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"can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-21_07:04:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "ee65124a28e7a1b3012d932d2cf9eb4a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4434579, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4428681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If you ask me, the fault lies with the government, no doubt. They should have increase the fuel economy standards to force the car companies down a course of forward looking business plans. That's the role Government needs to have in the free markets. If you just let the companies respond strictly to the demand of the market, you get what we have now. Profit is never in the best interest of the people (unless you still think the \"trickle down\" philosophy holds water), so that's where Uncle Sam needs to step in. The car companies should have been forced to pay their engineers, and not their lobbyists, as Steven Chu would say. Now, the government need to fix their blunder and keep the big three alive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_10:26:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ajm8127", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11766794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "eeeeeeeeeeeeee", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-26_03:55:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "2d0748da9cc28ccca36e9c9f6cced3fe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13870351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<p><a href=\"http://www.utube4.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u064a\u0648\u062a\u064a\u0648\u0628</a></p>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-04_03:05:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "dsfsd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4457744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmm...Comparing tax-breaks at the state/local level to massive (and likely open-ended)  guaranteed loans at the federal level?<br><br>It's really not a good comparison.  Let the states do as they will, and let the people in those states control their governments.  Keep the federal government out of this business completely.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-17_10:06:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "38d6b4f2da9f196fc554ed4e0f3fa8cc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9014488": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It still casts $1500 more to make a car in Detroit, then it does in Alabama, that's the UAW costs for the pentions to works that are not working on those cars. ( That also includes Healthcare )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-05_11:14:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4c995413774cfc2fc46285c671958ad", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4428681, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8416914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First - let me ask - Would we do the same for the pornography industry?  <br><br>Let me help you with that answer - no - we didn't when the annual $4.4 billion generated by 30 porn companies was brought to a sudden halt in San Fernando Valley (California) due to an HIV infection. (A case of HIV - not an epidemic) <br><br>Perhaps instead of asking the taxpayers around the country to bail out Detroit, the STATE of Michigan should approach their taxpayers first and ask them to bail out their own statesmen? No? <br><br>Or, before that, perhaps the Big 3 should go to the their employees and ask them if they'd like to stay employed?  If so, most employees are going to need to take paycuts. All of them. From the CEO to the parking lot attendant. No?  Why not - there is an average $29/hour pay gap between what the Big 3 pay in total compensation vs Toyota, Honda & Nissan - yet they are holding their own.  <br><br>Ohhhhh....that would be because the Unions are never going to let that happen.  Right. Brilliant. We're not going to take paycuts - no way!  We'll just make all the taxpayers in the USA suffer and pay for our inability to run a profitable business until we go out of business anyway.<br><br>Go Unions!  And good job Congress for even considering bailing them out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-20_07:48:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "b77fa9ca42af7a8bf5aa56284ee19bd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4434579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Kill the (US) Car, Kill the Country<br><br>Foreign countries are propping up the foreign auto companies in the south. Think about it.<br><br><a href=\"http://freep.com/article/20081213/COL01/81213055/1069/OPINION\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://freep.com/article/20081213/COL01/8121305...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_15:21:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "b2557cc5f8a5b3e58ef2d5b65038baa1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4466196": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do you think that these foriegn companies would act in Americas best interest if they had to make a choice between their bottom lines and the American economy if the need ever arose. Sure the Big three may not choose to do so  either, but I am certain they could be more easily compeled to do so by the public than the people's republic of China, Japan, or Taiwan. Especially with a 14Bil debt obligation to us.  China and many Asian companies subsidize their manufacturing industries in their home countries, not to mention manipulate their currencies, limit our imports and disregard labor rights and safety standards. <br><br>And the \"states right\" argument is archaic and useless given the severity of the economic situation, we are in a financial crisis with global reach, whatever strategy we choose should be aimed at creating the domestic environment whereby we are never again ideologically bound to a rationale that considers it a bad thing for the federal government to consider assisting historically invaluable domestic manufacturing industy giants like the big three, while state senators can claim the moral the highground all while they demonize American Labor Unions and pour millions of tax payer revenue into attracting and strengthening the international competitors of domestic entities who clearly seek to use our  politics to drive down wages and gain their share of our domestic marketplace.<br><br>\"Right to Work\" laws, how deceptive and misleading can you be?  It's more like \"right to fire and rehire someone more desparate for a job\" laws.  This will be the dividing line in American politics, who wants America, (including the middle class) to be the economic  and consumer leaders of the world in the mid to long term future, and those who feel that \"supposed free\" trade and pro-business anti-labor regulations will lead to the widespread prosperity of our domestic community. <br><br>Foriegn industries are here to benefit from domestic consumer spending, not to build a prosperous and thriving American middle class, that is the responsibility of our repective governments, and elected officials, if Tennesee, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia want the start a states rights war over govt asisstance for the American economy, fine I just hope they start with refusing any public works stimulus funds for the stimulus plan, since they already recieved 0.30 to 0.71 cents per dollar in federal payouts per dollar of tax revenue they recieve from their constiuents, if they so boldly reject to helping the Big three I feel the American people should demand to be repayed in full since they will only use it to bribe foriegn companies into transplant into their anti-union right to fire and rehire districts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-17_15:49:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "49beda3098caa1bccf9e3b441b7ade20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4432151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wish they would truely bring back the Filibusters of yrs ago, make them stay in Washington, instead of fund raising in Hollywood & NYC, & while we at it NO MORE PORK, without debate.<br><br>   DRILL NOW & DRILL in the USA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_13:15:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "f61103b7f340a111382069bad9d942aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "20108187": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "well i little agree with the  suggestion of HALE tar and feathering these Traitorist anti-nationals knowing how despicable and heinous this remedy <a href=\"http://is...http://games.m5zn.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">is...http://games.m5zn.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-15_04:39:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "hguhf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4577008": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dear editors,<br><br>After reading this report \"Foreign Automakers won Billions in Government Subsidies\", I am reminded that each of the senators involved are from the southern states. The old civil war is being waged anew, by hypocritical lawyers who turn their regional advantage into exactly what is wrong with the \"New America\". Hooray for me, and F--- you. It is this kind of thinking that has cost America its world leadership, caused near financial ruin for many countries around the world, and allowed terrorists to target U.S.allies and proponents in any place they exist.<br><br>I suggest tar and feathering these Traitorist anti-nationals knowing how despicable and heinous this remedy is.<br>They all deserve it. There was a time that no man, whatever his station could take independant action causing suffering and pain to his fellow Americans without being sanctioned or worse.<br><br>There exist many examples of famous (and infamous) well-known individuals causing harm to their fellow Americans, wherewith loyalists caused severe and irrepreable harm to be visited on them. It is time again.<br><br>They may defend these un-American activities by claiming that their constituents have benefitted, but in fact they have undermined businesses that were paying taxes, and shifting that burden to American taxpayers. That is after all where these righteous Republicans got the incentive dollars, from their taxpaying public.