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But his views on Abortion puts him on the polar end of what Notre Dame represents.  What ever happened to \" to thy known self be true\" (if I have the quote completely correct).  You can not invite a speaker that will weaken the stance that you must represent.  I am not saying that Notre Dame should attack our President.  Instead, take a repectful position on the other side of the fence.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_11:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "crea8iv", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8912898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A university is a place where ideas are considered from all points of view.  This makes for genuine debate concerning topics being considered.  All know that ideas expressed are personal for the debater.  The institution may or may not agree as an organization with what the debater is advocating but the university is the locus for such debates to take place.  John Henry, Cardinal Newman well considered and discussed in great detail what the university is all about.  Its business is the locus for carefully thought out points and ideas on any subject to be considered.  The university through its officers, trustees, faculty may not necessarily agree with any or all of the arguments presented. The university as an organization might well stand for certain philosophical and/or theological stances which were those of the founders of the university and certainly may be directly opposed to the ideas being presented by some of the presenters.  These ideas on higher education Newman beautifully expressed in his volume on \"higher\" education: \"The Idea o f a University.\"  A university, thus, is the locus for curteous, careful, and  respectful debate.  While the debaters may hold quite different ideas concerning the subject under consideraton and hold them very dearly, each one of he debaters must always be curteous, unemotional, and respectful of the debaters who hold opposite views on the subject under consideraton. Anger, hypocracy, and exaggeration have no place in the presentatons made by the debaters.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-01_21:26:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "2848134bddf68e4a273dfca7e54b6094", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8704894, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8710020": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would like to know what Father Jenkins motives were ...... knowing..... or hopefully being aware of President Obama\"s stong opposition to the fundamental values of the Roman Catholic Church. Also how did Father Jenkins ever become the President of Notre Dame???  and  what authority will it take to remove him from that position???  t. b. walsh", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_17:23:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "1d1369213465242cf00826d021044571", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8679943": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lets Not Try to change america so much...Fags are alright ,I am frieds with some.They dont complain like liberals do.Who cares if someone opposes abortion,its their right.Why doesnt any of you care about the real issues,Like Obama using a crisis to lower the standard of living.      (OBAMA)-We have to stop spending money,Theirs to much debt.Whats he do...Spend even more-take over banks-and encourage people to take on debt...What a sham.We have to grow naturally with capitalism or we are all doomed.Taxes are way to high and going higher.THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED.Read economics before you vote next time.And quit looking at topics that have no place in politics.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_08:10:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9294348": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I've read the constitution; nowhere does it say we must adhere to Catholic Doctrine.  As president, Obama must uphold the law.  Go back to Constitutional Law l0l.  You scandal-monmgers are disgusting.  As a cradle catholic of 82 years, I am ashamed of Notre Dame for the first time inmy life.  Why don't you people (the protesters) just grow up?  Or get a life?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-13_16:31:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "aa26723b21e6f6372db04694dd6e8ec2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9789326": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You need to see these two videos. One shows Notre Dame arresting an 80 year old Catholic priest for carrying a  cross on Notre Dame and the other shows why every Christian should call for the resignation of Jenkins, who obviously is against the truth of Jesus Christ:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-22_08:47:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "83f64fad9a5f1fe89731e37054ecf034", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8664593": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Freddie Mack CEO kills himself - Dodd finally tied to crisis - Obama only one to back Dodd- obama in bed with GE - GE tied to biased media.More will come .This is a one term president.And I seen it all along.Now tea parties.....  America not ready for SOCIALISM.No need to spread poverty from the bottom up.                 honeymoon over", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_15:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8656021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Father Jenkins is a traitor to the Catholic Church and Notre Dame but most important to God and the unborn. Father Jenkins failed the test. Evil won.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_11:30:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "5aff5492428679a8174ae2801fc4f718", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8661654": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The hypocrisy is amusing.  No one protested President Bush when he spoke.  He is a proponent of the death penalty, a big no no in the church.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_14:14:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef17617a53ed1866915665cd220f4241", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8658071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Isn't that Vatican opposed to the death-penalty and the war in Iraq...?  Where is the outrage against the GOP for those two things?  GWB was Governor of a state that executes people routinely!<br><br>First poster was dead-on... hypocrites.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_12:35:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "jenzinoh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8882970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This video makes several points why Barack Obama is mocking Jesus and president Jenkins has shamed Notre Dame and must resign:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-30_21:27:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "22542741be845abbd1563eee1b47ac5e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8889627": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, \"conservative\" groups are not responsible for  growing surge to stop Obama. It's the 40 plus Catholic bishops in the US and the Pope. See liberals, Catholicism isn't a \"feel good thing\", or a \"majority\" thing, it's about a right and wrong thing. You don't get a vote here. You can't hire George Soros to pollute the arena with misleading, twisted lies and half-truths.Your headline about Catholic voters is a BIG FAT LIE. Obama demanded religious symbols be removed from the stage at Georgetown U, no doubt because he believes they infer somehow, that religion is bigger than he is. He is a Godless man and Notre Dame will be stained by this in a fashion, not even imagined at this point. We have long memories. The Washington Independent? Independent of what, not that I care.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-01_03:28:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "ea73992db5cdf1bd8286f7d12b8cfa70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8670755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "IHS\" is interpreted as meaning Iesus Hominum Salvator (\"Jesus, Savior of men\" in Latin. And Liberal Catholics belong in Douchebagistan!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_19:55:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "977acd516a42a4d0f36917af649fb7dc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8668286, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9405221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "President Obama is not coming to Notre Dame to debate the abortion issue.  .  That would <br>  be an entirely different matter  and would be productive and enlightning .    <br>     And as far as 'exaggeration'<br>  goes -  do you approve of a University that puts an 83 year old priest in handcuffs for <br>  peacebly singing and demonstrating on campus .   A priest,  a follower of Christ .<br>  Please tell me -  where is the respect for debate there ?   <br>    He is coming to <br>  Notre Dame to be 'honored'   for his stances and his views .    And that 'honor'<br>  confers approval .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-16_06:39:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "eca4ef4801a00df2404d5e52f8a2a7b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8912898, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8685606": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The people opposing President Obama are your one issue voters; the Catholics who see EVERYTHING through the lens of abortion.  For these Catholics, nuclear weapons, the death penalty, poverty, the war in Iraq, economic dislocation, racism, among others are no problem.  Nothing to spend a not so almighty dollar to protest.  They believe everything all would be right with America, if abortion was illegal.  I hate abortion, but it is a symptom.  It is not the disease.  Unfortunately, abortion is just one of the major problems facing America.  I pray that all Catholics get the big picture.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_11:27:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "0f9f5d336acacdc390b8dc16e48ea341", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8698407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm a catholic who voted for obama and i wish the church wouldnt make such a big deal and see the bigger picture. That being said people need to stop attacking the church for standing up for their pro-life stance. They are probably the biggest international charity and use their power to prevent genocide and protect weaker religions. It's their right to be heard and more so. Its in the bill of rights. Let them have their say they earned it by being one of the mot powerful cultural forces and using that power for good.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_01:30:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "bd7d8a6af0c7b16661f9030b340c5671", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8659883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh Again :-s why did Obama Following Bush rules?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_13:18:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "af39788bfde7ba5dc0eff7de3af89ee7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8667052": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, I did not miss a thing.  It was not the speech that matters, but the messenger.  Obama might think that  Public service is something that they have in common, but his avenues of public service, like providing abortions on demand, do not fall into place with the Christian creedo.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_17:05:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "crea8iv", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8665082, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9405104": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you don't understand that  the laws of God are above the laws of man -  then you don't truly understand<br>the Bible or the words of Jesus.   We already have almost unlimited abortion in this country  .<br>Do we then honor a President who believes in same and even the horror of partial birth abortion ?<br>     And by the way,  where does it say in the Constitution<br>that  people have a right to deny life to someone who is in the womb?    I have yet to <br>find that passage .  <br><br>      The President and his supporters have played  Notre Dame for fools .   Divide and conquer .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-16_06:21:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "eca4ef4801a00df2404d5e52f8a2a7b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8713928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This country is divided.This is not your typical Democrats  vs.   Republicans       This is freedom  vs.    Tyranny.Every president has people that do not agree with them.But never have I seen a media being hi-jacked.People that oppose higher taxes,and government expansion,are called unpatriotic racists.They say do not use the word terrorist,then a memo saying people that support the constitution,love God,and war vets are terrorists.This is BAD BAD BAD.In 1998 Democrats made changes to the CRA.I jokingly told friends (The next crisis has been born).Now I wonder if it was done on purpose.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_19:34:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8719539": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You foreigners parade your pseudo-intellects in these forums, yet you cannot effectively manage your own countries are maintain peace for more than 30 years at a time without US assistance.  You resent your ingrained inferiority.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_00:50:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "e5689f4d3121f04d558a8927ad9b3767", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8677177, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8695390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a lot of uninformed responces:<br>1. IHS are the first three letters in Greek, it is not an acronym<br>2.The real name of Notre Dame, is the The University of Notre Dame du Lac<br>3. They claim to be a CATHOLIC university, not a secular university therefore they are to follow the principles of a Catholic formed education, not a secular education.  Vast differences exist between the two institutions<br>4. Any organization that claims the title of Catholic in reference to the Catholic Church, and enjoys privileges granted by the Bishop of the Diocese in which they exist, are bound to his decisions.  This is a basic rule in Canon law.<br>5.  The Church does not prohibit the death penalty, that would be against Scripture, the Church does teach however, that it should be rare and only used as a last resort.<br>6. The Church can not disapprove of any war as that is the purveyance of the state, not the Church.<br><br>And finally, the greatest majority of issues do come behind life, without life nothing else matters.  The taking of any innocent life is abhorrent, but the taking of lives that are innocent and can not defend itself is the greatest crime.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_22:23:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "925a4578e55ee35a9ac00bb35b1f336f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8663736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right Wing Catholics, now that is an interesting thing----I have talked with a number of ND alum and they don't get it. They should use their prestige and fiscal might and push back to this righteous group and tell them to find another symbol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_15:17:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "61d8eab85a495fb9492cee13acbf5021", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8718905": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wikipedia has this to say about Theodore Hesburgh, Fr Jenkkins's predecessor: \"In 1967, he led an academic movement which issued the so-called Land O'Lakes statement which insisted upon \"true autonomy and academic freedom in the face of authority of whatever kind, lay or clerical\".\"<br><br>Does this resonate at all in an American brutalized by eight years of a torturing dictator?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_00:12:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "5056c2412d457a540f26acfa48d43034", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8704446": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have noticed lefties have harsh words for people that do not share their view on war,gay rights,releasing torture memos,abortion,ect...Why do they not care about the economy,freedom,capitalism,and the things that actually matter for advancement of the human race.Being that all social programs actually hurt the poor why are the terrible economic decissions being made not mentioned by the left.I would love to talk on phone with one of you,on my dime,just to see the rationing.Reply back with phone number.....I dont want to argue,so if thats your reason do not reply.Thank You", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_12:03:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8687328": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My opposition to Osama.Nothing Done to help economy........Investers should take care of Green Tech.......Gov can not run banks or car industry.....Socialism Sucks......Social Programs are failures,and a drain on ALL PEOPLE.......We will be unsafe.........Over taxing leads to unemployment.......Printing money leads to inflation.....The list GOES ON and ON.........The last time government lowered bank standards in 1998 ,another crisis was born.Not all of us are under this weird spell.62 million did not vote for this./.....THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_13:26:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8685606, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8889672": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Spirit of Vatican II<br><br>Does this resonate at all in an American brutalized by eight years of a torturing dictator? (Lie repeated 1,000,000 times by Soros funded groups in an effort to divide America)<br><br>OK,  how much are you paid to come here and flame? Are you with ACORN, you pay for play? Isn't that what they call in ChiTown?