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Apparently, while she's qualified to run with the big dogs, she's to be spared the same scrutiny as they undergo.  Hypocrisy, thy name is McCain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_18:45:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "acoustictherapy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think it's YOU that should check their facts.  We are not discussing wildlife management or hunting as a necessity to survive, we are talking about the ruthlessness of individuals who participate in and condone aerial animal kills. When you research this story enough to learn that 14 wolf puppies were pulled out of their dens and shot in the head (which is supposedly illegal) right after the 7 adult wolves had been shot (so now the argument is that it wouldn't be fair to the pups) it really makes one stop and think about what type of individual would go for this, I mean it's downright scary.  They are elected officials after all, so we do have a right to know about Palin's stance on such matters so the public can make an informed voting decision.  Contrary to yourself, MANY of us do care about these matters when making a decision on Nov. 4, 2008, even us right wingers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:31:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "55f7c55b7a26b911ba388ae7d5d4063f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2385349, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2389462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "View slideshow from Anti-Palin rally this Sunday in Anchorage, AK<br><br><br>go to:<br><br><a href=\"http://bigshow.bigfolio.com/?s=000011662&t=0e6a8ae03101be65098418ccb735e4a1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://bigshow.bigfolio.com/?s=000011662&t=0e6a...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-16_16:38:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "mikeylikesit2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2348937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lets  make this LOUD! Tell everyone who will listen. We can stop her yet!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-14_15:48:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "5350dc0096910884b4ef55e6f4aaa73e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You gave me one fact. Puppy wolves were killed. Ok. 3000 People were killed going to work on September 11, 2001. I am more worried about keeping the people of this country safe then keeping the 14 puppy wolves in Alaska safe. But, if you would rather not survive this war with crazy, radical terrorists, and let the wolves survive, vote for Mr. Obama with his history of experience and reform in the Senate (HAHA :). Again, the wolf population will not be a concern of mine when I vote in November. The economy, national security and many other things that are actually a factor in our everyday lives will be. You are not a right winger, so stop trying to impose on the readers of this blog that you are. Put this into perspective in its effect of our everyday lives and make the right choice in November.<br><br>P.S. AcousticTherapy, I do not have enough time to contemplate how erroneous and uninformed you are, so I am going to get a good night sleep, and try and get rid of this migrane your response gave me. Then tomorrow, I will read what you wrote again really early in  the morning, take a couple of Advil and write my response. It is depressing that people think like you in this world. Have fun listening to recordings of whale songs while I am gone.<br><br>McCain/Palin 2008", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:59:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "336d4cc6c3fbe84d2f4887ff3804ede8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445751, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2294927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow...<br><br>You'd certainly have to be a pathetic sort of human being to honestly sit in a plane on your fat lazy butt and run animals down to exhaustion.  All I got from this was the fact that Palin should have herself run down by a plane, and see how much fun it is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_21:28:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "64e5d2d686a2857d5dbff94f711193ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2337041": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To add......would Palin explain how it is she is PRO-LIFE......but is in favour of the death penalty? Does this mean that its ok to kill once your born? <br>And to think she tries to portray such a 'christian thinking mind' when she is capable of allowing her friends to slaughter our wildlife and go out and do it herself also!!!! Im sure if we are speaking on religious terms, our god did not wish for people to hunt for SPORT or FUN. <br>Leave our wildlife alone as it is meant to be. <br>When you interfere the problems arise and our whole eco system is put at risk.<br>Why dont you just admit your real reasons for wanting our wolves and bears slaughterd........instead of talking around the reality of your thinking? <br>You want them DEAD so you can go kill yourself more moose and caribou! <br>So you blow your figures out of proportion in an attempt to make it look like these animals numbers are decreasing. <br>I hate to inform you PALIN, but we really are not as stupid as you assume us to be!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-14_03:40:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Jennyjoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2292755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just think.  We could be replacing 'Cheney' style hunting with 'Palin' helicopters and shotguns.<br><br>Now that's what I call really scary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_18:10:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "c586dc7d4f06830fa50cf7d9107276ab", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2292885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I thought she was pro-life.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_18:22:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcde8a8b5d47da6f075b4488a7b8516e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "18520215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Look, Sarah Palin is not a hunter. She is just cruel and enjoys it. You act like wolves have no feeling, like there just there for sport. What these people are saying is that she is just being mean, Ok? Hunting IS a good thing. Hunting deer and caribou, moose and other plant eaters that is. Please, why don't YOU take a bit and think about it. Thought enough yet? I don't think you have. Ok, so listen up. I'll give YOU some REAL examples of evil. Do you have children? Sarah Palin once ordered that a wolf den be dug up and the pups shot in the head. Many had to be shot again. Wolves don't die the first time they are shot. And then when they do they die painfully. Sometimes when all they can do is lay there, the so called hunters come and do bad, horrible things to make them die. Now, I want you to think long and hard on that. You want to die peacefully don't you? Next time, before you coment on something about animal rights and you get all cocky and decide to start correcting everyone, stop and think, \"What would I want if I were an animal?\" Then maybe you'll think a little more before you take the humans side.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-04_16:40:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "248a606fbd31de827ce24a95194dd058", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2385349, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2434970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cHopefully, the lower 48 will become aware of the extremeness of Sara Palin\u2019s positions. She\u2019s for cut, kill and drill. ...\"<br><br>I hope everyone who reads this will buzz it up to put it on top of yahoo news and send it around the country via email and forward it to local and national(cable) news outlets and demand to ask why the mainstream media has ignored this!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-18_19:57:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a3a98347a554ddfd0062f9782e072ff", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2366383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "SHE IS A DISGRACE TO HUMANITY. PRO LIFE SHE SAYS.. THAT A JOKE RIGHT? IF SHE IS PRO LIFE AND A RELIGIOUS PERSON A LIFE OF ANYTHING NO MATTER HOW SMALL IS IMPORTANT. SHE HUNTS TO KILL. NOT TO STAY ALIVE. SHE IS A POOR EXCUSE FOR A DECNT PERSON. SHE IS A HORROR. LIFE IS FILLED WITH EVIL AND THIS WOMAN IS THE MOST HIGH OF EVIL. LYING, MURDERING LOUSE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_19:25:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "e1350b22457b392d4f8132af68e58091", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2295710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not all humans, just humans in utero.  