<br><br>Just another case of the general public's dislike for the breed. They always claim the public good while offering some business entity the golden goose of funding made available by we the people, and then make the case that they are improving relations, employment, housing, or some other un-related benefit with money pledged to uphold the American way of life while instead sinking \"Main Street\" just as surely as the German war machine sunk the U.S.S. Maine.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-22_16:24:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fba3870936ce97b1edfd796d3eed8b4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13106729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Disqus go ahead", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-22_09:35:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "max1234", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5748850": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Its the same on here in Germany. All Big ones like BMW, Mercedes, Audi and so on got such big big problems and are supported with BILLIONS.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-01_12:55:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "religiousstatues", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "17316400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cNone of us want to see them go down,\u201d McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, said last week, \u201cbut very few of us had anything to do with the dilemma that they\u2019ve created for themselves.\u201d<br><a href=\"http://www.y4yy.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u064a\u0648\u062a\u064a\u0648\u0628</a> \\Not that the automakers don\u2019t bear much of the blame for their current troubles.<br><a href=\"http://games.y4yy.com/category/36/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0628\u0646\u0627\u062a</a><br>For years, the Big Three fought higher mileage standards while focusing production on gas-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles \u2014 models that fell from public favor when gas prices leapt over the summer", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-09-24_17:17:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "2000", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4439729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Has history been erased?<br>Do people actually believe that the Big 3 have not been legendary in their extraction of subsidies from all levels of government?<br>The list is long, so just a few instances.<br><br>Poletown:<br>The facts are straightforward and not in great dispute. The world's largest automobile maker and Detroit's most powerful economic actor, General Motors, wanted to build a new plant and chose a 465 acre neighborhood which included hundreds of homes, 12 churches, 16 schools, 143 small businesses and a hospital as a location for the expansion. In order to obtain the real estate, GM needed the city government to invoke the legal power of eminent domain, a doctrine which allows governmental bodies to take, for a \"fair\" price, private property for a \"public purpose,\" traditionally construed to mean such uses as building schools and constructing highways. <br><br>In this case, however, the purported public purpose was to be jobs at the GM plant for Detroit residents. Mayor Coleman Young, a former socialist and civil rights activist, fully supported condemning the neighborhood by using the state's new \"quick take\" law, passed by the state legislature at the request of the city and GM. The \"quick take\" law permitted the state to take title to private property at once, without having to wait for the judicial resolution of legal challenges. Young organized a package of over $350 million in local, state and federal subsidies as an enticement for GM to locate the new plant within city limits. Negotiations between city hall and GM were initially concealed. When the plans were finally revealed to the public, community opposition arose, stirred in part by Ralph Nader, who sent a support team into the community to help organize resistance to the project. Mayor Young and his staff vilified opponents of the plant, including a local parish priest, Father Joseph Karasiewicz, members of Nader's team and city councilman Ken Cockrel, who tried to promote an alternative site for the plant that would have saved most of the neighborhood from bulldozing. <br><br>The cavalier attitude expressed by Mayor Young and by GM President Roger Smith about the destruction of such community institutions as churches was reminiscent of Stalin's wanton razing of Russian churches and the attitude of U.S. policymakers towards Vietnamese villages. (\"We had to destroy it, in order to save it.\") <br><br>Other powerful institutions were complicit in the community's destruction. The United Auto Workers, the hierarchy of the Catholic church and the local media supported, or refused to actively oppose, the city and GM's actions. <br><br>Lacking support from any powerful interest group, Poletown's inhabitants looked to the courts for protection. A local progressive attorney, Ron Reosti, challenged the city's proposed action, but the state Supreme Court upheld the \"quick take\" law. <br><br>GM promised 6400 jobs at this plant. By Dec. 2007 approximately 1000 jobs remained.<br><br>Fairfax Assembly, Kansas City:<br>GM successfully lobbied the city council of Kansas to close a municipal airport and offer the land to GM. Then the race for additional subsidies began in earnest: GM applied for low-interest bonds; the state established an enterprise zone on the airport site, thereby exempting GM from sales, use, property, and ad valorem taxes; and the city agreed to issue $775 million in economic development revenue bonds for the project.<br>In later years, Kansas City issued an additional $266 million in revenue bonds for the assembly.<br><br>Now this was a good investment: <br>The original program, begun in 1993, aimed to develop affordable cars that got 80 miles to a gallon of gasoline. Vice President Al Gore, its most vocal backer in the Clinton administration, likened the project, known as the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, to the Apollo space program in its technological complexity. In addition to about $1.5 billion in government subsidies, the Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Ford Motor and DaimlerChrysler -- together spent about $1 billion a year on related technologies. <br><br>The carmakers all developed prototype vehicles that got at least 70 miles a gallon, and the project nurtured advances in aerodynamics and lighter composite materials now used in auto manufacturing. <br><br>But none of the Big Three came close to commercial production of an 80-mile-a-gallon car. The average fuel economy of cars and trucks for sale in the United States has, meanwhile, steadily dropped, so that this year's fleet -- with its growing proportion of sport utility vehicles -- gets the worst gas mileage in 21 years, according to the government.<br><br>The list goes on and on.<br>You have Ypsilanti, Michigan which gave GM 1.3 billion in tax abatements only to have GM close the plant and move it to Texas where it received more tax abatements - though Texas was smart enough to include claw-back provisions for their subsidies.<br><br>More recently, GM received a 50% tax abatement on property taxes and a 100% tax abatement on equipment through 2033 from Flint Michigan to build the Chevy Volt.<br>Ford recently received $151 million in state tax incentives from Michigan for plant upgrades.<br><br>There are many more instances if some intrepid journalist wants to take the time adding it all up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_19:22:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "cynicalone", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6235314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"It still casts $1500 more to make a car in Detroit\"<br><br>i think it's before. but now it's very Cheap ,,", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_05:24:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "toome", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6202421": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The government should find a way to retain the car industry, but it seems that what they are doing is to kill it... sad to say but that's what I think it's happening right now...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-12_03:23:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "fc093c0d982072736e29e9589c8d48e7", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "16136256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\u201cNone of us want to see them go down,\u201d McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, said last week, \u201cbut very few of us had anything to do with the dilemma that they\u2019ve created for themselves.\u201d<br><a href=\"http://games.7be.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628</a>:<br>Not that the automakers don\u2019t bear much of the blame for their current troubles.<br><a title=\"\u0634\u0627\u062a\" href=\"http://www.7be.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u0634\u0627\u062a</a>- For years, the Big Three fought higher mileage standards while focusing production on gas-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles \u2014 models that fell from public favor when gas prices leapt over the summer", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-09-07_21:38:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "7be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4438849": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good article Mike. I'd like to see a complete list of the states and the amount of subsidies they gave to foreign car companies. Many of the same suppliers that sell to GM and Chrysler sell to Honda and Toyota. It's not gonna cheap for them to have to keep their suppliers in business alone. And we all know where those costs will be passed along to. <br><br>Kill the Big Three and and any new vehicle will cost more. That's what  happens when you destroy competition. And those non union workers in the south? Their wages will go down with hundreds of thousands of unemployed UAW line workers on the market. And what are they gonna do about it, unionize? All those workers may pay taxes but the profits go back to Japan, Korea and Germany.  