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-01_03:33:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "ea73992db5cdf1bd8286f7d12b8cfa70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9405260": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Its a 'sorry display' because you have no respect or understanding of basic Catholic teaching .<br><br>    People have a right to their convictions and the right to protest .  How very arrogant you are <br>    to tell them otherwise just because you disagree and/or fail to understand completely<br>    where they are coming from.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-16_06:44:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "eca4ef4801a00df2404d5e52f8a2a7b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8677355, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8714061": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Seen an artical where DAVID DUKE former idiot of KKK was called a right winger.If you keep blacks down,hate Israel and wish for statist leaders,doesn't that make you a democrat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_19:43:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8659284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And I am sure all these people are just as concerned with poverty, greed and sloth!<br>Open your eyes guys and gals we are swimming in it!  Not to say that we don't have hope but this sort of non-sense makes their arguments and intentions seem all the more baffling.  Where were these people when America marches to war to kill people, whether they be soldiers or innocent bystanders?  Jesus is against murder and death but he is also against poverty, greed and sloth.  Look what war does to our returning soldiers (highest suicide rates ever in the armed forces), look what it does to our image abroad (higher levels of anti-american rhetoric) and look what it did to our economy.  Sometimes I really think what these people are fighting is rational discourse and progress!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_12:59:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "78380bf7b33a813c99f9732bb08d206d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8677177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "you americans are such cow pie disturbers. obama should be allowed to speak and notre dame should be allowed to hear him, regardless of his personal stands. he should be allowed to speak and notre dame should be allowed to hear him because he is the frickin' president of the united states of america, you dumb jaskasses! oh sure cancel his speech - how to win friends and influence people! you know, john a. macdonald looked south and thought 'naw, this is no good, they're a revolutionary country that will never do anything but be at one another's throats - that's what republicanism will get you. if you jackasses had seen the light, you would have acquired some british commonwealth sensibility, and you wouldn't be seeing such an embarassing display of panty-analysing the world has ever seen. just shut the f--- up and let the man speak - he's the leader of the free world; let him speak for the dignity of his office alone! stop thinkin' you're gonna play fulton sheen and convert the sob....but if you had shut up and treated the office of president in a dignified manner, he might have had a more favourable opinion about catholics - now they're not much different than bob jones and john hagee....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_02:19:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "f14135a3722380acfb387903021417e5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8813400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen. <br>         The few, the proud, the  167th  University of Notre Dame Class of 2009<br><br>                  My son will be on the stage with you. Go Irish", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-29_11:44:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "628d84f9bc216cda5e24ae1dbb0c358b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8668286, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9482841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am VERY against Obama, but hypocrites on the \"right\" do not make things better. Media Research owner, Brent Bozell speaks out against Notre Dame on this issue, while he, himself is a hypocrite for sitting by while reasonable speech is blocked on his own News Busters blog. See what I am speaking of: <a href=\"http://www.debrajmsmith.com/051809HL.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.debrajmsmith.com/051809HL.html</a> -- Debra J.M. Smith of Informing Christians", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-17_21:09:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "DebraJMSmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9242206": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This Notre Dame \"scandal \",has been ginned up by political operatives who are telling the gullible that somehow the Republican party has been endorsed by the Catholic Church, and now this evil Democrat must be publically slapped in the face for  being president.  Randall Terry , Alan Keyes<br>and the rest of the circus now onstage at Notre Dame, have dictated their agenda to our Bishops, and have given \"marching orders\"(their term) to<br>the rest of the local Catholic leaders.   The anti-abortion wing-nuts have predicted a dark terrible storm over the Notre Dame campus, but at the same<br>time they do seem to love to sing in the rain at these events.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-12_09:16:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "patmallory", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8912898, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9772383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have a hard time believing an \"82 year old cradle catholic\" would use the phrase \"get a life.\"  Nice subterfuge, whoever you are.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-21_20:46:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "b2b48267673860664413d928a6fb98ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 9294348, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8708832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I can see why conservative Catholic groups and US Catholic bishops have engaged in this fight (Obama at Notre Dame):  It makes money and positions tenure.  <br><br>The written arguments remain too theological for common understanding or acceptance and that is why the word internacine was created:  Confusion is often more persuasive than logic, especially with matters of belief and dogma.  Have you spoken with a bishop (or general)?  It is assurance rather than truth or logic that carries you away.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_16:27:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "RB_Johnson", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8709218": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "IHS definitely DOES represent the name of Jesus. (So much for CraigK's \"uninformed response\").<br>See the Wiki here - <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram</a> , or the Catholic Encyclopedia here - <a href=\"http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07649a.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07649a.htm</a>.<br>Go into any Catholic Church and you'll see the inscription at the top of the crucifix.<br><br>As far as the CC wanting \"to rule the world\", that is rubbish. They do, however, want to protect the most innocent life on the planet - unborn babies - that are being killed everyday. Who will speak up for the slaughtered if not they? <br><br>You know, we've just had ANZAC Day here down under, celebrating our soldiers fallen in WWII. My aged mother points out that the very things we fought Hitler against (he experimented on the Jews medically that were going to be gassed) are now coming into society anyway (experimenting on the bodies of dead aborted babies via stem cell research). <br><br>Just what did our countrymen die for?