If you're out of the womb, you're fair game - Palin supports the death penalty.  There is nothing about her that represents reason, logic or common sense.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_22:42:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4c951663bf0379690a2eff8e11ee12d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2294840, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2327972": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh wait.. forgot to put \"just kidding\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_11:24:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "d7c3841973d2ca13bffc065cf3f598de", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm with you! Defenders is the ONLY source that has replyed back to my pleas for getting this story out to the masses.  I will FOREVER support them.  Where is Anderson Cooper, where is Ellen, where is Oprah - all these supposed animal lovers?  I've written them all to no avail.  Let's pass this on to as many people as we can by doing just what we are doing, posting on sites.  Love and Peace fellow defender of the innocent.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:37:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "55f7c55b7a26b911ba388ae7d5d4063f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2325720, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2302504": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Talk about a \"Wolf in Sheep's clothing\" Palin is it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_11:52:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "b24c59aea5744bd7371eea2ea637200d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2325418": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sarah Palin is a monster in hockey-mom clothing. The facts in this article MUST be brought to the awareness of as MANY potential voters as possible! The T.V. networks have,so far, done a half-assed job of exposing her extremism to the public, compared to some of the print media and several excellent web sites. Perhaps Ms. Huffington, as a public figure, could bring these horrifying facts about Sarah Palin to the attention of the television networks as well?  She would be doing the American people a huge benefit if she did this!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_03:13:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "b11236fc368c69660737cbfe977dddb5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2327851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hope her face gets burned off with acid or someone douses her in gas and lights a match.<br>This woman is a witch, and needs to be drowned in a vat of feces pronto.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_11:13:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "d7c3841973d2ca13bffc065cf3f598de", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2318509": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bald Eagles are predators too and they kill and eat salmon so I'm sure Sara supports killing them as well along with owls of course another predator that kills mice and list goes on and on.  This woman is simply a common criminal when you factor in all the other skeletons in her closet.<br><br>Let's hope The National Enquirer comes out with the whole truth sooner rather than later as they do have proof on what they are reporting.  Interesting reading on <a href=\"http://www.nationalenquirer.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nationalenquirer.com</a> with more coming in the near future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_23:09:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf53dfab3e8fba7184ce860d6d5c9e48", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2290991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you always cheer for the underdog, your blood will run cold watching this video.  They hunt from a plane and they take the genetic best.  The cowards!  The fat cowards!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_16:01:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "40200b27e3d0ff7a756f6896607646e3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2313783": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "why dont you let the press and tv in on this issue, let the entire country decide Palins fate, not all republicans are against animal rights, may be the independents and some republicans will go over to Obama.  Shame on Sara Palin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_19:54:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c277e5a097b91e0efd94f9b860571b5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2294840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Only for humans.  She does not give a rat's back side about the remainder of God's creatures.<br>She takes great pleasure in killing these defenseless animals.  Life begins at conception, but ends when Palin decides to use her gun.  Gee, she even takes pleasure and smiles while she is killing God's creations.<br>Republican For Obama", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_21:22:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "679db3d9564bb2b43ba1eda8045ea5c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2292885, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "18520765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was replying to Realtime. Just so everyone knows.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-04_16:44:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "248a606fbd31de827ce24a95194dd058", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 18520215, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2306878": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great story. You don't have to be an animal rights supporter to think hunting wolves from helicopters and planes is disgusting. Not to mention those rich trophy hunters bagging their moose. <br><br>Oh my god, America, are we really going to elect a cranky old man and his \"cut, kill and drill\" sidekick? It can't happen here, can it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_16:48:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "5a41e08d2dd46811afa0260b6e94ab9f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2413133": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, I have a headache from reading that.<br><br>I have a couple of questions for you. Ready?<br><br>Here I go.<br><br>Do you use shampoo in your hair?<br><br>Do you eat Jello?<br><br>Do you eat meat?<br><br>Do you eat yogurt?<br><br>Do you own a dog? If yes, do you feed that dog?<br><br>Well genius, if you do any of these things, then in your own eyes, based on what you just told me, you are commiting a sin and an evil act.  Now, do you feel a twinge in your conscience?<br><br>Now. I have another problem with your statement.<br><br>Since you seem to be the expert on aerial hunting \"(it's quite gruesome if you know anything about aerial hunting....)\", which you probably have never even heard of until you seen the biased commercial, I would like to ask you and all of the other people who call these wolves \"harmless\" and \"cute\". <br><br>Have you ever seen a pack of wolves attack a deer? <br><br>Oh man, sounds like the commercial, \"they attack in the winter, when the deer have no where to hide.\"<br><br>Predators and Prey is apart of our wildlife and hunting is apart of the culture in some parts of the great country I am so proud to call home, the USA. Blood will not be on my hands when I vote for McCain/Palin on November 4th.<br><br>Also, I find it extremely insulting that you would even begin to insult myself as well as our entire military by asking \"and it's OK to kill children in Iraq?\". You are obviously uneducated on our military processes in Iraq if you think that we are murdering children in Iraq. Our military is in Iraq and is trying to make a free country out of Iraq and give these children a bright future. Please do not ever insult the military of our great country again.<br><br>Next, this woman is not intelligent? The governer of the state of Alaska, the Republican nominee for Vice President, and a extremely smart college graduate, is not intelligent? That is the most absurd statement I have ever heard. I do not agree with many of Mr. Obama's views, but he is in no way, shape or form, an unintelligent man. Both members of each ticket are highly intellignet individuals.<br><br>She installed a tanning bed? Okay, so what? Dwight Eisenhower (One of our great President's) installed a golf putting green right outside of the White House and did not receive any scrutiny.