My ancestors didn't move to the USA to work as serfs for foreign companies who are subsidized by their governments. Let's level the playing field by adopting the same government run healthcare plans every other industrialized country has. Take that burden off our manufacturers and they can compete with anyone. <br><br>Another unintended consequence of killing the Big Three? Goodbye NASCAR.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_18:31:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "acd678bd3bf1492ea305466d22737680", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "18273732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Once the US slide as the market of choice accelerates don't you know these facilities will be rapidly relocated. <br>Heard today that Toyota is suspending plans to build the Prius in Mississippi.<br><a href=\"http://games.m5zn.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628</a> <a href=\"http://www.m5zn.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u062a\u062d\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0635\u0648\u0631</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-02_06:42:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "60486750397f461115bc7c870f269d5e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13870405": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<p><a href=\"http://www.utube4.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u064a\u0648 \u062a\u064a\u0648\u0628</a></p>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-04_03:06:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "dsfsd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8416975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The blame game sure is cool to listen to. In fact it is funny. The Democrats did this! The Republicans did that! The south is starting another civil war economically! Forget who is at fault! Find the solution and fix the problem! If the solution is in sending some people to jail for improper actions then to jail they go! If the solution is letting illegal immigrants starve well there you are. <br><br>America will fall unless we all wake up. Stop whining about politicians and vote them out of office. Cut all political salaries in half and see who stays. Then let the ones who stuck around fix the economy. I am no economist or financial genius but I know lazines when I see it. <br><br>America is fat and lazy and complacent now. We never act until it is too late to resolve an issue. America is shockingly lazy when it comes to going to the polls. Too lazy to vote?! That is pitiful! <br><br>I say if we are doing the bail out to protect the retirees then we should use federal dollars to pay the monthly costs of the retired workers from the big 3 until they get back on their feet, reorganized etc... and let it go at that. <br><br>Let's do something un-American for a change. Identify a problem correctly, label it without worrying if it offends someone, and actually solve the problem/s.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-20_07:53:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca5ea32c6b1de003514fccd7c7066b8e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4470480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No offense, but the world no longer needs \"unions\". I'm all for the greater good, but just as much problem lies in union greed as with corporate executives and greedy politicians. Sure, it may be fair to pay a high school drop out union worker 6 figures for his work ethic, but as those union workers age, typically their work ethic suffers as well. They get militant in their anger with corporate policies and their productivity goes to nothing as they try to put it to \"the man\". And health care - all employees should pay something for their healthcare, but typically, unions force this into their contracts. The bloated contracts are killing america, killing business productivity, and leading to higher costs and eventually death. <br><br>If you are a union worker, and you strike, you are in this greedy pile. If there was no unions, there would be fair pay for fair work, and that's it. I got disgusted working in a UAW union facility, where these ignorant greedy workers didn't get their bucks to pay for their inflated trucks and fishing boats, they would just stop work. And there was nothing corporate could do about it. <br><br>If any of you union workers would escape the union and join up in a salary environment - take a pay cut and get paid for what you are actuall worth...then I would appologize. But I believe this to be a significant minority.<br><br>Unions are the death of America.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-17_19:09:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "333ff2751723e62262738a0427d84692", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4528081": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All of this is still just a drop in the hat when compared to the BILLIONS given to the Big Three to sustain a business that already has it's plants up and running.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-19_14:53:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "typhoidfvr", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "14949848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If there was no unions, there would be fair pay for fair work, and that's it. I got disgusted working in a UAW union facility.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-17_03:29:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "2000", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "23860698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hy hope u all fine and enjoying ur life..I I found this site very informative...... Through this site i wanna tell u about my site which is about games..<br>plz check it out u ll have fun...<br>Thanks u.<br><a href=\"http://games.m5zn.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://games.m5zn.com/</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-11-23_04:36:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-100000192044971", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 week ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 16136256, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4431199": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "None of this is new! Geffelfinger tried pointing it out a couple weeks ago and no one (congress) paid attention. Did you mention the number of vehicles the states bought from their welfare recipients? It's time this phony collegiality subsides and those Senators who are afraid of seeing their candy canes dwindle are shouted down like they are screaming for their own icing on the cake and figure this is the time to DESTROY unions! When is real filibuster going to return to the Senate? If they filibuster, make them stand in the well and FILIBUSTER! In 16 days the Democrats will have a real majority. If the Republican want to filibuster hit them in the ass with the \"nuclear option!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_12:29:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "21327eec034d3d2931048cb626547414", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4439266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not only are the southern senators torpedoing the American auto industry, they are also trying to bust the unions to keep them from unionizing southern workers.   <br><br>As for tax incentives to lure automakers to the south,  in addition to cutting benefits for the poor, I bet many of those plants, training programs, etc. benefited family and friends of the senators and political elites of those states.  Also, the south receives more in tax money than it gives to the federal government.  This means that Michigan, New York, and other highly taxed states in the North lose industries to the south where taxes are low.  And part of the reason why the northern states are highly taxed is because their tax dollars go the south.<br><br>Funny how Republicans are against socialism except when it benefits them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_18:55:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4157d16b37572540d6e72a95e6528a6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4459565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would say that just from the responses you see here on this article, it is easy to conclude that Americans are divided and confused about the facts on this issue.  I think cycnicalone makes some good points about tax policy in states which are recruiting the foreign auto makers but he/she also conveniently does not address the issues raised in this article.  The article points out that GM has 4 times the amount of retirees versus workers.   I hope all of you that are advocating against the UAW realize that you are working against fathers, mothers and grandparents who help build this country by working in one of Americas major business sectors.  I hope you understand that if your past employment was talked about with the same cavalier attitude in the future as you talk about these worker from Americas past, that you might take a new look.<br><br>This case isn't as simple as letting and industry die because its managers have failed, because if it does die I am afraid that you and the rest of America will feel very real consequences both short-term and long-term.  GM, Chevy and Ford, but especially GM make two many domestic cars.  All three seem to be behind the curve when it comes to economic cars or luxury vehicles in our current culture as both are filled by the choices many Americans make by buying foreign autos.  But it would be ignorant to not notice the actual sales numbers which in general look pretty good for all three companies.  The way we buy cars will be different in the future by eliminating many dealerships across America, this will lower cost but those workers have to be employed in another field or the economy will suffer.  I am not for a bailout, I am for government investment in public transport, a big three restructuring and new jobs created around the transformation of these two industries moving in different directions.