Do invalid registrations game the system? Yes: students are only allowed to register at their legal residence, which for out of state residents is typically parents. And since many places no longer require verification of ID, a person can multiply register using two names or addresses... and get away with it.<br><br>Is it happening? YES. We're already seeing convictions.<br><br>Sorry, Daphne, you blew it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:21:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b0dc19c17a667754ccfa936bb4de2f8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986697": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Idiots, even if you don't have ID, you have to be registered to begin with, and in most areas you have to sign your signature and have it matched to the rolls on voting day.  If you think it's so easy to vote more than once, then why don't you try it?  God knows the Republicans are going to need any help they can get come November 4.<br><br>Secondly, have any of you fracks been to Las Vegas from mid-April to mid October?  It's hotter than a Republican seeing the presidency slipping away.  It's not right what the workers did, but I understand why they'd make up names in a cool library instead of earning their pay.  What it comes down to is that ACORN has been consistently trying to be above board, informing state officials of discrepancies as soon as they find out, for over a year, yet the Republican officials essentially do nothing until now?  Why would ACORN in any shape or form condone any type of fraud when it would only hurt the integrity of their organization?  Please spare me your indignation over the fraud.<br><br>Keep in mind that this ACORN incident pales in comparison to the actual voter disenfranchisement that happened in Vegas back in 2004 or 2006.  I don't remember the particulars, but a company with fairly extensive Republican and conservative ties would register people to vote under the impression of being a non-partisan organization, but then they would take registrations of Democrats and throw them away.  These weren't made up people, but actual citizens disenfranchised for partisan power purposes.<br><br>Thirdly, most of you would want the baby thrown out with the bath water.  Of course you would, because you don't believe in democratic principles of all citizens getting a vote.  But I digress.  What is more harmful:  correcting this \"wrong\" by invalidating all the registrations of this organization, or disenfranchising thousands and thousands of citizens from voter rolls because a few hundred non-existent people are listed (who will non-existently \"vote\" come election day)? Keep in mind that people of all parties were registered by this organization--it wasn't a partisan effort.  If poor people and minorites happen to lean Democrat, it is only a reflection of inequitable Republican policies.<br><br>Finally, you geniuses need to realize you're in the age of computers.  It is a lot easier to commit fraud hacking the computer systems of the voting machines than trying to have some conspiracy of registering several hundred non-existent voters.  It's the turn of the century, all right, but you're 100 years behind.  Americans need to be more worried about practically untraceable system hacking that UC scientists have uncovered and demonstrated.  Guess who has deep ties to the companies that deploy the electronic voting systems.  Jesus I detest feckless fools with no sense of citizenship and fair play, only caring if their \"team\" wins (as if all this were just some NFL game, rah rah).  You have no integrity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:37:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "7d65b70afba9bba268958eec8e3a5767", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama is the King and we will be his people.  Just deal with it...  Long live Obama...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:56:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "5de4fcec78b69a4deb5686f858b6edb8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985405": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And, with this kind of shenanigans, they'll probably be right.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:12:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "254905abff7cd472fe07ff5e6493123e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985346, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985278": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The problem isnt that a bunch of registered dead people wont be voting on Nov. 4. The problem is in states like Ohio, you can now register and vote the same day, before Nov. 4th and people are doing so under names and addresses that are not their own. Who the F lives at McDonalds?<br><br>One case showed one man, a guy who works in a pizza shop voting in a couple different counties in his state. IF thats not voter fraud Mr. Eviatar, then what is?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:05:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "51498d4c728b3b8281f75bd42cdd0f41", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988866": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny thing ,I felt last night while  watching  the story that there must be dirty politics behind it  ( Mc Cain) and dirty republicans. Now my \"feelings\" were right. Cnn must come out and tell the truth who really is behind again trying to get Senator Obama and regurlaly smear democrats name throuhg the mud.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_19:38:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "c3919249b88d4ee3ba871a4f08fbcfb5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986051": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Question:  There have been voter registration drives since the civil rights movement started back when.  How is it that there can be so many unregistered voters STILL out there?!  If you count young, first time voters and newly naturalized citizens, how many can that be and how does that translate to actual voting on election day?  This is assuming, of course, that anyone older than, say, college age, is already registered and has been for at least one presidential election cycle.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:53:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bb2ba29458c3505b6ae1156d3ed28b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3087265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The only thing that will save the voters from the lawyers is a clear victory for one side or the other.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-16_08:32:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "e9b4a986eff8d88e5369a0a7705f8a70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"You people just never get it, if someone registers as Donald Duck, nobody named Donald Duck is going to vote.\"<br>Are you serious?! I have personally seen local elections in which persons inhabiting the local cemetery were listed as actually voting! Now, if your assertion holds true then those voters actually rose from the dead to exercise their voting privileges. Or, the alternative is that SOMEONE ELSE voted in their name. Which is the more rational explanation, in your opinion?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:20:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "14a8bd12696d152460a4ae31c58c0ea0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985343, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well in Ohio ACORN is registering and voting with absentee ballots.