<br><br>God does help me and you every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day. Without God nothing is possible. I have a strong relationship with the Lord and appreciate everything He has blessed me with.<br><br>If you would like to hear about Mr. Obama's stance on the War from a Veteran, please view this video.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8</a><br><br>If you would like to hear about Mr. Obama's stance on the economy, please view this video.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3Ls8NNc5Q\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3Ls8NNc5Q</a><br><br>If you would like to view Joe Biden's and Bill Clinton's thought's on Mr. Obama, please view this video.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMYty1PgHEg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMYty1PgHEg</a><br><br>McCain/Palin 2008", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-18_00:52:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "336d4cc6c3fbe84d2f4887ff3804ede8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2393075, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2294979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't wolves hunt the weak, sick, very young or very old. That leaves the strongest to strengthen the herd. Don't human hunters usually go after the \"trophy\" kill- the best, strongest, etc... which actually weaken the herd? They are much better caretakers of this world than we are. Here's something to keep in mind when we play \"God\" and decide that we are the species that really matter....<br><br>\"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_21:33:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "3c35db7c3b63f4fe53de4e69a27d6afe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445892": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Very well said....you should work on the campagin. Agreed!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:40:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "55f7c55b7a26b911ba388ae7d5d4063f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2366063, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2385349": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The most high of evil? Think about what you are saying. Please, take a minute and think about what you are saying.<br><br><br><br><br>Thought enough yet?<br><br><br><br>I don't think you have. Please think some more.<br><br><br>Ok. Now listen up.<br><br><br>Evil is not killing 800 WOLVES in 6 years. WOLVES, WOLVES, WOLVES, WOLVES, WOLVES?<br><br>I will give you some examples of evil.<br><br>Evil- September 11, 2001. <br>Almost 3,000 people died going to work in New York and Washington D.C.<br><br>Evil- Bill Ayers.<br>Participated in the bombings of New York City Police Headquarters in 1970, of the Capitol building in 1971, and the Pentagon in 1972.<br>Yet, Mr. Obama calls Bill Ayers \"respectable\".<br><br>Sarah Palin is not evil. She is a hunter. There is a big difference. <br>If hunting was illegal, it would be bad. But hunting is not illegal.<br><br>The left wing has no way of attacking any of Sarah Palin's actual record or stances on today's conflicts, so this is the kind of stuff you will see. <br><br>Wolf hunting will not be one of my main concerns when I vote in November.<br><br>McCain/Palin 2008", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-16_11:13:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "336d4cc6c3fbe84d2f4887ff3804ede8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2366383, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2332360": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's where to donate to get more Ads to run in swing states with a different video clip also<br><br><a href=\"https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&df_id=1547&1547.donation=form1&s_src=6JY08WDC4F&s_subsrc=6JY08WDC4F_EJI08D1web&JServSessionIdr012=4fnyb3qbp3.app20a\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation2?idb...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_16:42:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "205deaec7b2b40d1e7a9ed4f2b820083", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2307127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just watched the Video and my heart is just broken as I look at the beautiful picture of my wolves sitting on my wall in front of me. They are by far one of the most beautiful creatures on earth, and they bother nobody! If I could come face to face with Palin I think I'd take her out to the open land in Alaska, leave her there and then come back with a plane and hunt her down so she can see what these poor animals are faced with, and I'd put some of the fat asses that do the actually gunning right along side of her. I just cried and wanted to throw up after seeing the video, it's so very, very sad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_17:06:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "fc3fe34168d8321b13e6e50ba16715f9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2359117": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Eye For an Eye!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_09:55:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "160d82ab690ae7739c7d0b1d9ae0bfba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446030": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am working on the campaign :-)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:47:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "acoustictherapy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445892, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2360141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You know - And you wonder why there is Eco-terrorisim!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_11:19:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "79a37ed88eb3e944004b3309bab29413", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2336976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She disgusts me to the point of vomiting! <br>Quite simple..........no compassion which in her position, could spell BIG TROUBLE for everyone living in the beautiful USA. <br>No compassion for animals whatsoever and without compassion and respect then she deserves none.<br>Seems strange she says she is PRO-LIFE, but it is fine to kill newborn pups and bear cubs?????<br>Confused?<br>I say............throw her to the wolves, but they are such intellegent and gentle creatures that they would merely step over her. Perhaps they may just give her a good old spray instead! <br>She may as well be in the plane with HER gun in her hand, pulling the trigger. <br>She is behind the slaughter and pretends to care about the native peoples in Alaska, when in fact her only reasons are her own selfishness and devotion to her many friends at the Board of Game......which as stated truthfully in your editorial, are all hand picked and fellow hunters!<br>We are not all so stupid to fall for your falseness MS PALIN!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-14_03:21:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Jennyjoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2435028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well there you go....a typical non thinking idiot for McCain/Palin. <br><br>\"If hunting was illegal it would be bad\"? Interesting rationale. Slavery used to be legal. But something tells me you'd have the same opinion about that. <br><br>Ethical hunters condemn the practice. Might as well put them in cages and shoot them.<br><br>Grow a brain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-18_20:02:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a3a98347a554ddfd0062f9782e072ff", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2385349, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2297046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is as the republican say a pattern of behavior that should seriously be looked at. She has murdered animals and now she wants to murder the rest of the children in America by getting into a war with Russia.  Have we not lost enough of our young children for a lie. When will the right wing nazis stop this madness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_01:07:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "witness", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am shocked and appauled that Sara Palin supports this type of brutality!