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Rush Limbaugh ?- this piece of sludge wouldn't be allowed into a decent home.  Bill O'Riley? - if this is what passes for journalism and intelligence in the US, we have BIG PROBLEMS.  Time to move on and stop treating these things like celebrities - it is just too demeaning.  We now have old white men running around with hairpieces from 20-yr-old men, men wearing pancake makeup and sporting phony tans.  My God. talk about looking and sounding ridiculous.  Time to get educated, serious and get the old IQ and EQ raises several notches.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:24:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "b29834ef1947554ae4db5e15c7182b8f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You sure have the right screen name, because you are a failure! <br><br>Fox is the 3 most watches channel on cable, beating out ESPN, Disney, and others. <br><br>Fox has more viewers in ALL age groups than CNN and MSNBC combined, at every hour, of every day. <br><br>Fox viewers know the actual facts of the stories, and are more intelligent, than the viewers of other newsers. <br><br>There's a reason why more democrats, more independents, and more Republicans watch Fox. And those three groups are split evenly among the viewership. <br><br>You've been pwned. I'm sure you are used to that though!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:41:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "gary4205", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883347, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6901251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly.   She is dumb and stupid.   And the shocker is, she had the gall to think she can be VP of this nation.   When she didn't even know the countries of North America.    When she can't even name one publication she read.   When she thinks Africa is a country.    She's a JOKE!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_10:08:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "d2a0b9f3ea4b3ad80fa627bc3eb39bed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6900973, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6882902": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Its truly amazing that most of Palins supporters know less about her than her detractors,and most of what they do think they know are not true.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:38:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "b90ea801b44ab71323d5914f476c4b11", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6882135, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6899842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Good God ladies and gents.<br><br>You CAN'T Fix stupid. End of case.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_08:57:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "896cfaae46c24634dce4d20ccfc000b9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883181": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh you don't want to go there mommmmm", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:47:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec50c8954c251870507bcd4428b0d12d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6882902, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't believe that either. You are just trying to cover your ass....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:05:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c6207c93c99c0d3e71dc58bc904f1a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884784, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It never, never ceases to amaze me how some people simply cannot take responsibility for their own mistakes.  Instead they use pawnse like John Ziegler to do all the blaming of others for their  shortcomings...Was not Sarah Palin culpable at all - in any way - in the Couric interview???  Was not George Bush culpable at all in his Administration's horrific handling of Katrina and its victims???  Please don't insult us and blame the media for their excesses...look at the subjects.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:48:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "57fee0a32cfa2c39f263bc7432884514", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6906127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "what absolute crap. she was asked what does she read,not to translate the codes of hammurabi. trick question?please.if she had said the local wasilla paper and the anchorage paper,that would have been a better response than\"all of them\". spare me. \"all of them\"? muhammad speaks? jerusalem post? cut the crap. we have had eight years of a CIC with no intellectual curiosity. enough!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_11:13:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "f72ef027ff1d5e7e4ed113783ca2b04f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "FOX is not NEWS MEDIA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:54:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c6207c93c99c0d3e71dc58bc904f1a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883305, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6968084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Because she is the perfect example to remind us what putting stupid in the White House has already gotten us.  A lesson learned that should not be forgotten.  We thank you every single day for the reminder.  I hope she stays in the news all they way to the next election cycle.  And, if she runs, we'll bring out all the transcripts and tapes to remind everyone again just for good measure.  Please, please bring her on!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-06_18:58:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "1977b2dbbcb75bfeb38691bbbdb983c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6961724, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6890901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Unbelievable how people are still trying to defend this right wing loon. She knows absolutely nothing. Stop trying to blame the media for everything, people form their own opinions. There was no puppet up Palin's dress when she gave stupid answers and winks. She did that all on her own. All she had to do was name something she read instead of the stupid answer she gave and there would be no grief. Who is going to trash her saying she read the Washington Post or NY Times ? It's better than standing there like a doofus....If Hillary Clinton would have gave all the winks and acted like a beauty queen- country bunkin during the Primary debates she would have gotten the same grief. Palin deserved what she got (except the remarks about the children-off limits)..She came out swinging and should have been woman enough to take the hits back. I don't want my President to be some mush who would cry foul at every critic...If she can't take the media and American criticism, how the heck will she take it from threats from Ahmadinejad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_23:00:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb58b0bab677f471bc8d441ad47b8ad7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883608": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There you go again....can't you just type Obama's name instead of the childish way you keep changing it?<br><br>You should have at least some respect for him...he is the President whether you like it or not.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:05:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "aloha43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883305, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6886041": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Shhhh...don't tell them. It appears they haven't figured this stuff out yet. As a great man once said \"Never give a sucker an even break, and never smarten up a chump\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_20:06:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "de4113460660fa69add7aa970f7f5d61", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885561, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree completely! Governor Palin is an expert on blaming other people and never taking responsibility for her own actions. It is so obvious that I don't understand how many people don't see that at all!