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The Courts and the House of Representatives and the Senate have to resolve this issue on its merits one way or the other. Otherwise, every citizen is potentially in trouble.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_13:06:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "6df8ea610a2dd4d5bdffc54432124242", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5001728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actually, he got 70,000,000 votes, more than any other presidential candidate in history.<br><br>I think this fact is what drives the conspriacy nuts crazy more than anything else. They couldn't beat Obama in an election, so all they have left is to desperately cling to this, ignoring the fact that no serious and/or sane person believes there is any merit to it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_21:46:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "cjk002", "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": 5000122, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4998788": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dick_Hertz (how clever, I wonder why)<br>No amount of bullying, name calling, or threats will deter us from seeking the truth. I am and never have Anti-Obama, far-right, or a conspiracy theorists. I just want the proof the man is who and what he says he is and I have every right ask for it. I AM NOT A SHEEP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_17:59:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "1776aa87cc22893b41393aa96894c684", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4987909": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Try Googling \"could Barack Obama get a security clearance\" and read this:http://onekit.enr-corp.com/1003946/.<br>  Maybe they just did not spot these associations ie. Ayers, Dohrn, Davis, Blago, Rezko, Odinga,  just guys from the hood I guess, you know, progressive thinkers who like change.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_10:49:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "e2a1380fbe432eebfc914f3868009983", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4987143": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anyone can go to websites [try Citizen Wells go to Hall of Shame] to read the ridiculous replies sent by Senators and Congressmen , to  American citizens. The  inquiries reflect honest well researched positions, citing factual sources such as government websites, and current laws and the Constitution. The replies from our Honorable Representative make it clear they are willing to feign ignorance rather than respect the law. This CYA mentality is nothing less than pathetic. Our nation was established on virtues such as truth, honor, courage, patriotism and many more. I hope that this issue will be dealt with properly. If not it only serves to verify that many no longer value our once great heritage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_09:55:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "e2a1380fbe432eebfc914f3868009983", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4996490": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Do you have any sort of valid argument regarding the points I raised? Here's an idea: why don't you pick up the phone and call Hawaii and then post what they say about their 10/31 statement. Then, you could too could be more of a journalist than Weigel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_16:54:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "LonewackoDotCom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4996378, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4995085": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oklahoma: The Land that Evolution Forgot and God ignored.<br>How despicable, desperate, deranged and delusional do you have to be to be one of these birther morons?  How bad do things have to get to keep people from voting Republican, over and over, when after 6 years of total dominance of all three branches of government they gave you rightards nothing you asked for and spent the time in diapers with hookers (Vitter) and trying to have gay sex (Craig) or screw young boys (Foley)?  That is your conservativism in a nutsack right there.  They didn't get you prayer in school, they didn't ban abortions, they didn't make a flat tax.  You all got screwed and you liked it, and you'd like it best if the Democrats didn't keep you from more abuse.  Rightards are sucky losers.  Quit it and let Obama blossom into mediocrity or not as he will.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_15:39:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "f0bb330b6e8a33b91b4d74467e2d53fc", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4986382": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "CHALLENGE (with answer), CAN ANYONE PROVE THIS WRONG?:- <br><br>1. Constitution Article II requires USA President to be \"natural born citizen\". <br><br>2. BHO's website admits his dad was Kenyan/British, not American, citizen when BHO was born.<br><br>3. BHO is therefore not a \"natural born citizen\" (irrespective of Hawaiian birth or whether he may be a 14th Amendment \"citizen\" of USA) -- confirmed in the Senate's own McCain qualification resolution (that both parents must be citizens of USA) co-authored by BHO.<br><br>4. Supreme Court has already docketed two upcoming conferences, 1/9/09 and 1/16/09 -- between dates Congress counts electoral votes (1/8/09) and Presidential inauguration (1/20/09) -- to address Berg Case and fashion relief on BHO's eligibility to be President.<br><br>5. Since the fact of BHO's dad being Kenyan/British not in dispute, Supreme Court rules on Summary Judgment to enjoin BHO's inauguration as President.<br><br>6. Therefore, BHO is not inaugurated as President.<br><br>7. Vice President Elect Biden is inaugurated Acting President under the 20th Amendment to serve until new President is determined -- the procedure for which determination to be set out by Congress and/or the Supreme Court so long as in conformance with the Constitution.<br><br>ANSWER TO ABOVE CHALLENGE <br><br>IF, when counting the electoral votes, Congress WERE TO find by 1/8/09 that Obama -- not being an Article II \"natural born citizen\" (father Kenyan/British, not American) -- fails to qualify as President, Biden would become the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) AND THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR DEFERRAL TO THE SUPREME COURT to enjoin Obama's inauguration relegating Biden to being merely Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President were duly determined.<br><br>(The preferable choice, at least for the Democrats, would seem obvious.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_09:06:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "904f6ca4900a6f6c0153e6c6b808da19", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "4987331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nobody is going to challenge anything.  All of these clowns in congress went through the same security clearance investigation that PEBO went through. They know he's legit. If they didn't have the spine to smack down these wacky theories during the election, what makes you think they will go out on a limb to validate some looney constituent now?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_10:11:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ca2b5838fd8fe897947c4c45a97bf0", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4996378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Too bad congress just certified his victory! <br>Oh no! <br>What will you do now? <br>I have an idea: Go find a brand new whacko theory to fantasize about and post comments about it on the internet!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_16:48:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ca2b5838fd8fe897947c4c45a97bf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4996062, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4987294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Your argument relies on the premise that both of Obama's parents must have been American citizens for him to be a \"natural born citizen\" of the US.<br><br>That premise is false.  He was born within the United States, so he is a natural born citizen regardless of the citizenship held by his father.<br><br>Your reference to the McCain nonbinding resolution is also factually inaccurate.  The Senate did not conclude as a rule that both parents of a \"natural born citizen\" must be citizens, they merely observed that McCain \"was born to American citizens\".  The resolution was primarily concerned with the fact that McCain was not born on American soil, potentially a much more substantive eligibility argument than this irrelevant nonsense about Obama's father's citizenship.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_10:10:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd08afd4d13526f34a31c57d46908aef", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4986382, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4990242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "youre being too subtle :-/", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_12:16:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "b2296a4b9c4758d141cc8688f54c1571", "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": 4986460, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4992035": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "All of your points require a willful suspension of common sense. <br>You honestly think that PEBO's mother and father planted a birth announcement in a newspaper back in the 1961?  You think you have better information than the The director of Hawaii\u2019s Department of Health? They confirmed that PEBO was born in Honolulu.  How is it that you know something they don't? What physical evidence can you provide to contradict their findings?<br>none. Just theories. You should skip any further posting on this subject and go directly to posting instructions about the proper way to fold a tinfoil hat .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_14:11:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ca2b5838fd8fe897947c4c45a97bf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4989997, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4985637": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Beyond pathetic.  Conservatism is dead...and now the corpse is beginning to stink.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_07:14:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "3cb3a0779423352383c879c71f351f79", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "4991145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A growing number of voters believe that something is amiss with Obama's eligiblity. To deny this is just sheer fantasy. If Congress and the Senate refuse to address this, then the voting public will do so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_13:09:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "69322529a3b914ae3a238832b8b52102", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5006087": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I heard a while back that they may have been altered when Soetero adopted him.  