<br>The Ohio SOS has just been ordered to verify thousands of ballots. <br>Of course she (a Dem) is appealing that ruling.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:42:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "ea6ecebb47cc1b53dd6cf9a523c10b85", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Todd: By saying absolutely ridiculous things like \"Obama is the King\", you make my argument for me. <br>Sincere thanks :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:14:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "9d3dde374637d5d4f53c75fa4823c87e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Media is slowly admitting to the truth, Obama is corrupt and not trust worthy. Slowly America will open its eyes. Not everyone can be racist, Obama used this in Kenya it did not work there and it will not work in the United States. I can not believe he divided this Country to try to win the election.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:14:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "3989994a34199c9ef44c09ae3c6ed3aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama Pays $961,000 For Half-Hour Ad...  Is this coming out of the 3.5 million dollars of fradulant foreign contributions?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:30:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "3989994a34199c9ef44c09ae3c6ed3aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actually the way they do it in Chicago is register thousands of bogus names to one address, then send in an absentee ballot request for each one.  Vote and mail them back in.  No ID needed because the postal service no longer looks at names, they just deliver to the address.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:57:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "bc6415dafcc00320fb262adebcdb4a91", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think Todd was being facetious.<br><br>I hope.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:15:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "254905abff7cd472fe07ff5e6493123e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985428, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "well, where is that acorn rep? - i guarantee you the media would love to do a press release interview - if you ask me, their still trying to think of what possibly they can say to cover up this scandal", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:02:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "266391e3fc5e03e58325dc22a0617ae3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2986018, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People in the United States of America can do anything honest these day's got to be some kind of scandel,  corruption or being dishonest. We are to confortable with screwing up someone else's life so long as it's not our own.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:59:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "0af488d5739d78969365a6dd2ca8b097", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3365863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "how much you betting, 'cause I'll take as much of that bet as you got the guts for.  If you notice during the CNN segment, they were sketchy about the process of coming up with the results they reported. They say they saw a high percentage false registrations.<br><br>After hearing how ACORN manages the issue of registrations they are unable to validate. I  learned they divide them into a 'suspect' pile to make it easier for the election board to then check on.<br><br>It sounds like the reporter 'sneeked a peak' of a pile without permission and it turned out to be the 'suspect' pile.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:30:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "60afbec68fe2ae0749aaab1128b95d94", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985604, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985322": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So we should feel SYMPATHY for ACORN?!<br><br>Please. If they weren't trying to cheat the system intentionally, then they were being irresponsible with the public trust. Either way, this looks bad for a group that Barack Obama has exteremely close ties to.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:08:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "254905abff7cd472fe07ff5e6493123e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Once again,  CNN and the Republican operatives neglect to mention this: Even if thousands of ACORN workers register thousands of non-existent voters... those non-existent people are NOT showing up to vote on election day. \"<br><br>Who says? With Democrats fighting to ensure that IDs are not required to vote, those \"non-existent people\" may very well be voting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:22:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "0ec603d2adbb7f35dc575ef47d9ab857", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984941": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Clearly Ms. Eviatar you miss the point.  ACORN has attempted to register tens of thousands of non-existent or duplicate voters.  Even if one of those voters gets to vote twice the process is perverted and the American people are cheated.   Enough of the left wing's nonsense.  I say the Department of Justice needs to indict a few of the ACORN leadership for election fraud.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:44:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Patrick1955", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985328": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms.Eviatar displays far too much naivete here. The fraudulent registrations allow persons to vote multiple times. That is where the fraud comes in. Statements like \"those non-existent people are NOT showing up to vote\" displays childish credulity on Ms. Eviatar's part. Granted, there probably was a greed motivation to obtain the actual registrations in return for compensation. But to state that somehow people are misleading about their reporting and falsely suggesting theft of the vote is either disingenuous or gullible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:08:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "14a8bd12696d152460a4ae31c58c0ea0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3366356": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He has united and rallied a long silent and disconnected portion of the country; then multiple generations demoralized by the pardon of Nixon.<br><br>\"Obama used this in Kenya\"  whatever you mean with by this should be backed up with some proof. Otherwise it is worthless.<br><br>'Internet information without validation is vapor-mation'", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_13:57:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "60afbec68fe2ae0749aaab1128b95d94", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985433, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Type your comment here<br>Man Overboard,<br>By your reasoning we are all guilty by association. I paid my taxes and what kind of country did I get. Am I guilty for being  loyal and responsible if it turns out that I am being led by a wolf in sheeps clothing and my country collapses after 8 years? If I stand up for someone's rights as an advocate for that person, should I let my prejudice or dislike of that person get in the way?  