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:14:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "e79c50d8289a02904bda6ca949bc2119", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883214, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6901152": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Palin is a joke.   She's dumb, lies flow out of her mouth like air.<br><br>The media is not at fault for her dumbness.   <br><br>Why couldn't she name one publication she reads?  Obviously she does not read.<br><br>She lied about the bridge to nowhere.<br><br>She lied about not taking stimulus money.   She is the first one with her hand out.<br><br>You could write a book on her lies.<br><br>She though Africa is a country.<br><br>She does not know what Bush's political stance was.<br><br>She did not know the countries that represent North America.<br><br><br>She is JOKE!   A LAUGHINGSTOCK'....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_10:04:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "d2a0b9f3ea4b3ad80fa627bc3eb39bed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yup, I'm a racist....just say it.  At least I didn't vote for him because he was black. It is just too easy to bait you libtards.  Actually, I am black.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:00:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec50c8954c251870507bcd4428b0d12d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884644, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883803": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The difference is, that was an error in speak. You know very well, he knows how many states there are. That's a stupid example. it just makes you look desperate.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:15:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c6207c93c99c0d3e71dc58bc904f1a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883305, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, old woman,,you've finally shown your TRUE COLORS for ALL to see...... you're pitiful.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:54:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c6207c93c99c0d3e71dc58bc904f1a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884407, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "what that i'm a racist?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:06:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec50c8954c251870507bcd4428b0d12d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884877, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884777": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're just a classic example of a true Palin supporter.  Or should I say class act?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:00:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "f24904e49ea0f055978da5bccbef2af0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884407, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6906794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who is thinking with his \"other head\" because of his extreme crush on her.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_11:29:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "aloha43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6901409, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6906029": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sarah's blabbering mouth and limited brainpower are the reasons she looked like an idiot in nearly every interview . She is a 5-watt bulb who was trying to do a 100-watt job, and there was no way that math was going to add up, even if she did look like (__________).  Choose one:  <br>Folksy, Winky Sexy Barbie / A paragon o'family values / A good Islam-hatin' Christian / A  Neiman Marcus advertisement / Mother of the Year / A woman you could shoot endangered species with / An Abstinence Before Marriage Advocate (well, with a few exceptions. But YOUR family should do it.)   <br>    <br>Palin has repeatedly showed a histrionic, narcissistic need for praise and adoration, despite the fact that she can barely speak a coherent English sentence.  Her lack of genuine interest in ANY part of the world outside of her own backyard (and of course, Washington) was horrifying.  The starstruck gee-whiz reactions she had to meeting leaders of other countries looked juvenile and was inappropriate for anyone seeking a national office. <br><br>She can whine for the rest of her life about how unfair Katie Couric's questions were, or say now, \"of COURSE I read....stuff.\"  However, Palin's own clearly visible cluelessness from the beginning about anything outside Alaska, including the Vice Presidential office she was running for, is what did her in. <br><br>Long before Couric asked Palin, \"What do you read?\", thousands of educated American voters could have told you the answer was \"nothing\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_11:09:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "43116f3d9e57ff6969c37eca11453649", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885552": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lol -  and I guess the \"Dems\" had control of the entire world's media.  Don't be assinine.  The republicans made total asses of themselves without any help from anyone and the world saw it, remarked on it , and printed it up.  They are still laughing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:41:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "b29834ef1947554ae4db5e15c7182b8f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883305, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6900973": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "When are these people going to get it through their thick skulls, it was Sarah Palin and her poor performances and stupidity,  not the media's fault for her unfocused and moronic interviews.  Why does the Republican party always WHINE AND PLAY VICTIM?  They are obsessed and fixated over Sarah Palin, but not a single one of them has anything constructive to contribute, anything intelligent to say, or offer up any solutions.  If this continues, there will no longer be a failed GOP in the toilet..  There will simply be NO GOP!!! That might be a great day in coming.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_09:57:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "9c240be4eafbebc83813d9d8ab130ee3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6899842, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I beg to differ with you - she did not fail miserably.  I watched the vice presidential debate.  When it first began, I was a little bit worried as she looked nervous.  The longer into the debate, the more comfortable she became and she actually appeared to be enjoying it.  She whipped up on Joe Biden in that debate!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:42:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "f6223fbf2e15bae5ad78efe06dd58d8d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885561, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obammi,oblamorama,nobamaram,obomarom,oblabandblab,obliealie,rearatobamdaram,barfmeobama,husseinbombdebombdeboob,...this is fun.  I WILL NEVER RESPECT HIM I SPIT IN HIS UGLY BLACK BIG EARRED LYING FACE", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:43:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec50c8954c251870507bcd4428b0d12d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883608, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6906936": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So.  If they are so sure that it was the media that made her look stupid, then why doesn't she do some REAL interviews instead of just Fox bias.<br><br>Sarah...I double dog dare you to do some interviews with Maddow, Olberman, King, Wolf, The view.....anything but FOX.<br><br>Let's do some REAL interviews and just see how well she fares.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_11:34:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "aloha43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The funny thing is, the thing that conservatives don't seem to be understanding is that the geopolitical landscape has been changing drastically and they haven't even tried to notice.  