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_00:04:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "sirilichte", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2325720": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have been a member of Defenders of Wildlife for years now. We have watched and fought against Sarah Palin for her treatment of wolves and her gleeful approach toward killing them from airplanes, denning the pups (a practice of dragging pups from their den an shooting them), watched the belugas in the Cook Inlet go from 1300 to 350 (and yet she says the numbers are increasing, can she do math?). She is suing the Bush administration for listing the Polar bears on the ESA ( can there be a right of Bush?). I have watched everything on the news and Joy Behar was the only person to really talk about these things at any length. Please, someone, get this out to the public! I , for one, will be giving as much money as possible to get the add on the aerial gunning of wolves run over and over again. We, from Defenders know her well, and to us she is Satan! Cut, drill and kill! We call her the Killa from Wasilla.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_04:46:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "1005ef87c32d6e2384b98554241c22be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2365918": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just another example of the Sarah Palin nobody seems to want to know about.  \"She's a woman, and that's good enough for me!\"  is the standard Palin-Right-or-Wrong rallying cry. It's pathetic.  <br><br>I say, give the wolves helicopters and shotguns and let's see how they do against these heartless trophy hunters.  Turnabout is fair play.<br><br>RFK said we get the government we deserve.  Don't we deserve better than this?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_18:43:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "acoustictherapy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2333797": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I will no longer vote for her", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_20:00:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "d2dc46518a5502da6e6daf645bf504d5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2327399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.thepetitionsite.com/campaign/signatures/579425122/5\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/campaign/signatu...</a>   <br>No one may read this but I am a animal lover and I believe that Palin is a danger to this country.. she has already been a danger of course to wildlife and environment. above is a link to sign a petition against shooting wolves.. maybe some folks here could check it out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_10:31:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "797f7e5ed4f5c7e3171d75a19041e751", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437095": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well hello to you too Linda.<br>Thanks for all of the nice words.<br>I felt like I was reading something a two year old would write.<br><br>Do you eat meat?<br><br>Do you think that the cows, pigs, chicken and the other meat you eat just lay down and say \"Slaughter me!\". No, they are basically hunted. I love how everyone is so hypocritical on their stance with saving animals. Because the same people that are so concerned about these animals, go to their local deli and pick up a nice rotisserie chicken right after work.<br><br>Also, I find it very ignorant of you, to assume that I would support slavery. That is completely untrue and you should feel ashamed of yourself for even writing that. I am actually part Jamacian, and if slavery were legal, that would make me a slave. So think about what you are writing before you write. <br><br>I do think about who I support, and I understand that McCain/Palin is the only way our great country can be safe, and once again become a strong economic country.<br><br>I grew a brain a long time ago, and I use it.<br><br>Use YOUR brain, instead of listening to the liberal media.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-18_23:29:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "336d4cc6c3fbe84d2f4887ff3804ede8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2435028, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sarah Palin is not a \"hunter.\"  She is a slaughterer, a mercenary and an animal abuser. She shoots the wolves for sport froma plane (talk about an unequal playing field!), then sells tourists the right to a photo, holding up the dead animal's foreleg, for $150.  <br><br>She reminds me of the white settlers who came out West in the 1800's and mercilessly slaughtered virtually the entire bison population strictly for sport, leaving their carcasses to rot in the sun, to the anger and shame of the Native Americans, who killed only what they needed and utilized every part of the kill for food, crafts and shelter.<br><br>One can only wonder how she reconciles this brutality, along with her support of the death penalty and the Iraq War, with her claim to be \"pro-life.\"  Apparently she's not \"pro-Iraqui (or any other non-Christian, either, for all we know) life,\" or \"pro-criminal life,\" and clearly she's not \"pro-animal life,\" so...um, what sort of life, exactly, is she \"pro?\"  <br><br>It seems to me that \"Thou shalt not kill\" is pretty unambiguous. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure that Sarah Palin, and her ilk, are definitely *not* what Jesus had in mind when he was laying down the rules for living a good Christian life!<br><br>As for the \"left wing\" (whatever that is) having \"no way of attacking\" Palin's record or policies...Jeez, man - what color is the sky in your world?  The news is full of examples of the kind of person and politician Sarah Palin really is, and new outrages are being exposed daily.   <br><br>Let's start with the obvious ones:<br><br>* She is gainst abortion in all cases. Period. Let the mother die - tough luck - or make her bear and rear the offspring of her rapist (or her abusing father/brother/uncle).<br><br>* She is a strict Creationist,believes. She believes it should be the main theory of human existence taught in school and considers \"evolution\" just another theory. She believes, and has said more than once, that dinosaurs roamed the earth 4000 years ago.<br><br>*She was for the Bridge to Nowhere and earmarks before she was against them (funny how the Republicans were okay using that against Kerry in '04. I guess what's good for the goose is *not* good for the gander).<br><br>*Believes global warming is not caused by human activites. What does cause it, Sarah?  Sunspots?  God hugging us tighter?  Or is it those damned trees again (per Ronald Reagan) spewing out all that CO2?<br><br>*Hired friends and family to crucial state posts as governor, whether they were qualified or not, and summarily fired anyone who disagreed with her (this is well-documented).<br><br>*Attempted to intimidate the Alaska Attorney General into firing her ex-brother-in-law because, basically, he pissed her off.  Can you spell T-R-O-O-P-E-R-G-A-T-E?<br><br>I'm sure I've left some out - there's so many to try and remember - but I'm counting on the good folks on this forum to fill in the blanks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:15:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "acoustictherapy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2385349, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2354157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I completely disagree with the aerial hunts that Palin, obviously, supports.  Let wildlife regulate themselves and take the humans away from the equations.  They were fine by themselves, before gunners tried to help by cowardly killing wolves out of the air.  Some say that, \"it is the only way to get to these wolves, by air.\"  Well, then why are they able to get to the moose and caribou by foot, if in indeed, is where the wolves are.  As I said, it is a cowardly act that should be stopped!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-14_20:34:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b88aafd0282903efe8e1360b8660aa2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2366063": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Unfortunately, while American voters pay constant lip service to the woes of negative campaigning, the truth is they eat it up like chocolates.  They admire Palin for her \"take no prisoners\" attitude, even though her policies regarding this question, as well as education, science, religion and women's rights are anathema to virtually every \"progressive\" culture in the world.   No wonder Europeans hold us in such contempt.<br><br>If we are unable to win with Barack, then there is no hope America will become, anytime in the forseeable future, anything even remotely resembling an enlightened, progressive society as our forefathers envisioned.