Come on now.  Let's grow up and start using our brains.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:09:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc00966a52aa527865c06d9bdedc287a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984315": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CNN stopped investigating the majority of stories they air some tome ago. They just regurgitate what they find on the web-regardles of whom or how well the story was initially investigated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:05:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "8fa7269a025c9eb043b78c75112e4ead", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Daphne, are you retarded? Many of these \"fake\" voters were allowed to do instant voting. Now do you understand the concern? Quit drinking the kool-aid.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:22:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "d28772399e8f90554785e809def1f584", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985343": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You people just never get it, if someone registers as Donald Duck, nobody named Donald Duck is going to vote.  The problem with ACORN is not Voter Fraud, it's their hiring practices.  They're hiring people that are submitting worthless registrations... taking ACORN money, and not doing the work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:09:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "4b0801bbdcdb9bddfc604d1c8a8f4ce2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "5614781", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": 6311543878420782227}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 43, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 43, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 5614781, "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.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
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	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
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	this.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";
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// 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});
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	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
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	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
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	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
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	};

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

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

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





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '4f0bfca82e06c976a1efdd7c783a5fd0';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



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

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

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
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	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/cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn/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">43</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">43</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn/">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/cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn/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:5614781" 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'				: 'cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn',
			// 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/cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn/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='	+ 'cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn'
			+ '&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='	+ 'cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn'
			+ '&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='		+ 'cnn_blatantly_mis_reports_on_acorn'
				+ '&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/5614781/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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









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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2984315">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2984315" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984315" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984315">ADenny</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2984315" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984315" class="dsq-comment-message">CNN stopped investigating the majority of stories they air some tome ago. They just regurgitate what they find on the web-regardles of whom or how well the story was initially investigated.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2984914">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2984914" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984914" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984914">joe</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2984914" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984914" class="dsq-comment-message">Well in Ohio ACORN is registering and voting with absentee ballots.<br>The Ohio SOS has just been ordered to verify thousands of ballots. <br>Of course she (a Dem) is appealing that ruling.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2984941">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2984941" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984941" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984941">Patrick1955</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2984941" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984941" class="dsq-comment-message">Clearly Ms. Eviatar you miss the point.  ACORN has attempted to register tens of thousands of non-existent or duplicate voters.  Even if one of those voters gets to vote twice the process is perverted and the American people are cheated.   Enough of the left wing\'s nonsense.  I say the Department of Justice needs to indict a few of the ACORN leadership for election fraud.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2984962" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984962" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984962">Ann</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2984962" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984962" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw the CNN "investigative" report last night and afterwards thought  "So What"?  Since these were phoney names and addresses, there is not voter fraud.  The fraud is on Acorn itself and any donors who supported them such as the Obama  campaign. I am glad to hear that Obama has stopped supporting them. Generally, the Obama organization I am a part of seems to be following very strict guidelines when we canvass.