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-17_11:13:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "78380bf7b33a813c99f9732bb08d206d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8076497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you ask me, the fault lies with the government, no doubt. They should have increase the fuel economy standards to force the car companies down a course of forward looking business plans. That's the role Government needs to have in the free markets. If you just let the companies respond strictly to the demand of the market, you get what we have now. Profit is never in the best interest of the people (unless you still think the \"trickle down\" philosophy holds water), so that's where Uncle Sam needs to step in. The car companies should have been forced to pay their engineers, and not their lobbyists, as Steven Chu would say. Now, the government need to fix their blunder and keep the big three alive.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-11_07:12:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "4fae3ddad8ceabe02af599a263c195cd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4428681, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9086698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Both republicans and democrats need to do something for what happened to the car industry...if the government didn't come out with a plan the car industry's situation will only gets worse...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-07_03:34:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "5a09d53bb57e2783198983b21292ffca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6472171": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How about in next 50 years when we're not have enough gas to start our cars?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-21_18:11:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "3c086c31c3d5a33fd1ce72bae1eaadbe", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6941804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If there was no unions, there would be fair pay for fair work, and that's it. I got disgusted working in a UAW union facility.<br><br>best regards", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-06_07:08:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "c33df2d834275fdf4a68b09627442715", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11480210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.shgawa.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.shgawa.net</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_15:53:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "shgawa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4430318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The difference is that the transplants are well-run, generally profitable operations that add jobs and wealth to the local economy after the one-time subsidy, and after which they don't ask for more. <br><br>Whereas the Detroit firms are badly run companies that have been losing money and jobs for years, and there is no evidence that this money will put them on the right track; down the line they will either be in a postponed bankruptcy or back asking for more money.<br><br>So the Southern states invested in growth, whereas Detroit wants an investment in decline.<br><br>And anyway, if this is the criterion, it should be Michigan, etc., that front the money to these companies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_11:50:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55078f309d931a087bd051a26e93f65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13870320": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<p><a href=\"http://www.utube4.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u062a\u064a\u0648\u0628</a></p>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-04_03:03:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "dsfsd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8415986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So...  Southern governments used LOCAL tax incentives to attract business to their areas.  Because of that we're supposed to be using FEDERAL tax dollars to float the Detroit auto industry?  <br><br>I'm sorry, but if the city of Detroit or the state of Michigan want to feed the union behemoth that is the Detroit Autoworkers, fine.  Let them do it.  But that does not mean Detroit gets to take money from other states to keep their car manufacturers solvent.<br><br>You can make a good argument for the auto makers' bailout with federal money - this, however, isn't it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-20_06:34:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "f9f53e6684a95f309b1c8b24f73d7ff9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4432019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would have to say that those investments from those states in the 90's were a very good investment, let's see employment in those states went up. Those employees are spending & paying taxes to those states, as opposed to having to go to the federal Government to prop up a failed system of UAW contracts, that are costing the car makers to have to spend $1500 per car more than those made in the \" Right to Work \" states. <br>Those cars made in the Right 2 work states are made in AMERICA, the last time I looked at a Map, & they're not looking for bail outs for the UAW", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-16_13:09:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "f61103b7f340a111382069bad9d942aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9447284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you fry mo", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-16_14:59:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a4c9dadfaf077cd0251c20ea2b147ac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11480056": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sssssssssssssssssssss", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_15:50:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "shgawa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4454649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It still casts $1500 more to make a car in Detroit, then it does in Alabama, that's the UAW costs for the pentions to works that are not working on those cars. ( That also includes Healthcare )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-17_07:46:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "f61103b7f340a111382069bad9d942aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4464123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How convenient that the GOP fails to mention the role their states have played in destroying unionized American manufacturing with tax payer dollars. <br><br>Corker\u2019s Tennessee recently lured Volkswagen to build a manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, offering  German automakers  $577 million, In 2005, the state gave Nissan $197 million in incentives, including $20 million in utility savings.<br><br>In 1992, South Carolina snagged a BMW plant for $150 million in giveaways<br><br>In Mississippi in 2003, Nissan was lured with $363 million<br><br>In Georgia, a still-under-construction Kia plant received breaks estimated to be $415 million<br><br>Why isn't this being reported in the media, for all the talk about liberal media bias I have a hard time seeing it, with public enemy #1 Gov Blagojevich, and public enemy #2 Organized Labor plastered on every channel 24/7, the fourth estate has become distraction central for Republican rhetoric, and double speak.<br><br>Another point that wasn't mentioned in this article is that \"the nonpartisan Tax Foundation have consistently shown that these Senators' states receive far more from the Federal government than they pay back in taxes.\" <br> <br>\"the Foundation's most recent study speak for themselves: Mitch McConnell's Kentucky took in $1.45 from the Feds for every dollar it paid in taxes. That's a 45 cent free ride. Bob Corker's Tennessee received at 30-cent Federal giveaway. And Richard Shelby's Alabama extracted a whopping 71-cent subsidy from Northern taxpayers.<br><br>What about Michigan? They lost 31 cents for every dollar they paid. In other words, McConnell, Shelby, and Corker have been skimming a percentage off these autoworkers' taxes for years on behalf of their constituents. Now, when the same Michigan taxpayers need help, these Senators are telling them to get lost.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/do-southern-senators-real_b_151505.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/do-south...</a><br><br>Pass on the truth to those with an intelligence quotient larger than their hat size, from what I've read today, I can completely understand how these freshmen foriegn auto companies with no retirees and substantial state tax subsidies can appear to be better structured than the Big 3", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-17_14:19:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "49beda3098caa1bccf9e3b441b7ade20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8178046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why not give the workers most of the money and pay them to be retrained? 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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies/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">45</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">45</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" selected="selected">Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies/">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/foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies/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:8444520" 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'				: 'foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies',
			// 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/foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies/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='	+ 'foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies'
			+ '&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='	+ 'foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies'
			+ '&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='		+ 'foreign_auto_makers_won_billions_in_government_subsidies'