It may be a fundamental flaw of their political theory, to keep things the same, to stop change.  I don't need F. Scott Fitzgerald to tell me that you can't relive the past, that trying to stop change is as futile as trying to control it.  Things change, in this new political landscape the party that wins, is the one that realizes what the people want.  Sorry Conservatives, but that wasn't you this time.  Jindel's popularity is 15%, Rush Limbaugh's is less than George W. Bush's.  While Limbaugh may be a popular force with the 13 million listeners he has, that number is still less than 5% of the population.  What his favoribility rating says is that while almost 5% of the country listens and loves him, 95% don't listen to him, and of that 95% I'm willing to bet more than 5% think his radio program is disgusting.  Letting bigots run your political party at this time in history is the wrong move, strategically speaking.  As for Sarah Palin..... she scared people, her intelligence or lack there of, forget what the media said about her.. her show of stupidity during the debates was proof enough she hadn't a clue what she was doing or talking about.  Media aside, the debates weren't scripted or filled with gotchya questions, and she failed miserably.  This whole article and all of these comments just seem like sore losers to me.  get over it, your tired old political party needs an update, and rush limbaugh is not it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:40:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "f118e4916eb98a825bacb98345f9f44b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6891323": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Say it ain't so Joe!\"  Yes she was good at her practiced sound bites.  That stuff that is scripted.  She could give the same fired up speech over and over to get her crowds to cheer.  \"I told them thanks, but no thanks!  To that Bridge to Nowhere!\"  However, when you ask her a real question?  Such as \"what do you read?\"  Well, she appears to have trouble.<br><br>Gee golly.<br>P.S.  Try going back on old You Tube tapes of her and you won't find all that cute \"shucks\" talk either.  It was fake.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_23:25:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "f24904e49ea0f055978da5bccbef2af0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887862, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6961724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "One more thing about Palin:  if she \"doesn't matter,\" then why do continue to attack her?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-06_15:17:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "53e7dd67b86b72b7417a2f792ae67cbd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6918146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you for personally verifying that you are ignorant, racist, and unworthy of listening to/arguing with - in other words, a typical representative of what your party has become.  No class at all.  Don't you realize that you basically dismiss yourself as a reasonable human being when you post such ugliness?  Do yourself and your party a big favor - don't publicly post your personal vents.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_13:50:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "d41559f33f5df404b77b4125878f81d3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6901409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ziegler is one angry, venomous rightwinger.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_10:14:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "d2a0b9f3ea4b3ad80fa627bc3eb39bed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6901346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Palin is not a symbol of media bias.   She is a symbol of the failure of our education system.  It took her 6 years, and 5 colleges to get a journalism degree, and she's still uneducated.<br><br>Besides the media is run by and controlled by rightwingers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_10:13:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "d2a0b9f3ea4b3ad80fa627bc3eb39bed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6889936": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent post!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_22:30:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "b90ea801b44ab71323d5914f476c4b11", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885561, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6895188": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah, because no question more unfair than, \"What news do you read normally?\"<br>And as for her response: If you had better things to do than answer Katie Couric's questions...why did you agree to an interview with Katie Couric?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_02:06:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "1ba44ecc61874ce50338f192bb384a67", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883286": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with you Your Kidding.<br><br>She'll never have it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:52:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "aloha43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6882135, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6882135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You people scare me.  Seriously.  The party of personal responsibilty yet again appears to have none.<br><br>\"no to socialism\" you need to look in the mirror.  YOU are what you proclaim others to be.  Nobody is scared of Rush.  They're defining you by Rush.  These are the games they play and they're winning with that one right now.<br><br>\"Founding Fathers\" needs to go get a room with the woman.<br><br>It's past time for you people to get what an air head this woman is all on her very own.  Katie did NOTHING to this lady and if she can't run for highest office and answer what her preferred reading material is then we have problems.  Perhaps she doesn't read is all I can figure.  I could care less if she's up on \"energy in Alaska\" as that isn't the end all to run this country.  She's a ditz that didn't cut it and just keep on trying to put her back out there and we'll be stuck with more liberal rule than you can fathom.  She will NEVER take.  Got it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:07:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "f24904e49ea0f055978da5bccbef2af0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Democrats watch FOX for laughs. Republicans watch because they only want their side expressed. It's an entertaining channel, but NOT NEWS,not journalism,at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:56:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c6207c93c99c0d3e71dc58bc904f1a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884194, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6897445": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love it when republicans are in doubt blame the media.  You fail to look at your own.  She did it to herself no matter who you blame.  The words came out of her mouth.  Couric gave her plenty of times to answer simple questions.  Zeggie fails to realize she was and is a bad selection for president.  She wasn't able to be quick on her feet.  Saying I can see Russia from my back door isn't enough to get you elected president.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_06:32:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "SouthernYankee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884194": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And Rush isn't an \"entertainer\".  LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:32:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "aloha43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883347, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6906598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that would be the Miss America Pageant.     <br><br>Or maybe television ads for a really big car dealership.