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985247" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985247" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985247">Robert Rohrer</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985247" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985247" class="dsq-comment-message">Ann & Daphne, clearly you both are missing the point. Albeit, even though CNN could of been more precise with their headline by saying \'potential\' voter fraud, this is still a very serious matter, and to read Ann\'s statement of "So What" is an insult to every American. I get the feeling you wouldn\'t be saying this if it were McCain sponsoring ACORN. And Daphne, your statement, "those non-existent people are NOT showing up to vote on election day." is clearly misleading and most likely completely *false*! How do you know that was not intended to allow real people to show up with fake ID\'s? Shame on you reporting this as if it weren\'t a big deal. It is a big deal regardless of which party could potentially benefit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985121" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985121" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985121">ManOverboard</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985121" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985121" class="dsq-comment-message">How can you possibly deny wrong doing here:<br><br>OBAMA DONASTES $800,000 TO acorn<br>OBAMA ONCE REPRESENTED ACORN<br>PELOSI TRIED EARNMARK MILLIONS TO ACORN IN THE BAILOUT BILL<br>ACORN FILED THOUSANDS OF FRAUDULENT VOTER REGISTRATIONS IN FAVOR OF OBAMA<br><br>Give me a break, these people are criminals and they are on obviously the DNC payroll.  People need to go to jail for this!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985146" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985146">Todd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985146" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985146" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama is the King and we will be his people.  Just deal with it...  Long live Obama...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985190" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985190" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985190">Phil</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985190" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985190" class="dsq-comment-message">People in the United States of America can do anything honest these day\'s got to be some kind of scandel,  corruption or being dishonest. We are to confortable with screwing up someone else\'s life so long as it\'s not our own.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985222">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985222" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985222" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985222">John</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985222" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985222" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, no one would ever think of voting twice with those voter registration cards that are being sent out.  We are all honest American\'s who would never dream of bending the rules.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985246">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985246" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985246" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985246">Ralph Kirkley</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985246" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985246" class="dsq-comment-message">check out FOX News Sunday evening, the truth will come out when the true Obama is exposed</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985278">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985278" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985278" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985278">Steve</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985278" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985278" class="dsq-comment-message">The problem isnt that a bunch of registered dead people wont be voting on Nov. 4. The problem is in states like Ohio, you can now register and vote the same day, before Nov. 4th and people are doing so under names and addresses that are not their own. Who the F lives at McDonalds?<br><br>One case showed one man, a guy who works in a pizza shop voting in a couple different counties in his state. IF thats not voter fraud Mr. Eviatar, then what is?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985322">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985322" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985322" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2985322" href="http://www.xanga.com/SwordAndSacrifice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rob</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985322" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985322" class="dsq-comment-message">So we should feel SYMPATHY for ACORN?!<br><br>Please. If they weren\'t trying to cheat the system intentionally, then they were being irresponsible with the public trust. Either way, this looks bad for a group that Barack Obama has exteremely close ties to.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985325" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985325" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985325">markm</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985325" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985325" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh yeah, the criminal is the victim, sure thing.  Anyone who grew up in Chicago knows that voting is a right that does not end with death.  Absentee ballots, mail-ins, and roving bus-loads of winos  will all work .  By the way, when we finish with ACORN we can start on "Obama 2012".  An Obama-Pelosi-Reid regime will register anywhere from 10 to 12 million "undocumented worker"  voters  to cement in a permanent Democrat voting block.  The track is already being laid.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985328">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985328" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985328" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985328">Matt Hudson</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985328" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985328" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms.Eviatar displays far too much naivete here. The fraudulent registrations allow persons to vote multiple times. That is where the fraud comes in. Statements like "those non-existent people are NOT showing up to vote" displays childish credulity on Ms. Eviatar\'s part. Granted, there probably was a greed motivation to obtain the actual registrations in return for compensation. But to state that somehow people are misleading about their reporting and falsely suggesting theft of the vote is either disingenuous or gullible.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985338" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985338" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985338">Ann</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985338" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985338" class="dsq-comment-message">Type your comment here<br>Man Overboard,<br>By your reasoning we are all guilty by association. I paid my taxes and what kind of country did I get. Am I guilty for being  loyal and responsible if it turns out that I am being led by a wolf in sheeps clothing and my country collapses after 8 years? If I stand up for someone\'s rights as an advocate for that person, should I let my prejudice or dislike of that person get in the way?  