<br><br>Drowning out the McCain/Palin inauguration ceremony will be the unmistakable sound of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington...spinning in their graves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_18:56:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "acoustictherapy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2336976, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2393075": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why isn't hunting illegal? Do you think lobbyists have anything to do with that?<br><br>If a human being has the capacity to KILL a living creature, and this same human being claims to be a Christian, such a person is committing evil acts. It also speaks about CHARACTER (not that this is important to Republicans). <br><br>It's OK to murder wildlife (it's quite gruesome if you know anything about aerial hunting....) and it's OK to kill children in Iraq. Hmmm... How exactly is that Pro-life? That makes absolutely no sense. Think about it.<br><br>Do you own a dog? How would you feel if Palin chased your dog until it dropped from exhaustion and then she blew it away with her gun? Do you care at all? Do you feel a twinge in you CONSCIENCE? <br><br>Thought not.<br><br>I am NOT part of the \"left wing\" I'm a thinking person, an AMERICAN who has the courage to speak out against cruelty. You condone cruelty. <br><br>Blood will be on your hands if you vote McCain & Palin.<br><br>Anyway, this woman is not very intelligent. One of the first things she did after becoming Governor of Alaska was to INSTALL A TANNING BED. Look it up. It's a fact.<br><br>Brilliant. Think about it. <br><br>God Help You.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-16_21:37:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "8868e0407a52c7f74abc34837de78041", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2385349, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2307189": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I do know that I am going to print out this article and put them in as many mailboxes as I can in my city and point people to the video because seeing is far more effective than just reading about it, and then I'll pray to God that this woman doesn't getting anywhere near our White House, and with any luck at all she'll be replaced as Governor of Alaska with someone that actually has a heart and love for our All American Wolves.  God Bless the Wolves and Bears of America!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_17:11:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "fc3fe34168d8321b13e6e50ba16715f9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2297207": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What is the difference between chasing a wolf or a bear for it's fur with an airplane until it drops from exhaustion and then shooting it....<br>and walking up to baby seals and clubbing them for their fur?<br><br>And from there, we can argue abortion.  No abortion until the child is born, but then it's OK to toss it in a Dumpster?<br><br>There is a moral disconnect in here somewhere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-12_01:32:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "d75660d4532d91e8041deb84758875c8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2367060": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here are Sarah Palin's reactions to the Defenders of Wildlife ad:<br><br><a href=\"http://whatissarahthinking.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-defenders-of-wildlife-nonsense.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://whatissarahthinking.blogspot.com/2008/09...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-15_20:33:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "6adaa7bcb4e8680a7b8835d56386420e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2366588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To acoustictherapy.......<br>no my questions remain unanswered of course! But WE know the real answers.<br><br>We know the real reasons for this unhumane slaughter and that is she DETESTS wolves as they are a threat to her and her hunting buddies! <br>They dont want the wolves killing her precious Caribou and Moose. Wake up Palin and smell the roses.....read up on Nature and Ecology and then perhaps when you inform yourself better, you will realise this world isnt all about 'YOU'.<br>I always assumed those with religious beliefs were more compassionate, but maybe you just live by your own rules and delete that feeling when it suits you to do so.<br><br>Cant quite understand why this ongoing abuse with aerial hunting is not all over the INTERNATIONAL MEDIA????  <br>Would definately smear some blood on that otherwise 'sweet' and 'innocent'  facade she attempts to fool others with.<br>Im just grateful I have some intellegence to be able to see the truth! 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Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
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Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


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


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			return true;
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};

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 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
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		}
	};

	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">62</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/predatory_practices/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/predatory_practices/">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/predatory_practices/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:4423297" 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'				: 'predatory_practices',
			// 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/predatory_practices/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='	+ 'predatory_practices'
			+ '&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='	+ 'predatory_practices'
			+ '&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='		+ 'predatory_practices'
				+ '&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/4423297/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();
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	};

}();

// 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
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		// 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';
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		if (found) {
			return;
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		// 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);
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		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
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		return id;
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	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
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			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
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		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
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		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
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		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
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		return name;
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		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
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			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
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		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
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			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
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		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
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			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
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			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
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			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
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	};

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
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		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
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	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
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		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
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	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
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		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
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												 'Reported missing reactions');