Apparently the original birth certificate will be sealed, and only the new one available thereafter.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_04:18:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "66f71461d931e11e925098205668ed70", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4998761, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4989997": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think this dialogue is about theories. Any response to the eligibility , security, or the lack of meaningful dialogue from leaders?  Focus on the facts please. <br><br>Natural Born Citizen: no<br><br>Allegiance to other countries at birth: yes<br><br>Place of birth: unconfirmed<br><br>Close enough ?: TBD", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_12:01:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "e2a1380fbe432eebfc914f3868009983", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4989396, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4996062": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As I've pointed out many times, Dave Weigel is just a lying, establishment hack. He's also not a real journalist.<br><br>The fact remains that *no definitive proof of where BHO was born has ever been provided*. You're probably heard that the state of HI confirmed he was born in HI. That's false. All they did was say that he had a valid cert on file. They did not confirm where he was born.<br><br>Not only that, but when I asked the state of HI to confirm the assumption that they had verified where he was born, they \"took the Fifth\":<br><br><a href=\"http://24ahead.com/s/obama-citizenship\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://24ahead.com/s/obama-citizenship</a><br><br>Weigel is basing his assumptions on the 10/31 statements from the state of Hawaii, yet those statements don't say anything about where BHO was born. And, when I asked the state of Hawaii to confirm those assumptions, they refused.<br><br>Given those facts, a real journalist would immediately get on the phone and try to get confirmation of their assumptions, just to be sure. Weigel has repeatedly refused to do so. I've left several comments at this site and when he was at Reason, and I know he's read the ones at the last site.<br><br>So, here's the number: (808) 586-4442. Weigel should call their spokeswoman Janice Okubo and try to get confirmation of his assumptions. Then he should print her response.<br><br>Weigel is, once again, too much of a lying, establishment hack and too little of a reporter to even pick up the phone and call Hawaii.<br><br>You can't trust anything Dave Weigel says.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_16:29:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "LonewackoDotCom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4990262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.obamacrimes.info/thebirthcertificate2.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.obamacrimes.info/thebirthcertificate...</a><br><br>Do the research for yourself.  Obama should at least prove he is eligible.  Is that really too much to ask?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_12:17:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "b7cc686973df82bbc3bb3e085783f234", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5000101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "excellent snark!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_19:35:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "a3224e834d946d272893d11e6a2d7fad", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4996645, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5000122": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "so what...now there are 100 of you in that \"growing numbers\" category? or 1000? the man got 53 million votes. get a clue. get clue junior even. sheesh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_19:35:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "a3224e834d946d272893d11e6a2d7fad", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4991145, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5005243": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "eligible --- Type O for  legible.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_02:28:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "bda155a3289c9e655d8fb9b3b19eeb0b", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5005225, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5000586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Constitution states that to hold the office of president one must be a NATURAL citizen meaning both parents must be American citizens. That is BOTH parents must be Americans. Obama's father was a Kenyan and a birth certificate has not been presented, but a certification of birth with no listing of parents, doctor, hospital, etc. Obama has spent over 1 million dollars to fight this claim. He has frozen his Colunbia records which would clearly solve this issue. Obviously, he has somrething to hide and obviously we no longer have the 5th column in this country.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_20:10:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b39ae10c1fef546da0197f8cd62583f", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5000255": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The birth certificate issue is a smoke screen. THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE. Obama was probably born in Hawaii, BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER HE IS A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.<br><br>1. He was a dual national at birth;<br>2. He was likely an Indonesian citizen;<br><br>THESE ARE SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.JoeSixPack.me\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.JoeSixPack.me</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_19:45:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "8b8d31e1b4285fdca59f44a94ba41d4c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5026241": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is the issue. Obama holds the information, and has used legal technicalities to keep it from being reviewed. Anyone in their right mind should be suspicious. If it turns out everything is in order, then there is no problem.<br><br>BUT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_20:19:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "8b8d31e1b4285fdca59f44a94ba41d4c", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5005176, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4986307": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JUST ONE DAY BEFORE CONGRESS VOTES ON ELECTORAL 'VOTE' CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS HAS DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE DR. ORLY'S LIGHTFOOT CASE!<br><br>MESSAGE -- NOW RENEWED AS AN ALERT -- TO EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS: <br><br>When counting the electoral votes, either Congress finds by 1/8/09 that Obama \u2014 not being an Article II \u201cnatural born citizen\u201d (father Kenyan/British, not American, citizen) \u2014 fails to qualify as President whereupon Biden becomes the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) or thereafter defers to the Supreme Court to enjoin Obama\u2019s inauguration with Biden becoming only Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President is duly determined. <br><br>The preferable choice (especially for the Democrats) -- IN WHAT WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC CONGRESSIONAL VOTE SINCE THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR -- should seem obvious.<br><br>*SPECIAL AUDIO LINK MESSAGE TO JOHN MCCAIN: <br><br><a href=\"http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=691\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=691</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_08:56:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "904f6ca4900a6f6c0153e6c6b808da19", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4999364": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Be careful what you ask for. If BHO is determined to not be a citizen and therefore can not serve as President WE END UP WITH Biden or maybe even Pelois.  That would be a WHOLE LOT WORSE!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_18:39:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e832b504f0a8b900d33f0e7918a864d", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4989256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No - your argument is not proven.<br><br>First, \"He was born within the United States\" is THE issue at contest.  The is evidence that he was NOT born in the US.<br><br>Second, he has only produced a COPY with black mark-out, of the \"short-form\" Birth Certificate from Hawaii.  Because it is a) a copy, and not certified and b) blacked-out, it is legally, as stated at the bottom of it, \"INVALID\".  <br><br>Third, Hawaii is the only state with which will issue a Birth Certificate if a relative \"says so\" that somebody was born there.  But it is not a Certification of Live Birth.  <br><br>Fourth, Obama could spend $10, and produce the certified copy, and put this to rest. Instead, he has spent $1,000,000 fighting it with legal fees, to NOT produce the certified copy.<br><br>Fifth, his college transcripts (earlier copies - he won't release them now...) indicate that he received $$$ as \"finanical aid to foreign student\", and presumably is the reason he is now legally fighting to prevent their release.<br><br>All this ad hominem attack about calling it \"wacky conspiracy theories\" is bunk.   <br><br>The facts speak for themselves, and the issue is not going away.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_11:34:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "5eff74c45883e60b30b58a7b5e29ffc2", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4987294, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5000652": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I wonder how many of you blogging on this web site have EVER asked to see the birth certificate of ANY other presidential candidate or president-elect.  If  you haven't requested this information of other candidates or presidents-elect, why THIS president-elect at THIS point in recent history?  You've had plenty of opportunities.  I feel that there is something motivating this action that you are not stating or acknowledging.  I will be sure to check this web site in the future when the next presidential election is held to see whether you will be demanding to see the birth certificates of future candidates running for POTUS.  