Come on now.  Let\'s grow up and start using our brains.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985343" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985343" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985343">jon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985343" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985343" class="dsq-comment-message">You people just never get it, if someone registers as Donald Duck, nobody named Donald Duck is going to vote.  The problem with ACORN is not Voter Fraud, it\'s their hiring practices.  They\'re hiring people that are submitting worthless registrations... taking ACORN money, and not doing the work.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985389" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985389" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2985389" href="http://www.xanga.com/SwordAndSacrifice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rob</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985389" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985389" class="dsq-comment-message">Again, irresponsibility with the public trust (if that\'s as far as this goes) is STILL unacceptable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985545" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985545" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985545">Matt Hudson</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985545" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985545" class="dsq-comment-message">"You people just never get it, if someone registers as Donald Duck, nobody named Donald Duck is going to vote."<br>Are you serious?! I have personally seen local elections in which persons inhabiting the local cemetery were listed as actually voting! Now, if your assertion holds true then those voters actually rose from the dead to exercise their voting privileges. Or, the alternative is that SOMEONE ELSE voted in their name. Which is the more rational explanation, in your opinion?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366914" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366914" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366914">Progressive From Oregon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366914" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366914" class="dsq-comment-message">how about you actually cite a reference for this long held urban myth<br><br><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/206969_dead07.html" rel="nofollow">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/206969_dead...</a><br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032801969.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br><a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2646" rel="nofollow">http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_c...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985346">Jim</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985346" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985346" class="dsq-comment-message">Daphne...<br><br>You say the Republicans have two goals.  I actually see a third.  When the McCain-Palin ticket loses in November, you\'ll hear howls of vioter fraud because their candidates lost.  And then Rush Limbaugh and FOX News will beat that drum for the first four years of the Obama-Biden Administration.<br><br>Mark my words.  That\'s what the future holds.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985405" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985405" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2985405" href="http://www.xanga.com/SwordAndSacrifice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rob</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985405" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985405" class="dsq-comment-message">And, with this kind of shenanigans, they\'ll probably be right.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985349">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985349" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985349" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985349">John Locke</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985349" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985349" class="dsq-comment-message">Daphne Eviatar  - This is not objective reporting, as it is a known fact that CNN favors Obama - Would you scream loudly about Obama\'s skeletons, such as lying about being a former Muslim, as his brother stated, and produced a picture proving it?  Back to ACORN, Obama has been tied to it and that has been proven.  Just google or UTube it and you\'ll see, if you are interested in the facts on this issue.  People will rise up, as in the Ukraine election, overthrowing it when the election was a fraud, regardless of reporters like you.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985366" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985366">ThePhotogsBlog</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985366" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985366" class="dsq-comment-message">CNN is to journalism what McDonalds is to cuisine; fast, sloppily assembled, full of garbage.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985428">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985428" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985428" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985428">Nick Wallace</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985428" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985428" class="dsq-comment-message">Todd: By saying absolutely ridiculous things like "Obama is the King", you make my argument for me. <br>Sincere thanks :-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985444" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985444" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2985444" href="http://www.xanga.com/SwordAndSacrifice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rob</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985444" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985444" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Todd was being facetious.<br><br>I hope.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985433" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985433" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985433">John</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985433" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985433" class="dsq-comment-message">The Media is slowly admitting to the truth, Obama is corrupt and not trust worthy. Slowly America will open its eyes. Not everyone can be racist, Obama used this in Kenya it did not work there and it will not work in the United States. I can not believe he divided this Country to try to win the election.