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_16:49:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "78d914d2aedd852808e0f7f356ccb7d8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8677355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is one of the sorriest and silliest displays that US Catholics have ever been involved in. I particularly deplore the vulgar and opportunistic stance of some bishops. The local bishop is aggrieved that the president of Notre Dame did not consult him. What nonsense! If Notre Dame were to acccept such paternalistic intrusion in their affairs they would lose credibility as an institution devoted to the ideals of a University. President Jenkins should politely tell the bishop that he is speaking way out of line. The powers of the Church over Catholic Universities are carefully negotiated and these Universities have to be eternally vigilant against illegitimate Vatican intrusions. If there is no written contractual obligation of the University's president to consult the hierarchy before inviting a guest, then he should not consult them. To set up an informal practice of such consultation would subtly undermine the freedom of the University.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_02:38:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "5056c2412d457a540f26acfa48d43034", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8659052": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The world isn't going to say that Catholics are open minded over this in the end, they're simply going to say that their religion and their standards are simply a joke. They'll say that the Pope is a fraud who has no control over The Church. <br><br>It's a slap in the face of God to have Obama speak at Notre Dame. Like at Georgetown, he is mocking all Christians!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_12:52:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "326d6d677ffaa6cadffd9c1c7bc14eae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8668286": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting article.  You did get a few things wrong.  A few notes:<br><br>1.  \"IHS\" doesn't mean Jesus.  It means \"in hoc signo,\" translated as \"in this sign.\"<br><br>2.  The official title of the school is not \"Notre Dame University.\"  It is \"The University of Notre Dame.\"<br><br>3.  The bishops who said they would deny John Kerry communion, or other deny communion to other Catholic politicians who support abortion, are a minority.  Most Catholic bishops are extremely leery of taking such a drastic step.  And the reason is simple:  as Catholics, we believe that Jesus is truly present, in some mysterious way that is beyond our comprehension, in the consecrated host.  And most bishops, and most priests, simply think it is wrong to get into a confrontation with someone whose conscience they cannot judge, while holding the body of Christ in their hand.<br><br>4.  To those who ask where were the protests when Bush spoke at Notre Dame:  they were there.  Some students protested.  Not too many.  There was no organized opposition to Bush speaking.  But to those who question the \"Catholic Church\" protesting Obama:  no, no, no.  It is a group of disgruntled Catholics, more politically conservative than anything else, who are protesting.<br><br>5.  I am a Notre Dame grad, a practicing Catholic, and sing in our church choir.  So when you preach Catholicism to me, you are literally preaching to the choir.  I voted for Obama.  I am proud that my alma mater is having the President of the United States speak at the commencement.  I felt that way when George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, in their terms as President, delivered the commencement address, even though I never voted for Reagan and despite George W. Bush.  It is a great honor for Notre Dame.  To those conservative Catholics who disagree:  well, I think you are wrong, but I respect your opinion.  You should also respect my opinion, and more to the point, that of Fr. Jenkins and the community of the University of Notre Dame.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_17:57:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "09b4ee26a65087ae96f64e433ac6e495", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8685166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not Related to this........I read an artical about former  KKK  chief David Duke.He was arrested,and kicked out of Chech Republic.They labled him as a right winger.He hates the success of blacks   =  He denies the Holocost  - He is a communist in my eyes.Doesnt that make him Liberal or Democrat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_10:57:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9c5ac42b76cf7dbe755398a18720658", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8698612": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Years ago when JFK ran for President, my Grandfather was sure if he won, that the Pope would rule America!  It DIDN'T happen.  Now I see the Pope and the CC trying to rule America.  The times are different and the issues are different, but the CC wants into my bedroom, my body and my mind; I REFUSE.<br><br>As far as Obama is concerned, they invited him to speak, so until THEY uninvite him; it is his duty to honor their request.  I love my 'elegant President' and know he will do the right thing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_01:49:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bebe617cd46c9dc0617054962d05f89", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8711486": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's stupid of Weigel to call this a scandal.  Obama has done nothing wrong.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_19:03:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "SmoothJazz", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8656852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "When cathloics start by cleaning thier own house, you can judge someone else! Hypocrites!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_11:57:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "22964d72800d81ff072689c2fc622b78", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8665082": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wrong, wrong wrong.  You miss the point completely.  He wasn't invited to speak on the pulpit, but to deliver a commencement address.  You really think abortion is going to be what his speech is about?  It'll be about public service - something the Catholic church prides itself on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-24_15:55:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "6a0899511ffc3066fd8925a469bb1c8e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8655873, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8690683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This article makes it look as if Catholics are responsible for Obama's shocking advocacy of abortion. They are not. Not killing babies in the womb has been Catholic teaching for 2000 years. No poll cancels that. And a so-called Catholic University has no business whatever overturning this teaching.<br>Kevin O Connell", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-25_16:52:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "5f94fc7bb81640ae6e9599fc21d92602", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8704894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "see South Bend Tribune sunday April26: ND faculty senate supported Jenkins<br>decision to invite Obama by 44 to 1 vote.  Also ND students overwhelmingly same.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_12:26:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "4c01ee79d3e806c6401dbef7b03dcb35", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months 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": "16556500", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -8823027548388054118}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 47, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 47, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 16556500, "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";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal/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">47</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">47</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" selected="selected">Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal/">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/few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal/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:16556500" 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'				: 'few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal',
			// 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/few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal/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='	+ 'few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal'
			+ '&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='	+ 'few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal'
			+ '&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='		+ 'few_conservative_catholic_groups_fuel_obama_notre_dame_scandal'