				+ '&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/8444520/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 = ' \
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-20108187">hguhf</span>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-18273732" href="http://games.m5zn.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">العاب</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-18273732" class="dsq-comment-message">Once the US slide as the market of choice accelerates don\'t you know these facilities will be rapidly relocated. <br>Heard today that Toyota is suspending plans to build the Prius in Mississippi.<br><a href="http://games.m5zn.com/" rel="nofollow">العاب</a> <a href="http://www.m5zn.com/" rel="nofollow">تحميل صور</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-17316400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-17316400">2000</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-17316400" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-17316400" class="dsq-comment-message">“None of us want to see them go down,” McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, said last week, “but very few of us had anything to do with the dilemma that they’ve created for themselves.”<br><a href="http://www.y4yy.com/" rel="nofollow">يوتيوب</a> \\Not that the automakers don’t bear much of the blame for their current troubles.<br><a href="http://games.y4yy.com/category/36/" rel="nofollow">العاب بنات</a><br>For years, the Big Three fought higher mileage standards while focusing production on gas-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles — models that fell from public favor when gas prices leapt over the summer</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-16136256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-16136256">7be</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-16136256" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-16136256" class="dsq-comment-message">“None of us want to see them go down,” McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, said last week, “but very few of us had anything to do with the dilemma that they’ve created for themselves.”<br><a href="http://games.7be.com/" rel="nofollow">العاب</a>:<br>Not that the automakers don’t bear much of the blame for their current troubles.<br><a title="شات" href="http://www.7be.com/" rel="nofollow">شات</a>- For years, the Big Three fought higher mileage standards while focusing production on gas-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles — models that fell from public favor when gas prices leapt over the summer</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-23860698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-23860698" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Mack-Johnson/100000192044971" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mack Johnson</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-23860698" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-23860698" class="dsq-comment-message">Hy hope u all fine and enjoying ur life..I I found this site very informative...... Through this site i wanna tell u about my site which is about games..<br>plz check it out u ll have fun...<br>Thanks u.<br><a href="http://games.m5zn.com/" rel="nofollow">http://games.m5zn.com/</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-14949848" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-14949848" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-14949848">2000</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-14949848" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-14949848" class="dsq-comment-message">If there was no unions, there would be fair pay for fair work, and that\'s it. I got disgusted working in a UAW union facility.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-13870405" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-13870405" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-13870405">dsfsd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13870405" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13870405" class="dsq-comment-message"><p><a href="http://www.utube4.com" rel="nofollow">يو تيوب</a></p></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-13870351" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-13870351" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-13870351">dsfsd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13870351" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13870351" class="dsq-comment-message"><p><a href="http://www.utube4.com" rel="nofollow">يوتيوب</a></p></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-13870320" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-13870320" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-13870320">dsfsd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13870320" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13870320" class="dsq-comment-message"><p><a href="http://www.utube4.com" rel="nofollow">تيوب</a></p></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-13106729" href="http://www.h22h.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">شات صوتى</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13106729" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13106729" class="dsq-comment-message">Disqus go ahead</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-11766794" href="http://www.shabcool.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">شات</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11766794" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11766794" class="dsq-comment-message">eeeeeeeeeeeeee</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11480210" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11480210" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11480210">shgawa</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11480210" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11480210" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.shgawa.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.shgawa.net</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11480056" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11480056" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11480056">shgawa</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11480056" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11480056" class="dsq-comment-message">sssssssssssssssssssss</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9447284" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9447284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9447284" href="http://www.zaincam.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">شات صوتي</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9447284" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9447284" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you fry mo</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9086698" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9086698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9086698" href="http://www.noroadzone.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">noroadzone</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9086698" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9086698" class="dsq-comment-message">Both republicans and democrats need to do something for what happened to the car industry...if the government didn\'t come out with a plan the car industry\'s situation will only gets worse...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8416975" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8416975" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8416975">JB</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8416975" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8416975" class="dsq-comment-message">The blame game sure is cool to listen to. In fact it is funny. The Democrats did this! The Republicans did that! The south is starting another civil war economically! Forget who is at fault! Find the solution and fix the problem! If the solution is in sending some people to jail for improper actions then to jail they go! If the solution is letting illegal immigrants starve well there you are. <br><br>America will fall unless we all wake up. Stop whining about politicians and vote them out of office. Cut all political salaries in half and see who stays. Then let the ones who stuck around fix the economy. I am no economist or financial genius but I know lazines when I see it. <br><br>America is fat and lazy and complacent now. We never act until it is too late to resolve an issue. America is shockingly lazy when it comes to going to the polls. Too lazy to vote?! That is pitiful! <br><br>I say if we are doing the bail out to protect the retirees then we should use federal dollars to pay the monthly costs of the retired workers from the big 3 until they get back on their feet, reorganized etc... and let it go at that. <br><br>Let\'s do something un-American for a change. Identify a problem correctly, label it without worrying if it offends someone, and actually solve the problem/s.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8416914">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8416914" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8416914" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8416914">M.A.</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8416914" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8416914" class="dsq-comment-message">First - let me ask - Would we do the same for the pornography industry?  <br><br>Let me help you with that answer - no - we didn\'t when the annual $4.4 billion generated by 30 porn companies was brought to a sudden halt in San Fernando Valley (California) due to an HIV infection. (A case of HIV - not an epidemic) <br><br>Perhaps instead of asking the taxpayers around the country to bail out Detroit, the STATE of Michigan should approach their taxpayers first and ask them to bail out their own statesmen? No? <br><br>Or, before that, perhaps the Big 3 should go to the their employees and ask them if they\'d like to stay employed?  If so, most employees are going to need to take paycuts. All of them. From the CEO to the parking lot attendant. No?  