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_11:22:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "43116f3d9e57ff6969c37eca11453649", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885613, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6898920": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tonight there was a TV show on the 20 most stupid things that people did last year. Top of the list was Sarah Palin's nomination. It was an Australian show, screened in Australia. They just don't tolerate fools Down Under.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_07:54:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "f2585288504b62c200de40a522435ffc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883305": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Its pretty easy to take that stance when the dems have control of the media, except Fox and Talk radio.  Obalma can't say anything wrong in the media's eyes ....even when he said we have 57 or 58 states.  Don't get me started with Biden", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:52:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec50c8954c251870507bcd4428b0d12d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883214, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So basically this guy Ziegler thinks that Palin should have been put in positions where her looks and not her brains would be used.  Priceless!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:43:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "454edf3efdf95a17fa7303744fad6f5c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6888432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ziegler, is a fool just like the rest of the GOP. Palin couldn't win dogcatcher. Ziegler saw his opportuinty to make some money selling his tapes for 20 bucks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_22:03:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "ff84829b79f69419093442ecfafd3b35", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6899569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I liked Sarah.   Then the truth about ... \"the bridge to nowhere\" came out.  Then \"I can see Russia.\"   Note to candidates:  You can make yourself look stupid, even if you aren't, by saying and / or claiming things that are NOT TRUE!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_08:39:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "61ed755a89dd954c2fe2019ccb50cc08", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6890259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She never answered the questions asked,she stuck to her memmorised script that was prepared for her,she even announced her intent to do so.She appeared to enjoy herself halfway through because she was able to remmber so much without her little note cards.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_22:36:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "b90ea801b44ab71323d5914f476c4b11", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887862, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885673": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And there it is again, folks.  This is how a racist looks and speaks.  So very sad to see creatures like this, tied in a knotted straight-jacket by their own ignorance and inablility to evolve into a more intelligent being.  Usually, little man, people will listen to someone who speaks quietly and with fact-based knowledge over a foul-mouthed and bigoted screamer.  Turn your caps off - you are acting like a child.  And base your remarks on a person's innards, not on the color of his skin - you just show the world how totally uneducated you really are.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:46:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "b29834ef1947554ae4db5e15c7182b8f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884407, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "With each posting, they are making it more and more unlikely that their Republican Party will ever be respected again.... you fools need to think of your party, be quiet and stop embarrassing the actual Conservatives who DO have some sense", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:53:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c6207c93c99c0d3e71dc58bc904f1a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6883214, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "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": "13019270", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -4565694792080551319}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 8, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 376, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 13019270, "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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};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
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/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
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// 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) {
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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/for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">376</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias/">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/for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias/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:13019270" 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'				: 'for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias',
			// 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/for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias/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='	+ 'for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias'
			+ '&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='	+ 'for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias'
			+ '&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='		+ 'for_conservatives_palin_still_a_symbol_of_media_bias'
				+ '&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/13019270/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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









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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6888432">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6888432" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6888432" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6888432">Carolyn LeBeauf</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6888432" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6888432" class="dsq-comment-message">Ziegler, is a fool just like the rest of the GOP. Palin couldn\'t win dogcatcher. Ziegler saw his opportuinty to make some money selling his tapes for 20 bucks.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6885561">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885561" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6885561" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885561">formlessness</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6885561" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885561" class="dsq-comment-message">The funny thing is, the thing that conservatives don\'t seem to be understanding is that the geopolitical landscape has been changing drastically and they haven\'t even tried to notice.  It may be a fundamental flaw of their political theory, to keep things the same, to stop change.  I don\'t need F. Scott Fitzgerald to tell me that you can\'t relive the past, that trying to stop change is as futile as trying to control it.  Things change, in this new political landscape the party that wins, is the one that realizes what the people want.  Sorry Conservatives, but that wasn\'t you this time.  Jindel\'s popularity is 15%, Rush Limbaugh\'s is less than George W. Bush\'s.  While Limbaugh may be a popular force with the 13 million listeners he has, that number is still less than 5% of the population.  What his favoribility rating says is that while almost 5% of the country listens and loves him, 95% don\'t listen to him, and of that 95% I\'m willing to bet more than 5% think his radio program is disgusting.  Letting bigots run your political party at this time in history is the wrong move, strategically speaking.  