				+ '&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/16556500/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) {
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<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9789326">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9789326" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9789326" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9789326">Steven Andrew</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9789326" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9789326" class="dsq-comment-message">You need to see these two videos. One shows Notre Dame arresting an 80 year old Catholic priest for carrying a  cross on Notre Dame and the other shows why every Christian should call for the resignation of Jenkins, who obviously is against the truth of Jesus Christ:<br><br><a href="http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9482841">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9482841" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9482841" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9482841" href="http://www.InformingChristians.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DebraJMSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9482841" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9482841" class="dsq-comment-message">I am VERY against Obama, but hypocrites on the "right" do not make things better. Media Research owner, Brent Bozell speaks out against Notre Dame on this issue, while he, himself is a hypocrite for sitting by while reasonable speech is blocked on his own News Busters blog. See what I am speaking of: <a href="http://www.debrajmsmith.com/051809HL.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.debrajmsmith.com/051809HL.html</a> -- Debra J.M. Smith of Informing Christians</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9405104">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9405104" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9405104" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9405104">Paul  Langford</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9405104" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9405104" class="dsq-comment-message">If you don\'t understand that  the laws of God are above the laws of man -  then you don\'t truly understand<br>the Bible or the words of Jesus.   We already have almost unlimited abortion in this country  .<br>Do we then honor a President who believes in same and even the horror of partial birth abortion ?<br>     And by the way,  where does it say in the Constitution<br>that  people have a right to deny life to someone who is in the womb?    I have yet to <br>find that passage .  <br><br>      The President and his supporters have played  Notre Dame for fools .   Divide and conquer .</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9294348">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9294348" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9294348" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9294348">K. Schorgl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9294348" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9294348" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve read the constitution; nowhere does it say we must adhere to Catholic Doctrine.  As president, Obama must uphold the law.  Go back to Constitutional Law l0l.  You scandal-monmgers are disgusting.  As a cradle catholic of 82 years, I am ashamed of Notre Dame for the first time inmy life.  Why don\'t you people (the protesters) just grow up?  Or get a life?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9772383">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9772383" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9772383" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9772383">Chris</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9772383" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9772383" class="dsq-comment-message">I have a hard time believing an "82 year old cradle catholic" would use the phrase "get a life."  Nice subterfuge, whoever you are.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8889672">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8889672" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8889672" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8889672">Pious</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8889672" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8889672" class="dsq-comment-message">Spirit of Vatican II<br><br>Does this resonate at all in an American brutalized by eight years of a torturing dictator? (Lie repeated 1,000,000 times by Soros funded groups in an effort to divide America)<br><br>OK,  how much are you paid to come here and flame? Are you with ACORN, you pay for play? Isn\'t that what they call in ChiTown?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8889627">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8889627" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8889627" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8889627">Pious</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8889627" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8889627" class="dsq-comment-message">No, "conservative" groups are not responsible for  growing surge to stop Obama. It\'s the 40 plus Catholic bishops in the US and the Pope. See liberals, Catholicism isn\'t a "feel good thing", or a "majority" thing, it\'s about a right and wrong thing. You don\'t get a vote here. You can\'t hire George Soros to pollute the arena with misleading, twisted lies and half-truths.Your headline about Catholic voters is a BIG FAT LIE. Obama demanded religious symbols be removed from the stage at Georgetown U, no doubt because he believes they infer somehow, that religion is bigger than he is. He is a Godless man and Notre Dame will be stained by this in a fashion, not even imagined at this point. We have long memories. The Washington Independent? Independent of what, not that I care.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8882970">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8882970" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8882970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8882970">Steven Andrew</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8882970" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8882970" class="dsq-comment-message">This video makes several points why Barack Obama is mocking Jesus and president Jenkins has shamed Notre Dame and must resign:<br><br><a href="http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.praydailyamerica.com/resign.html</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8718905" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8718905" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8718905" href="http://josephsoleary.typepad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spirit of Vatican II</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8718905" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8718905" class="dsq-comment-message">Wikipedia has this to say about Theodore Hesburgh, Fr Jenkkins\'s predecessor: "In 1967, he led an academic movement which issued the so-called Land O\'Lakes statement which insisted upon "true autonomy and academic freedom in the face of authority of whatever kind, lay or clerical"."<br><br>Does this resonate at all in an American brutalized by eight years of a torturing dictator?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8714061">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8714061" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8714061" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8714061">America the FREE</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8714061" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8714061" class="dsq-comment-message">Seen an artical where DAVID DUKE former idiot of KKK was called a right winger.If you keep blacks down,hate Israel and wish for statist leaders,doesn\'t that make you a democrat.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8713928">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8713928" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8713928" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8713928">America the FREE</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8713928" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8713928" class="dsq-comment-message">This country is divided.This is not your typical Democrats  vs.   Republicans       This is freedom  vs.    Tyranny.Every president has people that do not agree with them.But never have I seen a media being hi-jacked.People that oppose higher taxes,and government expansion,are called unpatriotic racists.They say do not use the word terrorist,then a memo saying people that support the constitution,love God,and war vets are terrorists.This is BAD BAD BAD.In 1998 Democrats made changes to the CRA.I jokingly told friends (The next crisis has been born).Now I wonder if it was done on purpose.