Why not - there is an average $29/hour pay gap between what the Big 3 pay in total compensation vs Toyota, Honda & Nissan - yet they are holding their own.  <br><br>Ohhhhh....that would be because the Unions are never going to let that happen.  Right. Brilliant. We\'re not going to take paycuts - no way!  We\'ll just make all the taxpayers in the USA suffer and pay for our inability to run a profitable business until we go out of business anyway.<br><br>Go Unions!  And good job Congress for even considering bailing them out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8415986">Will</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8415986" class="dsq-comment-message">So...  Southern governments used LOCAL tax incentives to attract business to their areas.  Because of that we\'re supposed to be using FEDERAL tax dollars to float the Detroit auto industry?  <br><br>I\'m sorry, but if the city of Detroit or the state of Michigan want to feed the union behemoth that is the Detroit Autoworkers, fine.  Let them do it.  But that does not mean Detroit gets to take money from other states to keep their car manufacturers solvent.<br><br>You can make a good argument for the auto makers\' bailout with federal money - this, however, isn\'t it.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8178046" href="http://www.wheelywheel.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">wheelywheel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8178046" class="dsq-comment-message">Why not give the workers most of the money and pay them to be retrained? Oh well...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6941804" href="http://www.66z.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">العاب</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6941804" class="dsq-comment-message">If there was no unions, there would be fair pay for fair work, and that\'s it. I got disgusted working in a UAW union facility.<br><br>best regards</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6472171" href="http://petworld.nhviet.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">nhviet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6472171" class="dsq-comment-message">How about in next 50 years when we\'re not have enough gas to start our cars?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6235314" href="http://www.5aa5.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">شات</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6235314" class="dsq-comment-message">"It still casts $1500 more to make a car in Detroit"<br><br>i think it\'s before. but now it\'s very Cheap ,,</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6202421" href="http://www.onhighbeam.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">onhighbeam</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6202421" class="dsq-comment-message">The government should find a way to retain the car industry, but it seems that what they are doing is to kill it... sad to say but that\'s what I think it\'s happening right now...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5748850" href="http://www.saint-statues.com/servlet/the-template/saintstatues_c/Page" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">religious statues</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5748850" class="dsq-comment-message">Its the same on here in Germany. All Big ones like BMW, Mercedes, Audi and so on got such big big problems and are supported with BILLIONS.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4577008">Albert Hale</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4577008" class="dsq-comment-message">Dear editors,<br><br>After reading this report "Foreign Automakers won Billions in Government Subsidies", I am reminded that each of the senators involved are from the southern states. The old civil war is being waged anew, by hypocritical lawyers who turn their regional advantage into exactly what is wrong with the "New America". Hooray for me, and F--- you. It is this kind of thinking that has cost America its world leadership, caused near financial ruin for many countries around the world, and allowed terrorists to target U.S.allies and proponents in any place they exist.<br><br>I suggest tar and feathering these Traitorist anti-nationals knowing how despicable and heinous this remedy is.<br>They all deserve it. There was a time that no man, whatever his station could take independant action causing suffering and pain to his fellow Americans without being sanctioned or worse.<br><br>There exist many examples of famous (and infamous) well-known individuals causing harm to their fellow Americans, wherewith loyalists caused severe and irrepreable harm to be visited on them. It is time again.<br><br>They may defend these un-American activities by claiming that their constituents have benefitted, but in fact they have undermined businesses that were paying taxes, and shifting that burden to American taxpayers. That is after all where these righteous Republicans got the incentive dollars, from their taxpaying public.<br><br>Just another case of the general public\'s dislike for the breed. They always claim the public good while offering some business entity the golden goose of funding made available by we the people, and then make the case that they are improving relations, employment, housing, or some other un-related benefit with money pledged to uphold the American way of life while instead sinking "Main Street" just as surely as the German war machine sunk the U.S.S. Maine.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4528081">typhoidfvr</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4528081" class="dsq-comment-message">All of this is still just a drop in the hat when compared to the BILLIONS given to the Big Three to sustain a business that already has it\'s plants up and running.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4470480">Blake</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4470480" class="dsq-comment-message">No offense, but the world no longer needs "unions". I\'m all for the greater good, but just as much problem lies in union greed as with corporate executives and greedy politicians. Sure, it may be fair to pay a high school drop out union worker 6 figures for his work ethic, but as those union workers age, typically their work ethic suffers as well. They get militant in their anger with corporate policies and their productivity goes to nothing as they try to put it to "the man". And health care - all employees should pay something for their healthcare, but typically, unions force this into their contracts. The bloated contracts are killing america, killing business productivity, and leading to higher costs and eventually death. <br><br>If you are a union worker, and you strike, you are in this greedy pile. If there was no unions, there would be fair pay for fair work, and that\'s it. I got disgusted working in a UAW union facility, where these ignorant greedy workers didn\'t get their bucks to pay for their inflated trucks and fishing boats, they would just stop work. And there was nothing corporate could do about it. <br><br>If any of you union workers would escape the union and join up in a salary environment - take a pay cut and get paid for what you are actuall worth...then I would appologize. But I believe this to be a significant minority.<br><br>Unions are the death of America.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4466196">J.D.Madison</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4466196" class="dsq-comment-message">Do you think that these foriegn companies would act in Americas best interest if they had to make a choice between their bottom lines and the American economy if the need ever arose. Sure the Big three may not choose to do so  either, but I am certain they could be more easily compeled to do so by the public than the people\'s republic of China, Japan, or Taiwan. Especially with a 14Bil debt obligation to us.  China and many Asian companies subsidize their manufacturing industries in their home countries, not to mention manipulate their currencies, limit our imports and disregard labor rights and safety standards. <br><br>And the "states right" argument is archaic and useless given the severity of the economic situation, we are in a financial crisis with global reach, whatever strategy we choose should be aimed at creating the domestic environment whereby we are never again ideologically bound to a rationale that considers it a bad thing for the federal government to consider assisting historically invaluable domestic manufacturing industy giants like the big three, while state senators can claim the moral the highground all while they demonize American Labor Unions and pour millions of tax payer revenue into attracting and strengthening the international competitors of domestic entities who clearly seek to use our  politics to drive down wages and gain their share of our domestic marketplace.<br><br>"Right to Work" laws, how deceptive and misleading can you be?  It\'s more like "right to fire and rehire someone more desparate for a job" laws.  This will be the dividing line in American politics, who wants America, (including the middle class) to be the economic  and consumer leaders of the world in the mid to long term future, and those who feel that "supposed free" trade and pro-business anti-labor regulations will lead to the widespread prosperity of our domestic community. <br><br>Foriegn industries are here to benefit from domestic consumer spending, not to build a prosperous and thriving American middle class, that is the responsibility of our repective governments, and elected officials, if Tennesee, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia want the start a states rights war over govt asisstance for the American economy, fine I just hope they start with refusing any public works stimulus funds for the stimulus plan, since they already recieved 0.30 to 0.71 cents per dollar in federal payouts per dollar of tax revenue they recieve from their constiuents, if they so boldly reject to helping the Big three I feel the American people should demand to be repayed in full since they will only use it to bribe foriegn companies into transplant into their anti-union right to fire and rehire districts.