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366356" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366356" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366356">Progressive From Oregon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366356" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366356" class="dsq-comment-message">He has united and rallied a long silent and disconnected portion of the country; then multiple generations demoralized by the pardon of Nixon.<br><br>"Obama used this in Kenya"  whatever you mean with by this should be backed up with some proof. Otherwise it is worthless.<br><br>\'Internet information without validation is vapor-mation\'</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985572" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985572" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985572">MrPete</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985572" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985572" class="dsq-comment-message">Guess who pays "non-partisan" ACORN to register voters? WE DO. So we\'re shelling out big bucks for registrations that game the system.<br><br>Do invalid registrations game the system? Yes: students are only allowed to register at their legal residence, which for out of state residents is typically parents. And since many places no longer require verification of ID, a person can multiply register using two names or addresses... and get away with it.<br><br>Is it happening? YES. We\'re already seeing convictions.<br><br>Sorry, Daphne, you blew it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3366300" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3366300" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3366300">Progressive From Oregon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3366300" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3366300" class="dsq-comment-message">Got any proof there have been any convictions?<br><br>"Yes: students are only allowed to register at their legal residence, which for out of state residents is typically parents"<br><br>Incorrect according to a 1997 Supreme Court ruling - <br><a href="http://supreme.justia.com/us/439/1105/case.html" rel="nofollow">http://supreme.justia.com/us/439/1105/case.html</a><br><br><br>"And since many places no longer require verification of ID, a person can multiply register using two names or addresses"<br><br>Misleading and untruthful. Your statement implies that ID was once necessary. Not true. It has been a recent push by the Failure Party to require ID fueled by their false claims of voter fraud that has caused ID to now be required. <a href="http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/4119/1/211/" rel="nofollow">http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/41...</a><br><br><br>"Internet information without validation is vapor-mation"<br><br>Sorry, Mr Pete, you are wrong.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985578">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985578" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985578">tmac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985578" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985578" class="dsq-comment-message">Daphne, are you retarded? Many of these "fake" voters were allowed to do instant voting. Now do you understand the concern? Quit drinking the kool-aid.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985579" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985579" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985579">R</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985579" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985579" class="dsq-comment-message">"Once again,  CNN and the Republican operatives neglect to mention this: Even if thousands of ACORN workers register thousands of non-existent voters... those non-existent people are NOT showing up to vote on election day. "<br><br>Who says? With Democrats fighting to ensure that IDs are not required to vote, those "non-existent people" may very well be voting.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985604" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985604" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985604">tmac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985604" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985604" class="dsq-comment-message">I say shut AHOLE down now and then throw out the entire lot of registrations. I\'d bet that only 10% of them are worth their weight in dung anyway.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365863" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365863" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365863">ProFromOregon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365863" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365863" class="dsq-comment-message">how much you betting, \'cause I\'ll take as much of that bet as you got the guts for.  If you notice during the CNN segment, they were sketchy about the process of coming up with the results they reported. They say they saw a high percentage false registrations.<br><br>After hearing how ACORN manages the issue of registrations they are unable to validate. I  learned they divide them into a \'suspect\' pile to make it easier for the election board to then check on.<br><br>It sounds like the reporter \'sneeked a peak\' of a pile without permission and it turned out to be the \'suspect\' pile.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985690">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985690" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985690" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985690">John</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985690" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985690" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama Pays $961,000 For Half-Hour Ad...  Is this coming out of the 3.5 million dollars of fradulant foreign contributions?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3365909">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3365909" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3365909" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3365909">Progressive From Oregon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3365909" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3365909" class="dsq-comment-message">How about a source for the claim of fradulent donations.<br><br>"Internet information without validation is vapor-mation"</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986018">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986018" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986018" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986018">Macktn</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986018" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986018" class="dsq-comment-message">Having once worked for Acorn, I can say with the utmost confidence that what\'s b eing printed in the media about the organization is completely false.  Yes, Acorn registers a lot of people using primarily college students and other people who go out everyday and for hours walk neighborhoods, knock on doors, talk about Acorn, talk about issues in the neighborhoods, ask for donations, and register voters. Their people give the registration cards to the potential voter who fill them out. It\'s up to the door knocker to check for accuracy & completeness. Or sometimes the door knocker will fill it out if the target voter\'s language skills are shaky.  They get paid .10 for each new voter.    <br><br>CNN is outrageous.  