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};

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

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
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	return obj;
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if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
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		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}









(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
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		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
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		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
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				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
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	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
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})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2290991">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2290991" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2290991" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2290991">Lynne Findley</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2290991" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2290991" class="dsq-comment-message">If you always cheer for the underdog, your blood will run cold watching this video.  They hunt from a plane and they take the genetic best.  The cowards!  The fat cowards!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2292755">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2292755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2292755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2292755">jk</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2292755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2292755" class="dsq-comment-message">Just think.  We could be replacing \'Cheney\' style hunting with \'Palin\' helicopters and shotguns.<br><br>Now that\'s what I call really scary.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2292885">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2292885" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2292885" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2292885">matt</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2292885" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2292885" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought she was pro-life.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2294840">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2294840" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2294840" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2294840">birdlady</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2294840" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2294840" class="dsq-comment-message">Only for humans.  She does not give a rat\'s back side about the remainder of God\'s creatures.<br>She takes great pleasure in killing these defenseless animals.  Life begins at conception, but ends when Palin decides to use her gun.  Gee, she even takes pleasure and smiles while she is killing God\'s creations.<br>Republican For Obama</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2295710">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2295710" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2295710" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2295710">ARL</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2295710" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2295710" class="dsq-comment-message">Not all humans, just humans in utero.  If you\'re out of the womb, you\'re fair game - Palin supports the death penalty.  There is nothing about her that represents reason, logic or common sense.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2294927">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2294927" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2294927" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2294927">Katie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2294927" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2294927" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow...<br><br>You\'d certainly have to be a pathetic sort of human being to honestly sit in a plane on your fat lazy butt and run animals down to exhaustion.  All I got from this was the fact that Palin should have herself run down by a plane, and see how much fun it is.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2294979">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2294979" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2294979" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2294979">autumn123</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2294979" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2294979" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t wolves hunt the weak, sick, very young or very old. That leaves the strongest to strengthen the herd. Don\'t human hunters usually go after the "trophy" kill- the best, strongest, etc... which actually weaken the herd? They are much better caretakers of this world than we are. Here\'s something to keep in mind when we play "God" and decide that we are the species that really matter....<br><br>"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos."</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2297046">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2297046" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2297046" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2297046">witness</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2297046" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2297046" class="dsq-comment-message">This is as the republican say a pattern of behavior that should seriously be looked at. She has murdered animals and now she wants to murder the rest of the children in America by getting into a war with Russia.  Have we not lost enough of our young children for a lie. When will the right wing nazis stop this madness.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2297207">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2297207" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2297207" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2297207">Tom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2297207" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2297207" class="dsq-comment-message">What is the difference between chasing a wolf or a bear for it\'s fur with an airplane until it drops from exhaustion and then shooting it....<br>and walking up to baby seals and clubbing them for their fur?<br><br>And from there, we can argue abortion.  No abortion until the child is born, but then it\'s OK to toss it in a Dumpster?<br><br>There is a moral disconnect in here somewhere.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2302504">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2302504" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2302504" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2302504">PB</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2302504" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2302504" class="dsq-comment-message">Talk about a "Wolf in Sheep\'s clothing" Palin is it.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2306878">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2306878" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2306878" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2306878">steve</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2306878" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2306878" class="dsq-comment-message">Great story. You don\'t have to be an animal rights supporter to think hunting wolves from helicopters and planes is disgusting. Not to mention those rich trophy hunters bagging their moose. <br><br>Oh my god, America, are we really going to elect a cranky old man and his "cut, kill and drill" sidekick? It can\'t happen here, can it?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2307127">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2307127" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2307127" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2307127">Cheryl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2307127" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2307127" class="dsq-comment-message">I just watched the Video and my heart is just broken as I look at the beautiful picture of my wolves sitting on my wall in front of me. They are by far one of the most beautiful creatures on earth, and they bother nobody! If I could come face to face with Palin I think I\'d take her out to the open land in Alaska, leave her there and then come back with a plane and hunt her down so she can see what these poor animals are faced with, and I\'d put some of the fat asses that do the actually gunning right along side of her. I just cried and wanted to throw up after seeing the video, it\'s so very, very sad.