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4464123">J.D.Madison</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4464123" class="dsq-comment-message">How convenient that the GOP fails to mention the role their states have played in destroying unionized American manufacturing with tax payer dollars. <br><br>Corker’s Tennessee recently lured Volkswagen to build a manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, offering  German automakers  $577 million, In 2005, the state gave Nissan $197 million in incentives, including $20 million in utility savings.<br><br>In 1992, South Carolina snagged a BMW plant for $150 million in giveaways<br><br>In Mississippi in 2003, Nissan was lured with $363 million<br><br>In Georgia, a still-under-construction Kia plant received breaks estimated to be $415 million<br><br>Why isn\'t this being reported in the media, for all the talk about liberal media bias I have a hard time seeing it, with public enemy #1 Gov Blagojevich, and public enemy #2 Organized Labor plastered on every channel 24/7, the fourth estate has become distraction central for Republican rhetoric, and double speak.<br><br>Another point that wasn\'t mentioned in this article is that "the nonpartisan Tax Foundation have consistently shown that these Senators\' states receive far more from the Federal government than they pay back in taxes." <br> <br>"the Foundation\'s most recent study speak for themselves: Mitch McConnell\'s Kentucky took in $1.45 from the Feds for every dollar it paid in taxes. That\'s a 45 cent free ride. Bob Corker\'s Tennessee received at 30-cent Federal giveaway. And Richard Shelby\'s Alabama extracted a whopping 71-cent subsidy from Northern taxpayers.<br><br>What about Michigan? They lost 31 cents for every dollar they paid. In other words, McConnell, Shelby, and Corker have been skimming a percentage off these autoworkers\' taxes for years on behalf of their constituents. Now, when the same Michigan taxpayers need help, these Senators are telling them to get lost.<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/do-southern-senators-real_b_151505.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/do-south...</a><br><br>Pass on the truth to those with an intelligence quotient larger than their hat size, from what I\'ve read today, I can completely understand how these freshmen foriegn auto companies with no retirees and substantial state tax subsidies can appear to be better structured than the Big 3</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4459565">joshquasimoto</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4459565" class="dsq-comment-message">I would say that just from the responses you see here on this article, it is easy to conclude that Americans are divided and confused about the facts on this issue.  I think cycnicalone makes some good points about tax policy in states which are recruiting the foreign auto makers but he/she also conveniently does not address the issues raised in this article.  The article points out that GM has 4 times the amount of retirees versus workers.   I hope all of you that are advocating against the UAW realize that you are working against fathers, mothers and grandparents who help build this country by working in one of Americas major business sectors.  I hope you understand that if your past employment was talked about with the same cavalier attitude in the future as you talk about these worker from Americas past, that you might take a new look.<br><br>This case isn\'t as simple as letting and industry die because its managers have failed, because if it does die I am afraid that you and the rest of America will feel very real consequences both short-term and long-term.  GM, Chevy and Ford, but especially GM make two many domestic cars.  All three seem to be behind the curve when it comes to economic cars or luxury vehicles in our current culture as both are filled by the choices many Americans make by buying foreign autos.  But it would be ignorant to not notice the actual sales numbers which in general look pretty good for all three companies.  The way we buy cars will be different in the future by eliminating many dealerships across America, this will lower cost but those workers have to be employed in another field or the economy will suffer.  I am not for a bailout, I am for government investment in public transport, a big three restructuring and new jobs created around the transformation of these two industries moving in different directions.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4457744">Tsu Dho Nihm</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4457744" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmm...Comparing tax-breaks at the state/local level to massive (and likely open-ended)  guaranteed loans at the federal level?<br><br>It\'s really not a good comparison.  Let the states do as they will, and let the people in those states control their governments.  Keep the federal government out of this business completely.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4454649">BillW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4454649" class="dsq-comment-message">It still casts $1500 more to make a car in Detroit, then it does in Alabama, that\'s the UAW costs for the pentions to works that are not working on those cars. ( That also includes Healthcare )</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4439729" class="dsq-comment-message">Has history been erased?<br>Do people actually believe that the Big 3 have not been legendary in their extraction of subsidies from all levels of government?<br>The list is long, so just a few instances.<br><br>Poletown:<br>The facts are straightforward and not in great dispute. The world\'s largest automobile maker and Detroit\'s most powerful economic actor, General Motors, wanted to build a new plant and chose a 465 acre neighborhood which included hundreds of homes, 12 churches, 16 schools, 143 small businesses and a hospital as a location for the expansion. In order to obtain the real estate, GM needed the city government to invoke the legal power of eminent domain, a doctrine which allows governmental bodies to take, for a "fair" price, private property for a "public purpose," traditionally construed to mean such uses as building schools and constructing highways. <br><br>In this case, however, the purported public purpose was to be jobs at the GM plant for Detroit residents. Mayor Coleman Young, a former socialist and civil rights activist, fully supported condemning the neighborhood by using the state\'s new "quick take" law, passed by the state legislature at the request of the city and GM. The "quick take" law permitted the state to take title to private property at once, without having to wait for the judicial resolution of legal challenges. Young organized a package of over $350 million in local, state and federal subsidies as an enticement for GM to locate the new plant within city limits. Negotiations between city hall and GM were initially concealed. When the plans were finally revealed to the public, community opposition arose, stirred in part by Ralph Nader, who sent a support team into the community to help organize resistance to the project. Mayor Young and his staff vilified opponents of the plant, including a local parish priest, Father Joseph Karasiewicz, members of Nader\'s team and city councilman Ken Cockrel, who tried to promote an alternative site for the plant that would have saved most of the neighborhood from bulldozing. <br><br>The cavalier attitude expressed by Mayor Young and by GM President Roger Smith about the destruction of such community institutions as churches was reminiscent of Stalin\'s wanton razing of Russian churches and the attitude of U.S. policymakers towards Vietnamese villages. ("We had to destroy it, in order to save it.") <br><br>Other powerful institutions were complicit in the community\'s destruction. The United Auto Workers, the hierarchy of the Catholic church and the local media supported, or refused to actively oppose, the city and GM\'s actions. <br><br>Lacking support from any powerful interest group, Poletown\'s inhabitants looked to the courts for protection. A local progressive attorney, Ron Reosti, challenged the city\'s proposed action, but the state Supreme Court upheld the "quick take" law. <br><br>GM promised 6400 jobs at this plant. By Dec. 2007 approximately 1000 jobs remained.<br><br>Fairfax Assembly, Kansas City:<br>GM successfully lobbied the city council of Kansas to close a municipal airport and offer the land to GM. Then the race for additional subsidies began in earnest: GM applied for low-interest bonds; the state established an enterprise zone on the airport site, thereby exempting GM from sales, use, property, and ad valorem taxes; and the city agreed to issue $775 million in economic development revenue bonds for the project.<br>In later years, Kansas City issued an additional $266 million in revenue bonds for the assembly.<br><br>Now this was a good investment: <br>The original program, begun in 1993, aimed to develop affordable cars that got 80 miles to a gallon of gasoline. Vice President Al Gore, its most vocal backer in the Clinton administration, likened the project, known as the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, to the Apollo space program in its technological complexity. In addition to about $1.5 billion in government subsidies, the Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Ford Motor and DaimlerChrysler -- together spent about $1 billion a year on related technologies. <br><br>The carmakers all developed prototype vehicles that got at least 70 miles a gallon, and the project nurtured advances in aerodynamics and lighter composite materials now used in auto manufacturing. <br><br>But none of the Big Three came close to commercial production of an 80-mile-a-gallon car. The average fuel economy of cars and trucks for sale in the United States has, meanwhile, steadily dropped, so that this year\'s fleet -- with its growing proportion of sport utility vehicles -- gets the worst gas mileage in 21 years, according to the government.<br><br>The list goes on and on.<br>You have Ypsilanti, Michigan which gave GM 1.3 billion in tax abatements only to have GM close the plant and move it to Texas where it received more tax abatements - though Texas was smart enough to include claw-back provisions for their subsidies.<br><br>More recently, GM received a 50% tax abatement on property taxes and a 100% tax abatement on equipment through 2033 from Flint Michigan to build the Chevy Volt.