As for Sarah Palin..... she scared people, her intelligence or lack there of, forget what the media said about her.. her show of stupidity during the debates was proof enough she hadn\'t a clue what she was doing or talking about.  Media aside, the debates weren\'t scripted or filled with gotchya questions, and she failed miserably.  This whole article and all of these comments just seem like sore losers to me.  get over it, your tired old political party needs an update, and rush limbaugh is not it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6889936" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6889936" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6889936">mommom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6889936" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6889936" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent post!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6886041" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6886041" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6886041">Paine In The Thomas</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6886041" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6886041" class="dsq-comment-message">Shhhh...don\'t tell them. It appears they haven\'t figured this stuff out yet. As a great man once said "Never give a sucker an even break, and never smarten up a chump".</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887862">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887862" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887862" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887862">Missouri Girl</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887862" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887862" class="dsq-comment-message">I beg to differ with you - she did not fail miserably.  I watched the vice presidential debate.  When it first began, I was a little bit worried as she looked nervous.  The longer into the debate, the more comfortable she became and she actually appeared to be enjoying it.  She whipped up on Joe Biden in that debate!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6890259">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6890259" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6890259" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6890259">mommom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6890259" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6890259" class="dsq-comment-message">She never answered the questions asked,she stuck to her memmorised script that was prepared for her,she even announced her intent to do so.She appeared to enjoy herself halfway through because she was able to remmber so much without her little note cards.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6891323">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6891323" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6891323" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6891323">You&#39;re kidding - right?</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6891323" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6891323" class="dsq-comment-message">"Say it ain\'t so Joe!"  Yes she was good at her practiced sound bites.  That stuff that is scripted.  She could give the same fired up speech over and over to get her crowds to cheer.  "I told them thanks, but no thanks!  To that Bridge to Nowhere!"  However, when you ask her a real question?  Such as "what do you read?"  Well, she appears to have trouble.<br><br>Gee golly.<br>P.S.  Try going back on old You Tube tapes of her and you won\'t find all that cute "shucks" talk either.  It was fake.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885613" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6885613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885613">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6885613" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885613" class="dsq-comment-message">So basically this guy Ziegler thinks that Palin should have been put in positions where her looks and not her brains would be used.  Priceless!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6906598">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6906598" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6906598" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6906598">karen r.</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6906598" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6906598" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that would be the Miss America Pageant.     <br><br>Or maybe television ads for a really big car dealership.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883214" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883214" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883214">Marie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883214" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883214" class="dsq-comment-message">It never, never ceases to amaze me how some people simply cannot take responsibility for their own mistakes.  Instead they use pawnse like John Ziegler to do all the blaming of others for their  shortcomings...Was not Sarah Palin culpable at all - in any way - in the Couric interview???  Was not George Bush culpable at all in his Administration\'s horrific handling of Katrina and its victims???  Please don\'t insult us and blame the media for their excesses...look at the subjects.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887327">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887327" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887327">Jack</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887327" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree completely! Governor Palin is an expert on blaming other people and never taking responsibility for her own actions. It is so obvious that I don\'t understand how many people don\'t see that at all!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883327">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883327" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883327">ignorancefails</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883327" class="dsq-comment-message">With each posting, they are making it more and more unlikely that their Republican Party will ever be respected again.... you fools need to think of your party, be quiet and stop embarrassing the actual Conservatives who DO have some sense</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883305">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883305" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883305" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883305">DagneyTaggert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883305" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883305" class="dsq-comment-message">Its pretty easy to take that stance when the dems have control of the media, except Fox and Talk radio.  Obalma can\'t say anything wrong in the media\'s eyes ....even when he said we have 57 or 58 states.  Don\'t get me started with Biden</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6885552">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885552" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6885552" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885552">David</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6885552" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885552" class="dsq-comment-message">Lol -  and I guess the "Dems" had control of the entire world\'s media.  Don\'t be assinine.  The republicans made total asses of themselves without any help from anyone and the world saw it, remarked on it , and printed it up.  They are still laughing!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883347">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883347">ignorancefails</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883347" class="dsq-comment-message">FOX is not NEWS MEDIA</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884194" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884194" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884194">aloha43</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884194" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884194" class="dsq-comment-message">And Rush isn\'t an "entertainer".  LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884699" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884699" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884699">ignorancefails</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884699" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884699" class="dsq-comment-message">Democrats watch FOX for laughs. Republicans watch because they only want their side expressed. It\'s an entertaining channel, but NOT NEWS,not journalism,at all.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884354" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884354" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884354">gary4205</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884354" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884354" class="dsq-comment-message">You sure have the right screen name, because you are a failure! <br><br>Fox is the 3 most watches channel on cable, beating out ESPN, Disney, and others. <br><br>Fox has more viewers in ALL age groups than CNN and MSNBC combined, at every hour, of every day. <br><br>Fox viewers know the actual facts of the stories, and are more intelligent, than the viewers of other newsers. <br><br>There\'s a reason why more democrats, more independents, and more Republicans watch Fox. And those three groups are split evenly among the viewership. <br><br>You\'ve been pwned. I\'m sure you are used to that though!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883608">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883608" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883608" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883608">aloha43</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883608" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883608" class="dsq-comment-message">There you go again....can\'t you just type Obama\'s name instead of the childish way you keep changing it?<br><br>You should have at least some respect for him...he is the President whether you like it or not.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884407">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884407" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884407" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884407">DagneyTaggert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884407" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884407" class="dsq-comment-message">Obammi,oblamorama,nobamaram,obomarom,oblabandblab,obliealie,rearatobamdaram,barfmeobama,husseinbombdebombdeboob,...this is fun.  I WILL NEVER RESPECT HIM I SPIT IN HIS UGLY BLACK BIG EARRED LYING FACE</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884644">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884644" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884644" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884644">ignorancefails</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884644" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884644" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, old woman,,you\'ve finally shown your TRUE COLORS for ALL to see...... you\'re pitiful.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884784">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884784" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884784" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884784">DagneyTaggert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884784" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884784" class="dsq-comment-message">yup, I\'m a racist....just say it.  At least I didn\'t vote for him because he was black. It is just too easy to bait you libtards.  Actually, I am black.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884877">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884877" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884877" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884877">ignorancefails</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884877" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884877" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t believe that either. You are just trying to cover your ass....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884901">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884901" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884901" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884901">DagneyTaggert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884901" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884901" class="dsq-comment-message">what that i\'m a racist?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884777">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884777" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884777" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884777">You&#39;re kidding - right?</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884777" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884777" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re just a classic example of a true Palin supporter.  Or should I say class act?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6885673">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885673" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6885673" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885673">David</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6885673" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885673" class="dsq-comment-message">And there it is again, folks.  This is how a racist looks and speaks.  So very sad to see creatures like this, tied in a knotted straight-jacket by their own ignorance and inablility to evolve into a more intelligent being.  Usually, little man, people will listen to someone who speaks quietly and with fact-based knowledge over a foul-mouthed and bigoted screamer.  Turn your caps off - you are acting like a child.  And base your remarks on a person\'s innards, not on the color of his skin - you just show the world how totally uneducated you really are.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883803">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883803" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883803" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883803">ignorancefails</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883803" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883803" class="dsq-comment-message">The difference is, that was an error in speak. You know very well, he knows how many states there are. That\'s a stupid example. it just makes you look desperate.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6961724" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6961724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6961724">Colonel Mustard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6961724" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6961724" class="dsq-comment-message">One more thing about Palin:  if she "doesn\'t matter," then why do continue to attack her?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6968084">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6968084" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6968084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6968084">treetracker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6968084" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6968084" class="dsq-comment-message">Because she is the perfect example to remind us what putting stupid in the White House has already gotten us.  A lesson learned that should not be forgotten.  We thank you every single day for the reminder.  I hope she stays in the news all they way to the next election cycle.  And, if she runs, we\'ll bring out all the transcripts and tapes to remind everyone again just for good measure.  Please, please bring her on!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6918146" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6918146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6918146">eatyourfeedback</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6918146" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6918146" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you for personally verifying that you are ignorant, racist, and unworthy of listening to/arguing with - in other words, a typical representative of what your party has become.  