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2307189">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2307189" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2307189" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2307189">Disgusted in Somerville</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2307189" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2307189" class="dsq-comment-message">I do know that I am going to print out this article and put them in as many mailboxes as I can in my city and point people to the video because seeing is far more effective than just reading about it, and then I\'ll pray to God that this woman doesn\'t getting anywhere near our White House, and with any luck at all she\'ll be replaced as Governor of Alaska with someone that actually has a heart and love for our All American Wolves.  God Bless the Wolves and Bears of America!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2313783">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2313783" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2313783" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2313783">Irene</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2313783" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2313783" class="dsq-comment-message">why dont you let the press and tv in on this issue, let the entire country decide Palins fate, not all republicans are against animal rights, may be the independents and some republicans will go over to Obama.  Shame on Sara Palin.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2318509">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2318509" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2318509" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2318509">f taylor</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2318509" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2318509" class="dsq-comment-message">Bald Eagles are predators too and they kill and eat salmon so I\'m sure Sara supports killing them as well along with owls of course another predator that kills mice and list goes on and on.  This woman is simply a common criminal when you factor in all the other skeletons in her closet.<br><br>Let\'s hope The National Enquirer comes out with the whole truth sooner rather than later as they do have proof on what they are reporting.  Interesting reading on <a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com" rel="nofollow">www.nationalenquirer.com</a> with more coming in the near future.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2325418">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2325418" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2325418" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2325418">Geoffrey Bloch</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2325418" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2325418" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin is a monster in hockey-mom clothing. The facts in this article MUST be brought to the awareness of as MANY potential voters as possible! The T.V. networks have,so far, done a half-assed job of exposing her extremism to the public, compared to some of the print media and several excellent web sites. Perhaps Ms. Huffington, as a public figure, could bring these horrifying facts about Sarah Palin to the attention of the television networks as well?  She would be doing the American people a huge benefit if she did this!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2325720">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2325720" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2325720" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2325720">Connee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2325720" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2325720" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been a member of Defenders of Wildlife for years now. We have watched and fought against Sarah Palin for her treatment of wolves and her gleeful approach toward killing them from airplanes, denning the pups (a practice of dragging pups from their den an shooting them), watched the belugas in the Cook Inlet go from 1300 to 350 (and yet she says the numbers are increasing, can she do math?). She is suing the Bush administration for listing the Polar bears on the ESA ( can there be a right of Bush?). I have watched everything on the news and Joy Behar was the only person to really talk about these things at any length. Please, someone, get this out to the public! I , for one, will be giving as much money as possible to get the add on the aerial gunning of wolves run over and over again. We, from Defenders know her well, and to us she is Satan! Cut, drill and kill! We call her the Killa from Wasilla.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445861">katie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445861" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m with you! Defenders is the ONLY source that has replyed back to my pleas for getting this story out to the masses.  I will FOREVER support them.  Where is Anderson Cooper, where is Ellen, where is Oprah - all these supposed animal lovers?  I\'ve written them all to no avail.  Let\'s pass this on to as many people as we can by doing just what we are doing, posting on sites.  Love and Peace fellow defender of the innocent.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2327399" href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/campaign/signatures/579425122/5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pam</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2327399" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/campaign/signatures/579425122/5" rel="nofollow">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/campaign/signatu...</a>   <br>No one may read this but I am a animal lover and I believe that Palin is a danger to this country.. she has already been a danger of course to wildlife and environment. above is a link to sign a petition against shooting wolves.. maybe some folks here could check it out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2327851">Billy Lamb</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2327851" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope her face gets burned off with acid or someone douses her in gas and lights a match.<br>This woman is a witch, and needs to be drowned in a vat of feces pronto.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2327972" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh wait.. forgot to put "just kidding"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2332360" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s where to donate to get more Ads to run in swing states with a different video clip also<br><br><a href="https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&df_id=1547&1547.donation=form1&s_src=6JY08WDC4F&s_subsrc=6JY08WDC4F_EJI08D1web&JServSessionIdr012=4fnyb3qbp3.app20a" rel="nofollow">https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation2?idb...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2333797">JOseph</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2333797" class="dsq-comment-message">I will no longer vote for her</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2336976">Jennyjoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2336976" class="dsq-comment-message">She disgusts me to the point of vomiting! <br>Quite simple..........no compassion which in her position, could spell BIG TROUBLE for everyone living in the beautiful USA. <br>No compassion for animals whatsoever and without compassion and respect then she deserves none.<br>Seems strange she says she is PRO-LIFE, but it is fine to kill newborn pups and bear cubs?????<br>Confused?<br>I say............throw her to the wolves, but they are such intellegent and gentle creatures that they would merely step over her. Perhaps they may just give her a good old spray instead! <br>She may as well be in the plane with HER gun in her hand, pulling the trigger. <br>She is behind the slaughter and pretends to care about the native peoples in Alaska, when in fact her only reasons are her own selfishness and devotion to her many friends at the Board of Game......which as stated truthfully in your editorial, are all hand picked and fellow hunters!<br>We are not all so stupid to fall for your falseness MS PALIN!