If I do not see the request(s) for birth certificates, I'll have more insight into possible motivations driving the present outrage over the supposed failure of PE Obama to verify his birth certificate.  I'm depending on you to make the request(s) for those birth certificates.  I really think you should do this since it seems to be so important to you.  I want to check to make sure that you are consistently applying the same standard(s) for future candidates that you are demanding for this one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_20:15:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "d60e28df2d57c4f23fb5edb8ea397bed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4999375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What happened to Linder? Obama was just confirmed uncontested!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_18:40:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "1776aa87cc22893b41393aa96894c684", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5000145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "the courts and the congress HAVE resolved it. the courts have dismissed the cases. the congress certified the election. move on.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_19:38:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "a3224e834d946d272893d11e6a2d7fad", "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": 4991104, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4989396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That's all nonsense. stop grasping at straws and deal with the fact that while your distaste of Obama's politics is perfectly legitimate, your wild eyed theories about the extent and nature of his associations are not.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_11:39:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ca2b5838fd8fe897947c4c45a97bf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4987909, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4998670": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is Vitter that out of touch or is it just convenient to play dumb about what Hawaii Officials attested to? If any Senator votes to confirm the electorate votes for Obama without proof positive he is in fact a natural born citizen, isn't that treason or at the very least dereliction of duty?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_17:53:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "1776aa87cc22893b41393aa96894c684", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4999631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Allow me to suggest to everyone that long blocks of text about possible legal technicalities aren't that helpful. Instead, please concentrate on things that are provably true: the state of Hawaii did not say what hacks like Weigel are pretending they said. All they said is that there's a valid cert on file. They did not confirm anything on the cert. They did not verify the cert on BHO's site.<br><br>Just concentrate on that, because showing that hacks like Weigel are lying - and he's harming the reputation of the Washington Independent - is all that's needed at this point.<br><br>See my previous comment for the details.<br><br>For extra credit, do as I did and write the WI's editor suggesting that they just pick up the phone and call Hawaii.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_18:57:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "LonewackoDotCom", "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}, "4986460": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Indeed, yes.  We hear the sense common in Oklahoma every time<br>senator Coburn or senator Inhofe speaks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_09:15:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "98ca72edb5fd5ed4755721e0b8eb8242", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "4994782": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have willfully suspended my trust in the MSM, I hope others do likewise.<br><br>I have gone to the Hawaii Health and actually read it for myself. It does not confirm place of birth, please go read it yourself. Your information appears to be drawn from the AP article which added all the nonsense that you are quoting. Facts are what count , not  the silly talking points that you and many members of congress are passing off as facts.<br><br> Keep the change, stop hiding the docs please Mr. PEBO.<br><br>Here's the quote:<br>\u201cTherefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai\u2018i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai\u2018i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama\u2019s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures.<br><br>PS I'll keep my tin foil hat over a dunce cap any day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_15:24:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "e2a1380fbe432eebfc914f3868009983", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4992035, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4996645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just like you, right?<br>If you are more of a journalist than Weigel, why are you relegated to trolling the comments sections while he's writing the articles?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_17:02:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "20ca2b5838fd8fe897947c4c45a97bf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4996490, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4995168": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A tin foil dunce cap will certainly improve your lack of credibility but overabundance of credulity.<br><br>What's your REAL problem?  Seriously.  Addicted to being a loser?  Inability to accept reality on its own terms?  Or just unwilling to admit that conservativism is the God that Failed 2.0 and a worthless philosophy designed to keep you a chump?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_15:42:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "f0bb330b6e8a33b91b4d74467e2d53fc", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4994782, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4999804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "1.  Obama's mother is an American citizen (from Kansas).  If my wife, who is an American citizen (born in Mass.), flies overseas to, say, Kenya and gives birth, my son is an American citizen, even if I am  deceased or divorced.  That is the law of the land period.<br><br>2.  So... how in the world then is Obama not a citizen???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_19:10:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "467098b6edff8a0fd3e08a71990c4d38", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4985826": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cThank you for contacting me with concerns about President-elect Barack Obama\u2019s citizenship status,\u201d wrote the office of David Vitter (R-Louisiana) to one request. \u201cI appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.\"<br><br>Sounds just like the opening to a letter Alren Specter sent to me about a request to explore green technologies and that they would actually help the economy, unlike the popular held belief of the time that any eco-friendly measure must also be economy-unfriendly. Aren't canned responses fun.<br><br>But seriously, last I saw Obama's approval rating for the transition was around 82%. No member of Congress in their right mind would challenge his victory.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_07:49:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "ajm8127", "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}, "5003492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The \"Certificate of Live Birth\" Obama has offered 'is' FIRST: not a valid \"BIRTH CERTIFICATE\" it does not state HOSPITAL, DOCTOR, or WITNESSES!<br>SECOND: it is a FORGERY! PROVEN!   THIRD: there is a tape of Obama's Paternal Grandmother stating she was present when Obama, her grandson, was born in a Mombass, Kenya Hospital,! The tape is witnessed by two Religious Ministers! <br>See this at <a href=\"http://obamacrimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">obamacrimes.com</a>.  Phil Berg's Web Site!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_23:45:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "d63c48478e006cfc0c15d4483d02de2b", "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": 4998761, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5005225": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You would hold a duel citizenship and therefor not be legible. This is The Law Of Our U.S. Constitution.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_02:26:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "bda155a3289c9e655d8fb9b3b19eeb0b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4999804, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4998761": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi! The \"Certification of Live Birth\" provided by Hawaii,<br> in the lower right hand corner, <br>gives legal notice:<br>[HRS 338-13(b), 338-19]<br>Hawaii Revised Statutes <br><a href=\"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov</a><br>HRS 338-13(b) is subject to the requirements of<br> 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18.<br><br>HRS 338-16 is a certificate of birth <br>registered one year or more after the date of birth,<br>and/or altered.<br><br>On the Certification of Live Birth provided by Hawaii,<br>it gives another legal notice:<br><br>OHSM 1.1 (Rev. 11/01)LASER<br><br>Laser refers to HRS 338-19 which allows the types<br> of copies to be made, microphotographic, etc.<br><br>HRS 338-19 states the reason for such copy<br> made under this section is that the original, by<br>reason of age, usage, or otherwise,<br> is in such a condition that it cannot be used to certify to<br>correctness of such copies.<br><br>Again, look in the lower right hand corner of the<br>Certification of Live Birth provided by Hawaii<br>and see the legal notice<br>[HRS 338-13(b), 338-19]<br><br>Most alarming is the Revision of November 2001<br>(Rev. 11/01)<br>because this occurred after September 11, 2001.<br><br>Now, re-read HRS 338-13(b), because it states it is subject<br>to the requirements of<br>338-16, 338-17 and 338-18.<br><br>HRS 338-17 is a late or altered certificate <br>and the probative value<br>shall be determined by a judicial or administrative body before<br>whom the certificate is offered as evidence.<br><br>HRS 338-17.7 further explains that a new certificate of birth<br> is prepared<br>when previously recorded information <br>has been altered <br>and by<br>the (5) request of a Law enforcement agency <br>certifying that a new<br>birth certificate showing <br>different information<br> would provide for the<br>safety of the birth registrant.