No class at all.  Don\'t you realize that you basically dismiss yourself as a reasonable human being when you post such ugliness?  Do yourself and your party a big favor - don\'t publicly post your personal vents.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6906029">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6906029" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6906029" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6906029">karen r.</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6906029" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6906029" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah\'s blabbering mouth and limited brainpower are the reasons she looked like an idiot in nearly every interview . She is a 5-watt bulb who was trying to do a 100-watt job, and there was no way that math was going to add up, even if she did look like (__________).  Choose one:  <br>Folksy, Winky Sexy Barbie / A paragon o\'family values / A good Islam-hatin\' Christian / A  Neiman Marcus advertisement / Mother of the Year / A woman you could shoot endangered species with / An Abstinence Before Marriage Advocate (well, with a few exceptions. But YOUR family should do it.)   <br>    <br>Palin has repeatedly showed a histrionic, narcissistic need for praise and adoration, despite the fact that she can barely speak a coherent English sentence.  Her lack of genuine interest in ANY part of the world outside of her own backyard (and of course, Washington) was horrifying.  The starstruck gee-whiz reactions she had to meeting leaders of other countries looked juvenile and was inappropriate for anyone seeking a national office. <br><br>She can whine for the rest of her life about how unfair Katie Couric\'s questions were, or say now, "of COURSE I read....stuff."  However, Palin\'s own clearly visible cluelessness from the beginning about anything outside Alaska, including the Vice Presidential office she was running for, is what did her in. <br><br>Long before Couric asked Palin, "What do you read?", thousands of educated American voters could have told you the answer was "nothing".</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6906127">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6906127" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6906127" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6906127">sam greenfield</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6906127" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6906127" class="dsq-comment-message">what absolute crap. she was asked what does she read,not to translate the codes of hammurabi. trick question?please.if she had said the local wasilla paper and the anchorage paper,that would have been a better response than"all of them". spare me. "all of them"? muhammad speaks? jerusalem post? cut the crap. we have had eight years of a CIC with no intellectual curiosity. enough!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6906936">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6906936" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6906936" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6906936">aloha43</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6906936" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6906936" class="dsq-comment-message">So.  If they are so sure that it was the media that made her look stupid, then why doesn\'t she do some REAL interviews instead of just Fox bias.<br><br>Sarah...I double dog dare you to do some interviews with Maddow, Olberman, King, Wolf, The view.....anything but FOX.<br><br>Let\'s do some REAL interviews and just see how well she fares.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6901152" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6901152" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6901152">ANON</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6901152" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6901152" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin is a joke.   She\'s dumb, lies flow out of her mouth like air.<br><br>The media is not at fault for her dumbness.   <br><br>Why couldn\'t she name one publication she reads?  Obviously she does not read.<br><br>She lied about the bridge to nowhere.<br><br>She lied about not taking stimulus money.   She is the first one with her hand out.<br><br>You could write a book on her lies.<br><br>She though Africa is a country.<br><br>She does not know what Bush\'s political stance was.<br><br>She did not know the countries that represent North America.<br><br><br>She is JOKE!   A LAUGHINGSTOCK\'....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6901346">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6901346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6901346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6901346">ANON</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6901346" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6901346" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin is not a symbol of media bias.   She is a symbol of the failure of our education system.  It took her 6 years, and 5 colleges to get a journalism degree, and she\'s still uneducated.<br><br>Besides the media is run by and controlled by rightwingers.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6901409">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6901409" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6901409" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6901409">ANON</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6901409" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6901409" class="dsq-comment-message">Ziegler is one angry, venomous rightwinger.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6906794">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6906794" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6906794" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6906794">aloha43</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6906794" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6906794" class="dsq-comment-message">Who is thinking with his "other head" because of his extreme crush on her.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6899842">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6899842" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6899842" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6899842">John</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6899842" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6899842" class="dsq-comment-message">Good God ladies and gents.<br><br>You CAN\'T Fix stupid. End of case.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6900973">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6900973" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6900973" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6900973">Sandra</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6900973" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6900973" class="dsq-comment-message">When are these people going to get it through their thick skulls, it was Sarah Palin and her poor performances and stupidity,  not the media\'s fault for her unfocused and moronic interviews.  Why does the Republican party always WHINE AND PLAY VICTIM?  They are obsessed and fixated over Sarah Palin, but not a single one of them has anything constructive to contribute, anything intelligent to say, or offer up any solutions.  If this continues, there will no longer be a failed GOP in the toilet..  There will simply be NO GOP!!! That might be a great day in coming.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6901251">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6901251" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6901251" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6901251">ANON</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6901251" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6901251" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly.   She is dumb and stupid.   And the shocker is, she had the gall to think she can be VP of this nation.   