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8711486">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8711486" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8711486" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8711486">SmoothJazz</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8711486" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8711486" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s stupid of Weigel to call this a scandal.  Obama has done nothing wrong.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8710020" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8710020" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8710020">Tom  Walsh</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8710020" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8710020" class="dsq-comment-message">I would like to know what Father Jenkins motives were ...... knowing..... or hopefully being aware of President Obama"s stong opposition to the fundamental values of the Roman Catholic Church. Also how did Father Jenkins ever become the President of Notre Dame???  and  what authority will it take to remove him from that position???  t. b. walsh</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8709218" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8709218">Fletch</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8709218" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8709218" class="dsq-comment-message">IHS definitely DOES represent the name of Jesus. (So much for CraigK\'s "uninformed response").<br>See the Wiki here - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram</a> , or the Catholic Encyclopedia here - <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07649a.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07649a.htm</a>.<br>Go into any Catholic Church and you\'ll see the inscription at the top of the crucifix.<br><br>As far as the CC wanting "to rule the world", that is rubbish. They do, however, want to protect the most innocent life on the planet - unborn babies - that are being killed everyday. Who will speak up for the slaughtered if not they? <br><br>You know, we\'ve just had ANZAC Day here down under, celebrating our soldiers fallen in WWII. My aged mother points out that the very things we fought Hitler against (he experimented on the Jews medically that were going to be gassed) are now coming into society anyway (experimenting on the bodies of dead aborted babies via stem cell research). <br><br>Just what did our countrymen die for?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8708832" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8708832" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8708832">RB_Johnson</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8708832" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8708832" class="dsq-comment-message">I can see why conservative Catholic groups and US Catholic bishops have engaged in this fight (Obama at Notre Dame):  It makes money and positions tenure.  <br><br>The written arguments remain too theological for common understanding or acceptance and that is why the word internacine was created:  Confusion is often more persuasive than logic, especially with matters of belief and dogma.  Have you spoken with a bishop (or general)?  It is assurance rather than truth or logic that carries you away.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8704894">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8704894" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8704894" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8704894">Bill Dillon</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8704894" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8704894" class="dsq-comment-message">see South Bend Tribune sunday April26: ND faculty senate supported Jenkins<br>decision to invite Obama by 44 to 1 vote.  Also ND students overwhelmingly same.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8912898" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8912898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8912898">John C. Harvey</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8912898" class="dsq-comment-message">A university is a place where ideas are considered from all points of view.  This makes for genuine debate concerning topics being considered.  All know that ideas expressed are personal for the debater.  The institution may or may not agree as an organization with what the debater is advocating but the university is the locus for such debates to take place.  John Henry, Cardinal Newman well considered and discussed in great detail what the university is all about.  Its business is the locus for carefully thought out points and ideas on any subject to be considered.  The university through its officers, trustees, faculty may not necessarily agree with any or all of the arguments presented. The university as an organization might well stand for certain philosophical and/or theological stances which were those of the founders of the university and certainly may be directly opposed to the ideas being presented by some of the presenters.  These ideas on higher education Newman beautifully expressed in his volume on "higher" education: "The Idea o f a University."  A university, thus, is the locus for curteous, careful, and  respectful debate.  While the debaters may hold quite different ideas concerning the subject under consideraton and hold them very dearly, each one of he debaters must always be curteous, unemotional, and respectful of the debaters who hold opposite views on the subject under consideraton. Anger, hypocracy, and exaggeration have no place in the presentatons made by the debaters.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9405221">Paul  Langford</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9405221" class="dsq-comment-message">President Obama is not coming to Notre Dame to debate the abortion issue.  .  That would <br>  be an entirely different matter  and would be productive and enlightning .    <br>     And as far as \'exaggeration\'<br>  goes -  do you approve of a University that puts an 83 year old priest in handcuffs for <br>  peacebly singing and demonstrating on campus .   A priest,  a follower of Christ .<br>  Please tell me -  where is the respect for debate there ?   <br>    He is coming to <br>  Notre Dame to be \'honored\'   for his stances and his views .    And that \'honor\'<br>  confers approval .</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9242206">patmallory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9242206" class="dsq-comment-message">This Notre Dame "scandal ",has been ginned up by political operatives who are telling the gullible that somehow the Republican party has been endorsed by the Catholic Church, and now this evil Democrat must be publically slapped in the face for  being president.  Randall Terry , Alan Keyes<br>and the rest of the circus now onstage at Notre Dame, have dictated their agenda to our Bishops, and have given "marching orders"(their term) to<br>the rest of the local Catholic leaders.   The anti-abortion wing-nuts have predicted a dark terrible storm over the Notre Dame campus, but at the same<br>time they do seem to love to sing in the rain at these events.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8704446">America the FREE</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8704446" class="dsq-comment-message">I have noticed lefties have harsh words for people that do not share their view on war,gay rights,releasing torture memos,abortion,ect...Why do they not care about the economy,freedom,capitalism,and the things that actually matter for advancement of the human race.Being that all social programs actually hurt the poor why are the terrible economic decissions being made not mentioned by the left.I would love to talk on phone with one of you,on my dime,just to see the rationing.Reply back with phone number.....I dont want to argue,so if thats your reason do not reply.Thank You</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8698612">D Thurman</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8698612" class="dsq-comment-message">Years ago when JFK ran for President, my Grandfather was sure if he won, that the Pope would rule America!  It DIDN\'T happen.  Now I see the Pope and the CC trying to rule America.  The times are different and the issues are different, but the CC wants into my bedroom, my body and my mind; I REFUSE.<br><br>As far as Obama is concerned, they invited him to speak, so until THEY uninvite him; it is his duty to honor their request.  I love my \'elegant President\' and know he will do the right thing.