<br>Ford recently received $151 million in state tax incentives from Michigan for plant upgrades.<br><br>There are many more instances if some intrepid journalist wants to take the time adding it all up.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4439266">Anne R.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4439266" class="dsq-comment-message">Not only are the southern senators torpedoing the American auto industry, they are also trying to bust the unions to keep them from unionizing southern workers.   <br><br>As for tax incentives to lure automakers to the south,  in addition to cutting benefits for the poor, I bet many of those plants, training programs, etc. benefited family and friends of the senators and political elites of those states.  Also, the south receives more in tax money than it gives to the federal government.  This means that Michigan, New York, and other highly taxed states in the North lose industries to the south where taxes are low.  And part of the reason why the northern states are highly taxed is because their tax dollars go the south.<br><br>Funny how Republicans are against socialism except when it benefits them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4438849">markg8</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4438849" class="dsq-comment-message">Good article Mike. I\'d like to see a complete list of the states and the amount of subsidies they gave to foreign car companies. Many of the same suppliers that sell to GM and Chrysler sell to Honda and Toyota. It\'s not gonna cheap for them to have to keep their suppliers in business alone. And we all know where those costs will be passed along to. <br><br>Kill the Big Three and and any new vehicle will cost more. That\'s what  happens when you destroy competition. And those non union workers in the south? Their wages will go down with hundreds of thousands of unemployed UAW line workers on the market. And what are they gonna do about it, unionize? All those workers may pay taxes but the profits go back to Japan, Korea and Germany.  My ancestors didn\'t move to the USA to work as serfs for foreign companies who are subsidized by their governments. Let\'s level the playing field by adopting the same government run healthcare plans every other industrialized country has. Take that burden off our manufacturers and they can compete with anyone. <br><br>Another unintended consequence of killing the Big Three? Goodbye NASCAR.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4434579">DownriverDem</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4434579" class="dsq-comment-message">Kill the (US) Car, Kill the Country<br><br>Foreign countries are propping up the foreign auto companies in the south. Think about it.<br><br><a href="http://freep.com/article/20081213/COL01/81213055/1069/OPINION" rel="nofollow">http://freep.com/article/20081213/COL01/8121305...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5426322" href="http://www.laundryroomdesign.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Laundry room design</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5426322" class="dsq-comment-message">Kill the car, kill the country.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4432151" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4432151" class="dsq-comment-message">I wish they would truely bring back the Filibusters of yrs ago, make them stay in Washington, instead of fund raising in Hollywood & NYC, & while we at it NO MORE PORK, without debate.<br><br>   DRILL NOW & DRILL in the USA</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4432019">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4432019" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4432019" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4432019">BillW</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4432019" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4432019" class="dsq-comment-message">I would have to say that those investments from those states in the 90\'s were a very good investment, let\'s see employment in those states went up. Those employees are spending & paying taxes to those states, as opposed to having to go to the federal Government to prop up a failed system of UAW contracts, that are costing the car makers to have to spend $1500 per car more than those made in the " Right to Work " states. <br>Those cars made in the Right 2 work states are made in AMERICA, the last time I looked at a Map, & they\'re not looking for bail outs for the UAW</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4431199">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4431199" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4431199" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4431199">nellieh</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4431199" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4431199" class="dsq-comment-message">None of this is new! Geffelfinger tried pointing it out a couple weeks ago and no one (congress) paid attention. Did you mention the number of vehicles the states bought from their welfare recipients? It\'s time this phony collegiality subsides and those Senators who are afraid of seeing their candy canes dwindle are shouted down like they are screaming for their own icing on the cake and figure this is the time to DESTROY unions! When is real filibuster going to return to the Senate? If they filibuster, make them stand in the well and FILIBUSTER! In 16 days the Democrats will have a real majority. If the Republican want to filibuster hit them in the ass with the "nuclear option!"</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4430725">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4430725" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4430725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4430725">jemerk</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4430725" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4430725" class="dsq-comment-message">Once the US slide as the market of choice accelerates don\'t you know these facilities will be rapidly relocated.  <br>Heard today that Toyota is suspending plans to build the Prius in Mississippi.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4430318">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4430318" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4430318" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4430318" href="http://markmaking.typepad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bild</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4430318" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4430318" class="dsq-comment-message">The difference is that the transplants are well-run, generally profitable operations that add jobs and wealth to the local economy after the one-time subsidy, and after which they don\'t ask for more. <br><br>Whereas the Detroit firms are badly run companies that have been losing money and jobs for years, and there is no evidence that this money will put them on the right track; down the line they will either be in a postponed bankruptcy or back asking for more money.<br><br>So the Southern states invested in growth, whereas Detroit wants an investment in decline.<br><br>And anyway, if this is the criterion, it should be Michigan, etc., that front the money to these companies.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4428681">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4428681" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4428681" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4428681">ajm8127</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4428681" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4428681" class="dsq-comment-message">If you ask me, the fault lies with the government, no doubt. They should have increase the fuel economy standards to force the car companies down a course of forward looking business plans. That\'s the role Government needs to have in the free markets. If you just let the companies respond strictly to the demand of the market, you get what we have now. Profit is never in the best interest of the people (unless you still think the "trickle down" philosophy holds water), so that\'s where Uncle Sam needs to step in. The car companies should have been forced to pay their engineers, and not their lobbyists, as Steven Chu would say. Now, the government need to fix their blunder and keep the big three alive.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9014488">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9014488" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9014488" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9014488" href="http://www.ed3s.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">firefox</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9014488" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9014488" class="dsq-comment-message">It still casts $1500 more to make a car in Detroit, then it does in Alabama, that\'s the UAW costs for the pentions to works that are not working on those cars. ( That also includes Healthcare )</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8076497">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8076497" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8076497" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8076497" href="http://www.shabcool.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">شات</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8076497" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8076497" class="dsq-comment-message">If you ask me, the fault lies with the government, no doubt. They should have increase the fuel economy standards to force the car companies down a course of forward looking business plans. That\'s the role Government needs to have in the free markets. If you just let the companies respond strictly to the demand of the market, you get what we have now. Profit is never in the best interest of the people (unless you still think the "trickle down" philosophy holds water), so that\'s where Uncle Sam needs to step in. The car companies should have been forced to pay their engineers, and not their lobbyists, as Steven Chu would say. Now, the government need to fix their blunder and keep the big three alive.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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