<br><br>However that section may be used<br> in a witness protection program,<br>because the Department of Justice <br>is also in charge of immigration<br>and nationalization and may be a <br>law enforcement agency requesting<br>a new birth certificate, and  also<br>because under<br>8 USCS Section 1103(a)(1)<br>it is the DUTY of the Attorney General<br> to enforce immigration and naturalization<br>of aliens under 8 USCS section 1401,<br> but also under all other laws<br>relating to immigration and naturalization,<br> so that would include<br>Hawaii HRS 338-17.7<br>to provide a new birth certificate showing different information<br>for the safety of the birth registrant.<br><br>Therefore, the Hawaii Certification of Live Birth<br>was altered, filed late,<br>and may have been altered more than once,<br>after 11/01<br>which means that in November 2001,<br>after September 11, 2001<br>Barack Obama may have had an alien naturalization<br>hearing and may have requested<br>changes in his birth records<br>because, noting that his birth date<br>is August 4, 1961 and a Registrar recorded<br>the birth August 8, 1961,<br>it is possible that his mother flew from Kenya<br>and her flight stopped off in several countries<br>to load and unload passengers and baggage<br>and she may have given birth anywhere<br>between Kenya and Hawaii,<br>she may have given birth in Saudi Arabia,<br>Iran, anywhere,<br>and the Department of Justice, <br>after September 11, 2001<br>may have allowed a change in information<br>for the safety of Barack Obama.<br><br>These laws are Un-Constitutionally vague and <br>overbroad and deny registered voters the material<br>facts they need to know if<br>Barack Obama is a naturalized alien<br>or a natural born citizen.<br><br>Cases set for Conference before the Supreme<br>Court of the United States January 9, 26, 23, 2009.<br><a href=\"http://www.supremecourtus.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.supremecourtus.gov</a><br>Scroll to search by docket #s<br>08-570<br>and <br>08A524<br><br>Various cases have been denied by people who want<br>to know, is Barack Obama a natural born citizen?<br><br>The above cases hopefully will not be denied.<br><br>Unless we, the people, are given the underlying material<br>facts upon which the Certification of Live Birth<br>was provided, and how many alterations of facts<br>there were, how many layers, how many certificates<br>issued and the previous one sealed and a new<br>one issued,<br>then there will always be a silent scream,<br>\"secret government sucks!\"<br>\"government secrets suck!\"<br><br>Cris Ericson <a href=\"http://crisericson.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://crisericson.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_17:56:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "ee05b8987529fdf7425175fd5596f0f3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5006057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "1.  this is NOW, that was 1961.  Laws change, and aren't retroactive.<br>2.  A citizen is not necessarily a natural born citizen, which is what the constitution requires for the president and vice president.  <br>3.  Women keep running over the borders to have their babies in California.  Their babies are US citizens.  But they are not natural born.  Can't run for president.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_04:11:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "66f71461d931e11e925098205668ed70", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4999804, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4986351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CHALLENGE (with answer), CAN ANYONE PROVE THIS WRONG?:- <br><br>1. Constitution Article II requires USA President to be \"natural born citizen\". <br><br>2. BHO's website admits his dad was Kenyan/British, not American, citizen when BHO was born.<br><br>3. BHO is therefore not a \"natural born citizen\" (irrespective of Hawaiian birth or whether he may be a 14th Amendment \"citizen\" of USA) -- confirmed in the Senate's own McCain qualification resolution (that both parents must be citizens of USA) co-authored by BHO.<br><br>4. Supreme Court has already docketed two upcoming conferences, 1/9/09 and 1/16/09 -- between dates Congress counts electoral votes (1/8/09) and Presidential inauguration (1/20/09) -- to address Berg Case and fashion relief on BHO's eligibility to be President.<br><br>5. Since the fact of BHO's dad being Kenyan/British not in dispute, Supreme Court rules on Summary Judgment to enjoin BHO's inauguration as President.<br><br>6. Therefore, BHO is not inaugurated as President.<br><br>7. Vice President Elect Biden is inaugurated Acting President under the 20th Amendment to serve until new President is determined -- the procedure for which determination to be set out by Congress and/or the Supreme Court so long as in conformance with the Constitution.<br><br>ANSWER TO ABOVE CHALLENGE <br><br>IF, when counting the electoral votes, Congress WERE TO find by 1/8/09 that Obama -- not being an Article II \"natural born citizen\" (father Kenyan/British, not American) -- fails to qualify as President, Biden would become the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) AND THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR DEFERRAL TO THE SUPREME COURT to enjoin Obama's inauguration relegating Biden to being merely Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President were duly determined.<br><br>(The preferable choice, at least for the Democrats, would seem obvious.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_09:04:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "904f6ca4900a6f6c0153e6c6b808da19", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5021812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Most state forms were changed around this time.  The blank forms.  That was to make them harder to copy by scanners.  LASER is the type of printer to be used.  HRS 338-19 allows this form to be used to prove citizenship in a public environment.  Again to deter fraud and identity theft.  Your supposition that using this form in a public environment is proof of an altered original is false.  It's not supported by the State of HI.  It is entirely supposition on your part that a form that MAY be used for any number of reasons by the State of HI actually WAS used isn't supported.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_17:28:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "48e10452e353c1624f2a71ee2bd9ce26", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4998761, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4999401": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bruce, <br>If Obama is found not eligible to have run then he could not have had a running mate....NO BIDEN. The election would be de-certified, in other void. A new election would have to held.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_18:40:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "1776aa87cc22893b41393aa96894c684", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5005176": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Agree. But - Who holds this information? And why is any of this information not being released? Still Mr. Obama has repetitively showed nothing but disrespect for our U.S. Constitution for not revealing documents that were being required by court some months ago [2008] and that there should had been a subpoena for Mr. Obama and his lawyers that did not show up for court that particular day?<br>This information has probably been known years ago and has been completely covered up by those to whom are pushing against having this issue resolved.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-09_02:21:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "bda155a3289c9e655d8fb9b3b19eeb0b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5000255, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4995322": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We had 8 years of your philosophy and now the country is ruined.  We aren't afraid of opposing views, we are tired of irrational views, of people who put selfishness, greed, racism, and violence ahead of love for country.  We are sick of people who hate America because it was founded in liberalism, liberty, and reason when they wish it was a Baptist summer camp for white power advocates.  We want a country where people pull their weight and don't complain about having to pay taxes, where we don't go to war for money, and don't borrow our nation into debt to communist China because the inherited wealth elites want to become aristocrats.<br>Conservatives are the meanies and everyone knows it.  How many dead Kennedies are there?  Who shoots OBGYNs and bombs their clinics?  Who resorts to violence and threats at every turn?  Conservatives.  So look at that mirror, lady, and see who is really rotten and corrupt.  The party of Foley, Vitter, Craig, and so on.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_15:51:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "f0bb330b6e8a33b91b4d74467e2d53fc", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4987132, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4987132": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Even  more pathetic is the \"lliberals\" fear of opposing views.  If you are so sure your way is the right way don't be threatened by opposing views, don't lash out at those who speak those opposing views, engage in intelligent discussions, be willing to even compromise.  For all the talk liberals do about how fair they are, they are very unfair and mean-speaking to those who dare to speak opposing views.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-08_09:55:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9c2fb6eafe83ec04f46c1ac4fa39ceb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4985637, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "9571374", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": 7992530688011515679}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 2, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 97, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 9571374, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
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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.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	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/gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

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

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

		header = title;
		body = message;

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

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

		popup.style.display = 'block';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			return ret;
		};
	};

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

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

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

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


			//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">97</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope/">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/gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope/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:9571374" 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'				: 'gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope',