When she didn\'t even know the countries of North America.    When she can\'t even name one publication she read.   When she thinks Africa is a country.    She\'s a JOKE!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6898920">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6898920" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6898920" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6898920">Jones</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6898920" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6898920" class="dsq-comment-message">Tonight there was a TV show on the 20 most stupid things that people did last year. Top of the list was Sarah Palin\'s nomination. It was an Australian show, screened in Australia. They just don\'t tolerate fools Down Under.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6899569">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6899569" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6899569" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6899569">Carl Rose</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6899569" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6899569" class="dsq-comment-message">I liked Sarah.   Then the truth about ... "the bridge to nowhere" came out.  Then "I can see Russia."   Note to candidates:  You can make yourself look stupid, even if you aren\'t, by saying and / or claiming things that are NOT TRUE!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6897445">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6897445" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6897445" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6897445">SouthernYankee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6897445" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6897445" class="dsq-comment-message">I love it when republicans are in doubt blame the media.  You fail to look at your own.  She did it to herself no matter who you blame.  The words came out of her mouth.  Couric gave her plenty of times to answer simple questions.  Zeggie fails to realize she was and is a bad selection for president.  She wasn\'t able to be quick on her feet.  Saying I can see Russia from my back door isn\'t enough to get you elected president.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6895188">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6895188" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6895188" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6895188">Mitchell</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6895188" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6895188" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, because no question more unfair than, "What news do you read normally?"<br>And as for her response: If you had better things to do than answer Katie Couric\'s questions...why did you agree to an interview with Katie Couric?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6890901">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6890901" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6890901" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6890901">TiredofPalinNuffSaid</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6890901" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6890901" class="dsq-comment-message">Unbelievable how people are still trying to defend this right wing loon. She knows absolutely nothing. Stop trying to blame the media for everything, people form their own opinions. There was no puppet up Palin\'s dress when she gave stupid answers and winks. She did that all on her own. All she had to do was name something she read instead of the stupid answer she gave and there would be no grief. Who is going to trash her saying she read the Washington Post or NY Times ? It\'s better than standing there like a doofus....If Hillary Clinton would have gave all the winks and acted like a beauty queen- country bunkin during the Primary debates she would have gotten the same grief. Palin deserved what she got (except the remarks about the children-off limits)..She came out swinging and should have been woman enough to take the hits back. I don\'t want my President to be some mush who would cry foul at every critic...If she can\'t take the media and American criticism, how the heck will she take it from threats from Ahmadinejad.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6885248">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885248" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6885248" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885248">David</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6885248" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885248" class="dsq-comment-message">The Palins = The Grifters<br><br>People are tired of the idiocy called politics and the idiots who are our representative politicians.  Rush Limbaugh ?- this piece of sludge wouldn\'t be allowed into a decent home.  Bill O\'Riley? - if this is what passes for journalism and intelligence in the US, we have BIG PROBLEMS.  Time to move on and stop treating these things like celebrities - it is just too demeaning.  We now have old white men running around with hairpieces from 20-yr-old men, men wearing pancake makeup and sporting phony tans.  My God. talk about looking and sounding ridiculous.  Time to get educated, serious and get the old IQ and EQ raises several notches.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6882135">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6882135" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6882135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6882135">You&#39;re kidding - right?</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6882135" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6882135" class="dsq-comment-message">You people scare me.  Seriously.  The party of personal responsibilty yet again appears to have none.<br><br>"no to socialism" you need to look in the mirror.  YOU are what you proclaim others to be.  Nobody is scared of Rush.  They\'re defining you by Rush.  These are the games they play and they\'re winning with that one right now.<br><br>"Founding Fathers" needs to go get a room with the woman.<br><br>It\'s past time for you people to get what an air head this woman is all on her very own.  Katie did NOTHING to this lady and if she can\'t run for highest office and answer what her preferred reading material is then we have problems.  Perhaps she doesn\'t read is all I can figure.  I could care less if she\'s up on "energy in Alaska" as that isn\'t the end all to run this country.  She\'s a ditz that didn\'t cut it and just keep on trying to put her back out there and we\'ll be stuck with more liberal rule than you can fathom.  She will NEVER take.  Got it?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883286">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883286" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883286" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883286">aloha43</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883286" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883286" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with you Your Kidding.<br><br>She\'ll never have it.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6882902">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6882902" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6882902" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6882902">mommom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6882902" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6882902" class="dsq-comment-message">Its truly amazing that most of Palins supporters know less about her than her detractors,and most of what they do think they know are not true.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6883181">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6883181" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6883181" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883181">DagneyTaggert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6883181" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883181" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh you don\'t want to go there mommmmm</div>\
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