Why not interview someone from Acorn?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987749">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987749" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987749">Robert Rohrer</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987749" class="dsq-comment-message">well, where is that acorn rep? - i guarantee you the media would love to do a press release interview - if you ask me, their still trying to think of what possibly they can say to cover up this scandal</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986051">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986051" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986051" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986051">ncp</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986051" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986051" class="dsq-comment-message">Question:  There have been voter registration drives since the civil rights movement started back when.  How is it that there can be so many unregistered voters STILL out there?!  If you count young, first time voters and newly naturalized citizens, how many can that be and how does that translate to actual voting on election day?  This is assuming, of course, that anyone older than, say, college age, is already registered and has been for at least one presidential election cycle.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986127">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986127" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986127" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986127">Agust</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986127" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986127" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually the way they do it in Chicago is register thousands of bogus names to one address, then send in an absentee ballot request for each one.  Vote and mail them back in.  No ID needed because the postal service no longer looks at names, they just deliver to the address.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986697">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986697" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986697" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986697">Las Vegan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986697" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986697" class="dsq-comment-message">Idiots, even if you don\'t have ID, you have to be registered to begin with, and in most areas you have to sign your signature and have it matched to the rolls on voting day.  If you think it\'s so easy to vote more than once, then why don\'t you try it?  God knows the Republicans are going to need any help they can get come November 4.<br><br>Secondly, have any of you fracks been to Las Vegas from mid-April to mid October?  It\'s hotter than a Republican seeing the presidency slipping away.  It\'s not right what the workers did, but I understand why they\'d make up names in a cool library instead of earning their pay.  What it comes down to is that ACORN has been consistently trying to be above board, informing state officials of discrepancies as soon as they find out, for over a year, yet the Republican officials essentially do nothing until now?  Why would ACORN in any shape or form condone any type of fraud when it would only hurt the integrity of their organization?  Please spare me your indignation over the fraud.<br><br>Keep in mind that this ACORN incident pales in comparison to the actual voter disenfranchisement that happened in Vegas back in 2004 or 2006.  I don\'t remember the particulars, but a company with fairly extensive Republican and conservative ties would register people to vote under the impression of being a non-partisan organization, but then they would take registrations of Democrats and throw them away.  These weren\'t made up people, but actual citizens disenfranchised for partisan power purposes.<br><br>Thirdly, most of you would want the baby thrown out with the bath water.  Of course you would, because you don\'t believe in democratic principles of all citizens getting a vote.  But I digress.  What is more harmful:  correcting this "wrong" by invalidating all the registrations of this organization, or disenfranchising thousands and thousands of citizens from voter rolls because a few hundred non-existent people are listed (who will non-existently "vote" come election day)? Keep in mind that people of all parties were registered by this organization--it wasn\'t a partisan effort.  If poor people and minorites happen to lean Democrat, it is only a reflection of inequitable Republican policies.<br><br>Finally, you geniuses need to realize you\'re in the age of computers.  It is a lot easier to commit fraud hacking the computer systems of the voting machines than trying to have some conspiracy of registering several hundred non-existent voters.  It\'s the turn of the century, all right, but you\'re 100 years behind.  Americans need to be more worried about practically untraceable system hacking that UC scientists have uncovered and demonstrated.  Guess who has deep ties to the companies that deploy the electronic voting systems.  Jesus I detest feckless fools with no sense of citizenship and fair play, only caring if their "team" wins (as if all this were just some NFL game, rah rah).  You have no integrity.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2988866">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2988866" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2988866" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988866">kris</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2988866" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988866" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny thing ,I felt last night while  watching  the story that there must be dirty politics behind it  ( Mc Cain) and dirty republicans. Now my "feelings" were right. Cnn must come out and tell the truth who really is behind again trying to get Senator Obama and regurlaly smear democrats name throuhg the mud.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2995098">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995098" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995098" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995098">double w</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995098" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995098" class="dsq-comment-message">It would be easier to have a republican plant inside the company filing bogus forms to get the company in trouble than it would be to have hundreds of thousands of dedicated fake voters, all armed with fake IDs, driving across their states in order to win them. The republican version of the conspiracy falls apart under it\'s own logistical weight.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3087265">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3087265" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3087265" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3087265">robert howell</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3087265" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3087265" class="dsq-comment-message">The only thing that will save the voters from the lawyers is a clear victory for one side or the other.</div>\
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