			// 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/gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope/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='	+ 'gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope'
			+ '&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='	+ 'gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope'
			+ '&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='		+ 'gop_senators_letters_give_anti_obama_activists_hope'
				+ '&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/9571374/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) {
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<ul id="dsq-comments">\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4985637" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4985637" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4985637">Matthew </span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4985637" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4985637" class="dsq-comment-message">Beyond pathetic.  Conservatism is dead...and now the corpse is beginning to stink.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4987132">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4987132" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4987132" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4987132">Cathy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4987132" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4987132" class="dsq-comment-message">Even  more pathetic is the "lliberals" fear of opposing views.  If you are so sure your way is the right way don\'t be threatened by opposing views, don\'t lash out at those who speak those opposing views, engage in intelligent discussions, be willing to even compromise.  For all the talk liberals do about how fair they are, they are very unfair and mean-speaking to those who dare to speak opposing views.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4995322">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4995322" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4995322" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4995322">Dick_Hertz</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4995322" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4995322" class="dsq-comment-message">We had 8 years of your philosophy and now the country is ruined.  We aren\'t afraid of opposing views, we are tired of irrational views, of people who put selfishness, greed, racism, and violence ahead of love for country.  We are sick of people who hate America because it was founded in liberalism, liberty, and reason when they wish it was a Baptist summer camp for white power advocates.  We want a country where people pull their weight and don\'t complain about having to pay taxes, where we don\'t go to war for money, and don\'t borrow our nation into debt to communist China because the inherited wealth elites want to become aristocrats.<br>Conservatives are the meanies and everyone knows it.  How many dead Kennedies are there?  Who shoots OBGYNs and bombs their clinics?  Who resorts to violence and threats at every turn?  Conservatives.  So look at that mirror, lady, and see who is really rotten and corrupt.  The party of Foley, Vitter, Craig, and so on.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4985826">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4985826" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4985826" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4985826">ajm8127</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4985826" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4985826" class="dsq-comment-message">“Thank you for contacting me with concerns about President-elect Barack Obama’s citizenship status,” wrote the office of David Vitter (R-Louisiana) to one request. “I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue."<br><br>Sounds just like the opening to a letter Alren Specter sent to me about a request to explore green technologies and that they would actually help the economy, unlike the popular held belief of the time that any eco-friendly measure must also be economy-unfriendly. Aren\'t canned responses fun.<br><br>But seriously, last I saw Obama\'s approval rating for the transition was around 82%. No member of Congress in their right mind would challenge his victory.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4986307">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4986307" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4986307" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4986307">Ted</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4986307" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4986307" class="dsq-comment-message">JUST ONE DAY BEFORE CONGRESS VOTES ON ELECTORAL \'VOTE\' CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS HAS DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE DR. ORLY\'S LIGHTFOOT CASE!<br><br>MESSAGE -- NOW RENEWED AS AN ALERT -- TO EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS: <br><br>When counting the electoral votes, either Congress finds by 1/8/09 that Obama — not being an Article II “natural born citizen” (father Kenyan/British, not American, citizen) — fails to qualify as President whereupon Biden becomes the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) or thereafter defers to the Supreme Court to enjoin Obama’s inauguration with Biden becoming only Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President is duly determined. <br><br>The preferable choice (especially for the Democrats) -- IN WHAT WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC CONGRESSIONAL VOTE SINCE THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR -- should seem obvious.<br><br>*SPECIAL AUDIO LINK MESSAGE TO JOHN MCCAIN: <br><br><a href="http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=691" rel="nofollow">http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=691</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4986351">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4986351" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4986351" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4986351">Ted</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4986351" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4986351" class="dsq-comment-message">CHALLENGE (with answer), CAN ANYONE PROVE THIS WRONG?:- <br><br>1. Constitution Article II requires USA President to be "natural born citizen". <br><br>2. BHO\'s website admits his dad was Kenyan/British, not American, citizen when BHO was born.<br><br>3. BHO is therefore not a "natural born citizen" (irrespective of Hawaiian birth or whether he may be a 14th Amendment "citizen" of USA) -- confirmed in the Senate\'s own McCain qualification resolution (that both parents must be citizens of USA) co-authored by BHO.<br><br>4. Supreme Court has already docketed two upcoming conferences, 1/9/09 and 1/16/09 -- between dates Congress counts electoral votes (1/8/09) and Presidential inauguration (1/20/09) -- to address Berg Case and fashion relief on BHO\'s eligibility to be President.<br><br>5. Since the fact of BHO\'s dad being Kenyan/British not in dispute, Supreme Court rules on Summary Judgment to enjoin BHO\'s inauguration as President.<br><br>6. Therefore, BHO is not inaugurated as President.<br><br>7. Vice President Elect Biden is inaugurated Acting President under the 20th Amendment to serve until new President is determined -- the procedure for which determination to be set out by Congress and/or the Supreme Court so long as in conformance with the Constitution.<br><br>ANSWER TO ABOVE CHALLENGE <br><br>IF, when counting the electoral votes, Congress WERE TO find by 1/8/09 that Obama -- not being an Article II "natural born citizen" (father Kenyan/British, not American) -- fails to qualify as President, Biden would become the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) AND THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR DEFERRAL TO THE SUPREME COURT to enjoin Obama\'s inauguration relegating Biden to being merely Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President were duly determined.<br><br>(The preferable choice, at least for the Democrats, would seem obvious.)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4986382">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4986382" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4986382" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4986382">Ted</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4986382" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4986382" class="dsq-comment-message">CHALLENGE (with answer), CAN ANYONE PROVE THIS WRONG?:- <br><br>1. Constitution Article II requires USA President to be "natural born citizen". <br><br>2. BHO\'s website admits his dad was Kenyan/British, not American, citizen when BHO was born.<br><br>3. BHO is therefore not a "natural born citizen" (irrespective of Hawaiian birth or whether he may be a 14th Amendment "citizen" of USA) -- confirmed in the Senate\'s own McCain qualification resolution (that both parents must be citizens of USA) co-authored by BHO.<br><br>4. Supreme Court has already docketed two upcoming conferences, 1/9/09 and 1/16/09 -- between dates Congress counts electoral votes (1/8/09) and Presidential inauguration (1/20/09) -- to address Berg Case and fashion relief on BHO\'s eligibility to be President.<br><br>5. Since the fact of BHO\'s dad being Kenyan/British not in dispute, Supreme Court rules on Summary Judgment to enjoin BHO\'s inauguration as President.<br><br>6. Therefore, BHO is not inaugurated as President.<br><br>7. Vice President Elect Biden is inaugurated Acting President under the 20th Amendment to serve until new President is determined -- the procedure for which determination to be set out by Congress and/or the Supreme Court so long as in conformance with the Constitution.<br><br>ANSWER TO ABOVE CHALLENGE <br><br>IF, when counting the electoral votes, Congress WERE TO find by 1/8/09 that Obama -- not being an Article II "natural born citizen" (father Kenyan/British, not American) -- fails to qualify as President, Biden would become the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) AND THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR DEFERRAL TO THE SUPREME COURT to enjoin Obama\'s inauguration relegating Biden to being merely Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President were duly determined.<br><br>(The preferable choice, at least for the Democrats, would seem obvious.)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4987294">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4987294" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4987294" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4987294">Jim from Chicago</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4987294" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4987294" class="dsq-comment-message">Your argument relies on the premise that both of Obama\'s parents must have been American citizens for him to be a "natural born citizen" of the US.