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8698407">Calvin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8698407" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m a catholic who voted for obama and i wish the church wouldnt make such a big deal and see the bigger picture. That being said people need to stop attacking the church for standing up for their pro-life stance. They are probably the biggest international charity and use their power to prevent genocide and protect weaker religions. It\'s their right to be heard and more so. Its in the bill of rights. Let them have their say they earned it by being one of the mot powerful cultural forces and using that power for good.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8695390">CraigK</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8695390" class="dsq-comment-message">What a lot of uninformed responces:<br>1. IHS are the first three letters in Greek, it is not an acronym<br>2.The real name of Notre Dame, is the The University of Notre Dame du Lac<br>3. They claim to be a CATHOLIC university, not a secular university therefore they are to follow the principles of a Catholic formed education, not a secular education.  Vast differences exist between the two institutions<br>4. Any organization that claims the title of Catholic in reference to the Catholic Church, and enjoys privileges granted by the Bishop of the Diocese in which they exist, are bound to his decisions.  This is a basic rule in Canon law.<br>5.  The Church does not prohibit the death penalty, that would be against Scripture, the Church does teach however, that it should be rare and only used as a last resort.<br>6. The Church can not disapprove of any war as that is the purveyance of the state, not the Church.<br><br>And finally, the greatest majority of issues do come behind life, without life nothing else matters.  The taking of any innocent life is abhorrent, but the taking of lives that are innocent and can not defend itself is the greatest crime.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8690683">kevin o connell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8690683" class="dsq-comment-message">This article makes it look as if Catholics are responsible for Obama\'s shocking advocacy of abortion. They are not. Not killing babies in the womb has been Catholic teaching for 2000 years. No poll cancels that. And a so-called Catholic University has no business whatever overturning this teaching.<br>Kevin O Connell</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8685606">John Caron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8685606" class="dsq-comment-message">The people opposing President Obama are your one issue voters; the Catholics who see EVERYTHING through the lens of abortion.  For these Catholics, nuclear weapons, the death penalty, poverty, the war in Iraq, economic dislocation, racism, among others are no problem.  Nothing to spend a not so almighty dollar to protest.  They believe everything all would be right with America, if abortion was illegal.  I hate abortion, but it is a symptom.  It is not the disease.  Unfortunately, abortion is just one of the major problems facing America.  I pray that all Catholics get the big picture.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8687328">America the FREE</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8687328" class="dsq-comment-message">My opposition to Osama.Nothing Done to help economy........Investers should take care of Green Tech.......Gov can not run banks or car industry.....Socialism Sucks......Social Programs are failures,and a drain on ALL PEOPLE.......We will be unsafe.........Over taxing leads to unemployment.......Printing money leads to inflation.....The list GOES ON and ON.........The last time government lowered bank standards in 1998 ,another crisis was born.Not all of us are under this weird spell.62 million did not vote for this./.....THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8685166">America the FREE</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8685166" class="dsq-comment-message">Not Related to this........I read an artical about former  KKK  chief David Duke.He was arrested,and kicked out of Chech Republic.They labled him as a right winger.He hates the success of blacks   =  He denies the Holocost  - He is a communist in my eyes.Doesnt that make him Liberal or Democrat.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8679943">America the FREE</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8679943" class="dsq-comment-message">Lets Not Try to change america so much...Fags are alright ,I am frieds with some.They dont complain like liberals do.Who cares if someone opposes abortion,its their right.Why doesnt any of you care about the real issues,Like Obama using a crisis to lower the standard of living.      (OBAMA)-We have to stop spending money,Theirs to much debt.Whats he do...Spend even more-take over banks-and encourage people to take on debt...What a sham.We have to grow naturally with capitalism or we are all doomed.Taxes are way to high and going higher.THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED.Read economics before you vote next time.And quit looking at topics that have no place in politics.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8677355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8677355" href="http://josephsoleary.typepad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spirit of Vatican II</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8677355" class="dsq-comment-message">This is one of the sorriest and silliest displays that US Catholics have ever been involved in. I particularly deplore the vulgar and opportunistic stance of some bishops. The local bishop is aggrieved that the president of Notre Dame did not consult him. What nonsense! If Notre Dame were to acccept such paternalistic intrusion in their affairs they would lose credibility as an institution devoted to the ideals of a University. President Jenkins should politely tell the bishop that he is speaking way out of line. The powers of the Church over Catholic Universities are carefully negotiated and these Universities have to be eternally vigilant against illegitimate Vatican intrusions. If there is no written contractual obligation of the University\'s president to consult the hierarchy before inviting a guest, then he should not consult them. To set up an informal practice of such consultation would subtly undermine the freedom of the University.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9405260">Paul  Langford</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9405260" class="dsq-comment-message">Its a \'sorry display\' because you have no respect or understanding of basic Catholic teaching .<br><br>    People have a right to their convictions and the right to protest .  How very arrogant you are <br>    to tell them otherwise just because you disagree and/or fail to understand completely<br>    where they are coming from.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8677177">captn&#39; bligh</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8677177" class="dsq-comment-message">you americans are such cow pie disturbers. obama should be allowed to speak and notre dame should be allowed to hear him, regardless of his personal stands. he should be allowed to speak and notre dame should be allowed to hear him because he is the frickin\' president of the united states of america, you dumb jaskasses! oh sure cancel his speech - how to win friends and influence people! you know, john a. macdonald looked south and thought \'naw, this is no good, they\'re a revolutionary country that will never do anything but be at one another\'s throats - that\'s what republicanism will get you. if you jackasses had seen the light, you would have acquired some british commonwealth sensibility, and you wouldn\'t be seeing such an embarassing display of panty-analysing the world has ever seen. just shut the f--- up and let the man speak - he\'s the leader of the free world; let him speak for the dignity of his office alone! stop thinkin\' you\'re gonna play fulton sheen and convert the sob....but if you had shut up and treated the office of president in a dignified manner, he might have had a more favourable opinion about catholics - now they\'re not much different than bob jones and john hagee....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8719539">One Who Knows</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8719539" class="dsq-comment-message">You foreigners parade your pseudo-intellects in these forums, yet you cannot effectively manage your own countries are maintain peace for more than 30 years at a time without US assistance.  You resent your ingrained inferiority.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8668286">Tim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8668286" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting article.  You did get a few things wrong.  A few notes:<br><br>1.  "IHS" doesn\'t mean Jesus.  It means "in hoc signo," translated as "in this sign."<br><br>2.  The official title of the school is not "Notre Dame University."  It is "The University of Notre Dame."<br><br>3.  