<br><br>That premise is false.  He was born within the United States, so he is a natural born citizen regardless of the citizenship held by his father.<br><br>Your reference to the McCain nonbinding resolution is also factually inaccurate.  The Senate did not conclude as a rule that both parents of a "natural born citizen" must be citizens, they merely observed that McCain "was born to American citizens".  The resolution was primarily concerned with the fact that McCain was not born on American soil, potentially a much more substantive eligibility argument than this irrelevant nonsense about Obama\'s father\'s citizenship.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4989256">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4989256" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4989256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4989256">George</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4989256" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4989256" class="dsq-comment-message">No - your argument is not proven.<br><br>First, "He was born within the United States" is THE issue at contest.  The is evidence that he was NOT born in the US.<br><br>Second, he has only produced a COPY with black mark-out, of the "short-form" Birth Certificate from Hawaii.  Because it is a) a copy, and not certified and b) blacked-out, it is legally, as stated at the bottom of it, "INVALID".  <br><br>Third, Hawaii is the only state with which will issue a Birth Certificate if a relative "says so" that somebody was born there.  But it is not a Certification of Live Birth.  <br><br>Fourth, Obama could spend $10, and produce the certified copy, and put this to rest. Instead, he has spent $1,000,000 fighting it with legal fees, to NOT produce the certified copy.<br><br>Fifth, his college transcripts (earlier copies - he won\'t release them now...) indicate that he received $$$ as "finanical aid to foreign student", and presumably is the reason he is now legally fighting to prevent their release.<br><br>All this ad hominem attack about calling it "wacky conspiracy theories" is bunk.   <br><br>The facts speak for themselves, and the issue is not going away.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4986460" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4986460" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4986460">Inert Maas</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4986460" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4986460" class="dsq-comment-message">Indeed, yes.  We hear the sense common in Oklahoma every time<br>senator Coburn or senator Inhofe speaks.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4990242">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4990242" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4990242" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4990242">fuzed</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4990242" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4990242" class="dsq-comment-message">youre being too subtle :-/</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4987143" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4987143" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4987143">David A</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4987143" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4987143" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyone can go to websites [try Citizen Wells go to Hall of Shame] to read the ridiculous replies sent by Senators and Congressmen , to  American citizens. The  inquiries reflect honest well researched positions, citing factual sources such as government websites, and current laws and the Constitution. The replies from our Honorable Representative make it clear they are willing to feign ignorance rather than respect the law. This CYA mentality is nothing less than pathetic. Our nation was established on virtues such as truth, honor, courage, patriotism and many more. I hope that this issue will be dealt with properly. If not it only serves to verify that many no longer value our once great heritage.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4987331">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4987331" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4987331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4987331">subscribetorss</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4987331" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4987331" class="dsq-comment-message">Nobody is going to challenge anything.  All of these clowns in congress went through the same security clearance investigation that PEBO went through. They know he\'s legit. If they didn\'t have the spine to smack down these wacky theories during the election, what makes you think they will go out on a limb to validate some looney constituent now?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4987909" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4987909" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4987909">David A</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4987909" class="dsq-comment-message">Try Googling "could Barack Obama get a security clearance" and read this:http://onekit.enr-corp.com/1003946/.<br>  Maybe they just did not spot these associations ie. Ayers, Dohrn, Davis, Blago, Rezko, Odinga,  just guys from the hood I guess, you know, progressive thinkers who like change.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4989396">subscribetorss</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4989396" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s all nonsense. stop grasping at straws and deal with the fact that while your distaste of Obama\'s politics is perfectly legitimate, your wild eyed theories about the extent and nature of his associations are not.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4989997">David A</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4989997" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think this dialogue is about theories. Any response to the eligibility , security, or the lack of meaningful dialogue from leaders?  Focus on the facts please. <br><br>Natural Born Citizen: no<br><br>Allegiance to other countries at birth: yes<br><br>Place of birth: unconfirmed<br><br>Close enough ?: TBD</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4992035">subscribetorss</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4992035" class="dsq-comment-message">All of your points require a willful suspension of common sense. <br>You honestly think that PEBO\'s mother and father planted a birth announcement in a newspaper back in the 1961?  You think you have better information than the The director of Hawaii’s Department of Health? They confirmed that PEBO was born in Honolulu.  How is it that you know something they don\'t? What physical evidence can you provide to contradict their findings?<br>none. Just theories. You should skip any further posting on this subject and go directly to posting instructions about the proper way to fold a tinfoil hat .</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4994782" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4994782">David A</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4994782" class="dsq-comment-message">I have willfully suspended my trust in the MSM, I hope others do likewise.<br><br>I have gone to the Hawaii Health and actually read it for myself. It does not confirm place of birth, please go read it yourself. Your information appears to be drawn from the AP article which added all the nonsense that you are quoting. Facts are what count , not  the silly talking points that you and many members of congress are passing off as facts.<br><br> Keep the change, stop hiding the docs please Mr. PEBO.<br><br>Here\'s the quote:<br>“Therefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures.<br><br>PS I\'ll keep my tin foil hat over a dunce cap any day.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4995168">Dick_Hertz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4995168" class="dsq-comment-message">A tin foil dunce cap will certainly improve your lack of credibility but overabundance of credulity.<br><br>What\'s your REAL problem?  Seriously.  Addicted to being a loser?  Inability to accept reality on its own terms?  Or just unwilling to admit that conservativism is the God that Failed 2.0 and a worthless philosophy designed to keep you a chump?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4990262" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4990262" href="http://www.obamacrimes.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ObamacrimesDOTcom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4990262" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.obamacrimes.info/thebirthcertificate2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.obamacrimes.info/thebirthcertificate...</a><br><br>Do the research for yourself.  Obama should at least prove he is eligible.  Is that really too much to ask?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4991104" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4991104">Dr. Glenn Waite</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4991104" class="dsq-comment-message">This issue has to be resolved on its merits, not on techinical non-merit issues. The Courts and the House of Representatives and the Senate have to resolve this issue on its merits one way or the other. Otherwise, every citizen is potentially in trouble.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5000145">snark patrol</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5000145" class="dsq-comment-message">the courts and the congress HAVE resolved it. the courts have dismissed the cases. the congress certified the election. move on.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4991145" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4991145" href="http://drorly.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Stevens</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4991145" class="dsq-comment-message">A growing number of voters believe that something is amiss with Obama\'s eligiblity. To deny this is just sheer fantasy. If Congress and the Senate refuse to address this, then the voting public will do so.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5000122" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5000122">snark patrol</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5000122" class="dsq-comment-message">so what...now there are 100 of you in that "growing numbers" category? or 1000? the man got 53 million votes. get a clue. get clue junior even. sheesh.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5001728">cjk002</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5001728" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually, he got 70,000,000 votes, more than any other presidential candidate in history.<br><br>I think this fact is what drives the conspriacy nuts crazy more than anything else. They couldn\'t beat Obama in an election, so all they have left is to desperately cling to this, ignoring the fact that no serious and/or sane person believes there is any merit to it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4995085">Dick_Hertz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4995085" class="dsq-comment-message">Oklahoma: The Land that Evolution Forgot and God ignored.<br>How despicable, desperate, deranged and delusional do you have to be to be one of these birther morons?  How bad do things have to get to keep people from voting Republican, over and over, when after 6 years of total dominance of all three branches of government they gave you rightards nothing you asked for and spent the time in diapers with hookers (Vitter) and trying to have gay sex (Craig) or screw young boys (Foley)?  That is your conservativism in a nutsack right there.  They didn\'t get you prayer in school, they didn\'t ban abortions, they didn\'t make a flat tax.  You all got screwed and you liked it, and you\'d like it best if the Democrats didn\'t keep you from more abuse.  Rightards are sucky losers.  Quit it and let Obama blossom into mediocrity or not as he will.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4996062" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4996062" href="http://24Ahead.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">24AheadDotCom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4996062" class="dsq-comment-message">As I\'ve pointed out many times, Dave Weigel is just a lying, establishment hack. He\'s also not a real journalist.<br><br>The fact remains that *no definitive proof of where BHO was born has ever been provided*. You\'re probably heard that the state of HI confirmed he was born in HI. That\'s false. All they did was say that he had a valid cert on file. They did not confirm where he was born.<br><br>Not only that, but when I asked the state of HI to confirm the assumption that they had verified where he was born, they "took the Fifth":<br><br><a href="http://24ahead.com/s/obama-citizenship" rel="nofollow">http://24ahead.com/s/obama-citizenship</a><br><br>Weigel is basing his assumptions on the 10/31 statements from the state of Hawaii, yet those statements don\'t say anything about where BHO was born. And, when I asked the state of Hawaii to confirm those assumptions, they refused.<br><br>Given those facts, a real journalist would immediately get on the phone and try to get confirmation of their assumptions, just to be sure. Weigel has repeatedly refused to do so. I\'ve left several comments at this site and when he was at Reason, and I know he\'s read the ones at the last site.<br><br>So, here\'s the number: (808) 586-4442. Weigel should call their spokeswoman Janice Okubo and try to get confirmation of his assumptions. Then he should print her response.<br><br>Weigel is, once again, too much of a lying, establishment hack and too little of a reporter to even pick up the phone and call Hawaii.<br><br>You can\'t trust anything Dave Weigel says.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4996378">subscribetorss</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4996378" class="dsq-comment-message">Too bad congress just certified his victory! <br>Oh no! <br>What will you do now? <br>I have an idea: Go find a brand new whacko theory to fantasize about and post comments about it on the internet!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4996490" href="http://24Ahead.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">24AheadDotCom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4996490" class="dsq-comment-message">Do you have any sort of valid argument regarding the points I raised? Here\'s an idea: why don\'t you pick up the phone and call Hawaii and then post what they say about their 10/31 statement. Then, you could too could be more of a journalist than Weigel.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4996645">subscribetorss</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4996645" class="dsq-comment-message">Just like you, right?<br>If you are more of a journalist than Weigel, why are you relegated to trolling the comments sections while he\'s writing the articles?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5000101">snark patrol</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5000101" class="dsq-comment-message">excellent snark!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4998670" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4998670">Cal</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4998670" class="dsq-comment-message">Is Vitter that out of touch or is it just convenient to play dumb about what Hawaii Officials attested to? If any Senator votes to confirm the electorate votes for Obama without proof positive he is in fact a natural born citizen, isn\'t that treason or at the very least dereliction of duty?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4998761" href="http://crisericson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cris Ericson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4998761" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi! The "Certification of Live Birth" provided by Hawaii,<br> in the lower right hand corner, <br>gives legal notice:<br>[HRS 338-13(b), 338-19]<br>Hawaii Revised Statutes <br><a href="http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov" rel="nofollow">http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov</a><br>HRS 338-13(b) is subject to the requirements of<br> 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18.<br><br>HRS 338-16 is a certificate of birth <br>registered one year or more after the date of birth,<br>and/or altered.<br><br>On the Certification of Live Birth provided by Hawaii,<br>it gives another legal notice:<br><br>OHSM 1.1 (Rev. 11/01)LASER<br><br>Laser refers to HRS 338-19 which allows the types<br> of copies to be made, microphotographic, etc.<br><br>HRS 338-19 states the reason for such copy<br> made under this section is that the original, by<br>reason of age, usage, or otherwise,<br> is in such a condition that it cannot be used to certify to<br>correctness of such copies.<br><br>Again, look in the lower right hand corner of the<br>Certification of Live Birth provided by Hawaii<br>and see the legal notice<br>[HRS 338-13(b), 338-19]<br><br>Most alarming is the Revision of November 2001<br>(Rev. 11/01)<br>because this occurred after September 11, 2001.<br><br>Now, re-read HRS 338-13(b), because it states it is subject<br>to the requirements of<br>338-16, 338-17 and 338-18.<br><br>HRS 338-17 is a late or altered certificate <br>and the probative value<br>shall be determined by a judicial or administrative body before<br>whom the certificate is offered as evidence.<br><br>HRS 338-17.7 further explains that a new certificate of birth<br> is prepared<br>when previously recorded information <br>has been altered <br>and by<br>the (5) request of a Law enforcement agency <br>certifying that a new<br>birth certificate showing <br>different information<br> would provide for the<br>safety of the birth registrant.<br><br>However that section may be used<br> in a witness protection program,<br>because the Department of Justice <br>is also in charge of immigration<br>and nationalization and may be a <br>law enforcement agency requesting<br>a new birth certificate, and  also<br>because under<br>8 USCS Section 1103(a)(1)<br>it is the DUTY of the Attorney General<br> to enforce immigration and naturalization<br>of aliens under 8 USCS section 1401,<br> but also under all other laws<br>relating to immigration and naturalization,<br> so that would include<br>Hawaii HRS 338-17.7<br>to provide a new birth certificate showing different information<br>for the safety of the birth registrant.<br><br>Therefore, the Hawaii Certification of Live Birth<br>was altered, filed late,<br>and may have been altered more than once,<br>after 11/01<br>which means that in November 2001,<br>after September 11, 2001<br>Barack Obama may have had an alien naturalization<br>hearing and may have requested<br>changes in his birth records<br>because, noting that his birth date<br>is August 4, 1961 and a Registrar recorded<br>the birth August 8, 1961,<br>it is possible that his mother flew from Kenya<br>and her flight stopped off in several countries<br>to load and unload passengers and baggage<br>and she may have given birth anywhere<br>between Kenya and Hawaii,<br>she may have given birth in Saudi Arabia,<br>Iran, anywhere,<br>and the Department of Justice, <br>after September 11, 2001<br>may have allowed a change in information<br>for the safety of Barack Obama.<br><br>These laws are Un-Constitutionally vague and <br>overbroad and deny registered voters the material<br>facts they need to know if<br>Barack Obama is a naturalized alien<br>or a natural born citizen.<br><br>Cases set for Conference before the Supreme<br>Court of the United States January 9, 26, 23, 2009.<br><a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov" rel="nofollow">http://www.supremecourtus.gov</a><br>Scroll to search by docket #s<br>08-570<br>and <br>08A524<br><br>Various cases have been denied by people who want<br>to know, is Barack Obama a natural born citizen?<br><br>The above cases hopefully will not be denied.<br><br>Unless we, the people, are given the underlying material<br>facts upon which the Certification of Live Birth<br>was provided, and how many alterations of facts<br>there were, how many layers, how many certificates<br>issued and the previous one sealed and a new<br>one issued,<br>then there will always be a silent scream,<br>"secret government sucks!"<br>"government secrets suck!"<br><br>Cris Ericson <a href="http://crisericson.com" rel="nofollow">http://crisericson.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5003492">Jim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5003492" class="dsq-comment-message">The "Certificate of Live Birth" Obama has offered \'is\' FIRST: not a valid "BIRTH CERTIFICATE" it does not state HOSPITAL, DOCTOR, or WITNESSES!<br>SECOND: it is a FORGERY! PROVEN!   THIRD: there is a tape of Obama\'s Paternal Grandmother stating she was present when Obama, her grandson, was born in a Mombass, Kenya Hospital,! The tape is witnessed by two Religious Ministers! <br>See this at <a href="http://obamacrimes.com" rel="nofollow">obamacrimes.com</a>.  Phil Berg\'s Web Site!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5006087">lorac</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5006087" class="dsq-comment-message">I heard a while back that they may have been altered when Soetero adopted him.  Apparently the original birth certificate will be sealed, and only the new one available thereafter.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5021812">martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5021812" class="dsq-comment-message">Most state forms were changed around this time.  