The bishops who said they would deny John Kerry communion, or other deny communion to other Catholic politicians who support abortion, are a minority.  Most Catholic bishops are extremely leery of taking such a drastic step.  And the reason is simple:  as Catholics, we believe that Jesus is truly present, in some mysterious way that is beyond our comprehension, in the consecrated host.  And most bishops, and most priests, simply think it is wrong to get into a confrontation with someone whose conscience they cannot judge, while holding the body of Christ in their hand.<br><br>4.  To those who ask where were the protests when Bush spoke at Notre Dame:  they were there.  Some students protested.  Not too many.  There was no organized opposition to Bush speaking.  But to those who question the "Catholic Church" protesting Obama:  no, no, no.  It is a group of disgruntled Catholics, more politically conservative than anything else, who are protesting.<br><br>5.  I am a Notre Dame grad, a practicing Catholic, and sing in our church choir.  So when you preach Catholicism to me, you are literally preaching to the choir.  I voted for Obama.  I am proud that my alma mater is having the President of the United States speak at the commencement.  I felt that way when George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, in their terms as President, delivered the commencement address, even though I never voted for Reagan and despite George W. Bush.  It is a great honor for Notre Dame.  To those conservative Catholics who disagree:  well, I think you are wrong, but I respect your opinion.  You should also respect my opinion, and more to the point, that of Fr. Jenkins and the community of the University of Notre Dame.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8813400">Bob witt</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8813400" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen. <br>         The few, the proud, the  167th  University of Notre Dame Class of 2009<br><br>                  My son will be on the stage with you. Go Irish</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8670755">Jason</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8670755" class="dsq-comment-message">IHS" is interpreted as meaning Iesus Hominum Salvator ("Jesus, Savior of men" in Latin. And Liberal Catholics belong in Douchebagistan!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8664593">America the FREE</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8664593" class="dsq-comment-message">Freddie Mack CEO kills himself - Dodd finally tied to crisis - Obama only one to back Dodd- obama in bed with GE - GE tied to biased media.More will come .This is a one term president.And I seen it all along.Now tea parties.....  America not ready for SOCIALISM.No need to spread poverty from the bottom up.                 honeymoon over</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8663736">RWN</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8663736" class="dsq-comment-message">Right Wing Catholics, now that is an interesting thing----I have talked with a number of ND alum and they don\'t get it. They should use their prestige and fiscal might and push back to this righteous group and tell them to find another symbol</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8661654">Catintexas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8661654" class="dsq-comment-message">The hypocrisy is amusing.  No one protested President Bush when he spoke.  He is a proponent of the death penalty, a big no no in the church.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8659883" href="http://vebtools.com/blog/tnomeralc-web-design-toys/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tnomeralc Web Design Toys</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8659883" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8659883" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh Again :-s why did Obama Following Bush rules?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8659284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8659284">joshquasimoto</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8659284" class="dsq-comment-message">And I am sure all these people are just as concerned with poverty, greed and sloth!<br>Open your eyes guys and gals we are swimming in it!  Not to say that we don\'t have hope but this sort of non-sense makes their arguments and intentions seem all the more baffling.  Where were these people when America marches to war to kill people, whether they be soldiers or innocent bystanders?  Jesus is against murder and death but he is also against poverty, greed and sloth.  Look what war does to our returning soldiers (highest suicide rates ever in the armed forces), look what it does to our image abroad (higher levels of anti-american rhetoric) and look what it did to our economy.  Sometimes I really think what these people are fighting is rational discourse and progress!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8659052">Dave</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8659052" class="dsq-comment-message">The world isn\'t going to say that Catholics are open minded over this in the end, they\'re simply going to say that their religion and their standards are simply a joke. They\'ll say that the Pope is a fraud who has no control over The Church. <br><br>It\'s a slap in the face of God to have Obama speak at Notre Dame. Like at Georgetown, he is mocking all Christians!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8658071">jenzinoh</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8658071" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t that Vatican opposed to the death-penalty and the war in Iraq...?  Where is the outrage against the GOP for those two things?  GWB was Governor of a state that executes people routinely!<br><br>First poster was dead-on... hypocrites.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8656852">Hypocrites</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8656852" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8656852" class="dsq-comment-message">When cathloics start by cleaning thier own house, you can judge someone else! Hypocrites!!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8656021">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8656021" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8656021" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8656021">catholic</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8656021" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8656021" class="dsq-comment-message">Father Jenkins is a traitor to the Catholic Church and Notre Dame but most important to God and the unborn. Father Jenkins failed the test. Evil won.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8655873">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8655873" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8655873" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8655873">crea8iv</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8655873" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8655873" class="dsq-comment-message">I will not bash President Obama.  But his views on Abortion puts him on the polar end of what Notre Dame represents.  What ever happened to " to thy known self be true" (if I have the quote completely correct).  You can not invite a speaker that will weaken the stance that you must represent.  I am not saying that Notre Dame should attack our President.  Instead, take a repectful position on the other side of the fence.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8665082">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8665082" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8665082" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8665082">Antagonist</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8665082" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8665082" class="dsq-comment-message">Wrong, wrong wrong.  You miss the point completely.  He wasn\'t invited to speak on the pulpit, but to deliver a commencement address.  You really think abortion is going to be what his speech is about?  It\'ll be about public service - something the Catholic church prides itself on.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8667052">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8667052" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8667052" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8667052">crea8iv</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8667052" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8667052" class="dsq-comment-message">No, I did not miss a thing.  It was not the speech that matters, but the messenger.  Obama might think that  Public service is something that they have in common, but his avenues of public service, like providing abortions on demand, do not fall into place with the Christian creedo.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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