The blank forms.  That was to make them harder to copy by scanners.  LASER is the type of printer to be used.  HRS 338-19 allows this form to be used to prove citizenship in a public environment.  Again to deter fraud and identity theft.  Your supposition that using this form in a public environment is proof of an altered original is false.  It\'s not supported by the State of HI.  It is entirely supposition on your part that a form that MAY be used for any number of reasons by the State of HI actually WAS used isn\'t supported.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4998788" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4998788">Cal</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4998788" class="dsq-comment-message">Dick_Hertz (how clever, I wonder why)<br>No amount of bullying, name calling, or threats will deter us from seeking the truth. I am and never have Anti-Obama, far-right, or a conspiracy theorists. I just want the proof the man is who and what he says he is and I have every right ask for it. I AM NOT A SHEEP.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4999364">Bruce</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4999364" class="dsq-comment-message">Be careful what you ask for. If BHO is determined to not be a citizen and therefore can not serve as President WE END UP WITH Biden or maybe even Pelois.  That would be a WHOLE LOT WORSE!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4999401">Cal</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4999401" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4999401" class="dsq-comment-message">Bruce, <br>If Obama is found not eligible to have run then he could not have had a running mate....NO BIDEN. The election would be de-certified, in other void. A new election would have to held.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4999375">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4999375" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4999375" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4999375">Cal</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4999375" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4999375" class="dsq-comment-message">What happened to Linder? Obama was just confirmed uncontested!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4999631">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4999631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4999631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4999631" href="http://24Ahead.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">24AheadDotCom</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4999631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4999631" class="dsq-comment-message">Allow me to suggest to everyone that long blocks of text about possible legal technicalities aren\'t that helpful. Instead, please concentrate on things that are provably true: the state of Hawaii did not say what hacks like Weigel are pretending they said. All they said is that there\'s a valid cert on file. They did not confirm anything on the cert. They did not verify the cert on BHO\'s site.<br><br>Just concentrate on that, because showing that hacks like Weigel are lying - and he\'s harming the reputation of the Washington Independent - is all that\'s needed at this point.<br><br>See my previous comment for the details.<br><br>For extra credit, do as I did and write the WI\'s editor suggesting that they just pick up the phone and call Hawaii.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4999804">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4999804" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4999804" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4999804">jgkojak</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4999804" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4999804" class="dsq-comment-message">1.  Obama\'s mother is an American citizen (from Kansas).  If my wife, who is an American citizen (born in Mass.), flies overseas to, say, Kenya and gives birth, my son is an American citizen, even if I am  deceased or divorced.  That is the law of the land period.<br><br>2.  So... how in the world then is Obama not a citizen???</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5005225">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5005225" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5005225" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5005225">OldGaDawg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5005225" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5005225" class="dsq-comment-message">You would hold a duel citizenship and therefor not be legible. This is The Law Of Our U.S. Constitution.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5005243" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5005243" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5005243">OldGaDawg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5005243" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5005243" class="dsq-comment-message">eligible --- Type O for  legible.....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5006057">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5006057" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5006057" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5006057">lorac</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5006057" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5006057" class="dsq-comment-message">1.  this is NOW, that was 1961.  Laws change, and aren\'t retroactive.<br>2.  A citizen is not necessarily a natural born citizen, which is what the constitution requires for the president and vice president.  <br>3.  Women keep running over the borders to have their babies in California.  Their babies are US citizens.  But they are not natural born.  Can\'t run for president.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5000255">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5000255" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5000255" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5000255" href="http://www.joesixpack.me" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joe Six-Pack</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5000255" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5000255" class="dsq-comment-message">The birth certificate issue is a smoke screen. THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE. Obama was probably born in Hawaii, BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER HE IS A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.<br><br>1. He was a dual national at birth;<br>2. He was likely an Indonesian citizen;<br><br>THESE ARE SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS.<br><br><a href="http://www.JoeSixPack.me" rel="nofollow">www.JoeSixPack.me</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5005176">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5005176" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5005176" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5005176">OldGaDawg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5005176" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5005176" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree. But - Who holds this information? And why is any of this information not being released? Still Mr. Obama has repetitively showed nothing but disrespect for our U.S. Constitution for not revealing documents that were being required by court some months ago [2008] and that there should had been a subpoena for Mr. Obama and his lawyers that did not show up for court that particular day?<br>This information has probably been known years ago and has been completely covered up by those to whom are pushing against having this issue resolved.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5026241">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5026241" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5026241" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5026241" href="http://www.joesixpack.me" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joe Six-Pack</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5026241" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5026241" class="dsq-comment-message">This is the issue. Obama holds the information, and has used legal technicalities to keep it from being reviewed. Anyone in their right mind should be suspicious. If it turns out everything is in order, then there is no problem.<br><br>BUT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5000586">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5000586" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5000586" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5000586">Barb</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5000586" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5000586" class="dsq-comment-message">The Constitution states that to hold the office of president one must be a NATURAL citizen meaning both parents must be American citizens. That is BOTH parents must be Americans. Obama\'s father was a Kenyan and a birth certificate has not been presented, but a certification of birth with no listing of parents, doctor, hospital, etc. Obama has spent over 1 million dollars to fight this claim. He has frozen his Colunbia records which would clearly solve this issue. Obviously, he has somrething to hide and obviously we no longer have the 5th column in this country.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5000652" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5000652" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5000652">maji</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5000652" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5000652" class="dsq-comment-message">I wonder how many of you blogging on this web site have EVER asked to see the birth certificate of ANY other presidential candidate or president-elect.  If  you haven\'t requested this information of other candidates or presidents-elect, why THIS president-elect at THIS point in recent history?  You\'ve had plenty of opportunities.  I feel that there is something motivating this action that you are not stating or acknowledging.  I will be sure to check this web site in the future when the next presidential election is held to see whether you will be demanding to see the birth certificates of future candidates running for POTUS.  If I do not see the request(s) for birth certificates, I\'ll have more insight into possible motivations driving the present outrage over the supposed failure of PE Obama to verify his birth certificate.  I\'m depending on you to make the request(s) for those birth certificates.  I really think you should do this since it seems to be so important to you.  I want to check to make sure that you are consistently applying the same standard(s) for future candidates that you are demanding for this one.</div>\
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