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2366063" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2366063">acoustictherapy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2366063" class="dsq-comment-message">Unfortunately, while American voters pay constant lip service to the woes of negative campaigning, the truth is they eat it up like chocolates.  They admire Palin for her "take no prisoners" attitude, even though her policies regarding this question, as well as education, science, religion and women\'s rights are anathema to virtually every "progressive" culture in the world.   No wonder Europeans hold us in such contempt.<br><br>If we are unable to win with Barack, then there is no hope America will become, anytime in the forseeable future, anything even remotely resembling an enlightened, progressive society as our forefathers envisioned.<br><br>Drowning out the McCain/Palin inauguration ceremony will be the unmistakable sound of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington...spinning in their graves.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445892">katie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445892" class="dsq-comment-message">Very well said....you should work on the campagin. Agreed!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446030" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446030">acoustictherapy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446030" class="dsq-comment-message">I am working on the campaign :-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2337041">Jennyjoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2337041" class="dsq-comment-message">To add......would Palin explain how it is she is PRO-LIFE......but is in favour of the death penalty? Does this mean that its ok to kill once your born? <br>And to think she tries to portray such a \'christian thinking mind\' when she is capable of allowing her friends to slaughter our wildlife and go out and do it herself also!!!! Im sure if we are speaking on religious terms, our god did not wish for people to hunt for SPORT or FUN. <br>Leave our wildlife alone as it is meant to be. <br>When you interfere the problems arise and our whole eco system is put at risk.<br>Why dont you just admit your real reasons for wanting our wolves and bears slaughterd........instead of talking around the reality of your thinking? <br>You want them DEAD so you can go kill yourself more moose and caribou! <br>So you blow your figures out of proportion in an attempt to make it look like these animals numbers are decreasing. <br>I hate to inform you PALIN, but we really are not as stupid as you assume us to be!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2348937">mray216</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2348937" class="dsq-comment-message">Lets  make this LOUD! Tell everyone who will listen. We can stop her yet!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2354157">Juan Echagarrua</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2354157" class="dsq-comment-message">I completely disagree with the aerial hunts that Palin, obviously, supports.  Let wildlife regulate themselves and take the humans away from the equations.  They were fine by themselves, before gunners tried to help by cowardly killing wolves out of the air.  Some say that, "it is the only way to get to these wolves, by air."  Well, then why are they able to get to the moose and caribou by foot, if in indeed, is where the wolves are.  As I said, it is a cowardly act that should be stopped!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2359117">Delliana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2359117" class="dsq-comment-message">Eye For an Eye!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2360141">RHfactor</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2360141" class="dsq-comment-message">You know - And you wonder why there is Eco-terrorisim!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2365918">acoustictherapy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2365918" class="dsq-comment-message">Just another example of the Sarah Palin nobody seems to want to know about.  "She\'s a woman, and that\'s good enough for me!"  is the standard Palin-Right-or-Wrong rallying cry. It\'s pathetic.  <br><br>I say, give the wolves helicopters and shotguns and let\'s see how they do against these heartless trophy hunters.  Turnabout is fair play.<br><br>RFK said we get the government we deserve.  Don\'t we deserve better than this?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2365953">acoustictherapy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2365953" class="dsq-comment-message">To Jennyjoo - Great question, and probably not a snowball\'s chance in hell of ever being answered, considering the way the McBush campaign keeps Palin on such a short leash.  Apparently, while she\'s qualified to run with the big dogs, she\'s to be spared the same scrutiny as they undergo.  Hypocrisy, thy name is McCain.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2366383">CAROL</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2366383" class="dsq-comment-message">SHE IS A DISGRACE TO HUMANITY. PRO LIFE SHE SAYS.. THAT A JOKE RIGHT? IF SHE IS PRO LIFE AND A RELIGIOUS PERSON A LIFE OF ANYTHING NO MATTER HOW SMALL IS IMPORTANT. SHE HUNTS TO KILL. NOT TO STAY ALIVE. SHE IS A POOR EXCUSE FOR A DECNT PERSON. SHE IS A HORROR. LIFE IS FILLED WITH EVIL AND THIS WOMAN IS THE MOST HIGH OF EVIL. LYING, MURDERING LOUSE.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2385349">RealTime</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2385349" class="dsq-comment-message">The most high of evil? Think about what you are saying. Please, take a minute and think about what you are saying.<br><br><br><br><br>Thought enough yet?<br><br><br><br>I don\'t think you have. Please think some more.<br><br><br>Ok. Now listen up.<br><br><br>Evil is not killing 800 WOLVES in 6 years. WOLVES, WOLVES, WOLVES, WOLVES, WOLVES?<br><br>I will give you some examples of evil.<br><br>Evil- September 11, 2001. <br>Almost 3,000 people died going to work in New York and Washington D.C.<br><br>Evil- Bill Ayers.<br>Participated in the bombings of New York City Police Headquarters in 1970, of the Capitol building in 1971, and the Pentagon in 1972.<br>Yet, Mr. Obama calls Bill Ayers "respectable".<br><br>Sarah Palin is not evil. She is a hunter. There is a big difference. <br>If hunting was illegal, it would be bad. But hunting is not illegal.<br><br>The left wing has no way of attacking any of Sarah Palin\'s actual record or stances on today\'s conflicts, so this is the kind of stuff you will see. <br><br>Wolf hunting will not be one of my main concerns when I vote in November.<br><br>McCain/Palin 2008</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2393075">joy2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2393075" class="dsq-comment-message">Why isn\'t hunting illegal? Do you think lobbyists have anything to do with that?<br><br>If a human being has the capacity to KILL a living creature, and this same human being claims to be a Christian, such a person is committing evil acts. It also speaks about CHARACTER (not that this is important to Republicans). <br><br>It\'s OK to murder wildlife (it\'s quite gruesome if you know anything about aerial hunting....) and it\'s OK to kill children in Iraq. Hmmm... How exactly is that Pro-life? That makes absolutely no sense. Think about it.<br><br>Do you own a dog? How would you feel if Palin chased your dog until it dropped from exhaustion and then she blew it away with her gun? Do you care at all? Do you feel a twinge in you CONSCIENCE? <br><br>Thought not.<br><br>I am NOT part of the "left wing" I\'m a thinking person, an AMERICAN who has the courage to speak out against cruelty. You condone cruelty. <br><br>Blood will be on your hands if you vote McCain & Palin.<br><br>Anyway, this woman is not very intelligent. One of the first things she did after becoming Governor of Alaska was to INSTALL A TANNING BED. Look it up. It\'s a fact.<br><br>Brilliant. Think about it. <br><br>God Help You.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2413133">RealTime</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2413133" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, I have a headache from reading that.<br><br>I have a couple of questions for you. Ready?<br><br>Here I go.<br><br>Do you use shampoo in your hair?<br><br>Do you eat Jello?<br><br>Do you eat meat?<br><br>Do you eat yogurt?<br><br>Do you own a dog? If yes, do you feed that dog?<br><br>Well genius, if you do any of these things, then in your own eyes, based on what you just told me, you are commiting a sin and an evil act.  Now, do you feel a twinge in your conscience?<br><br>Now. I have another problem with your statement.<br><br>Since you seem to be the expert on aerial hunting "(it\'s quite gruesome if you know anything about aerial hunting....)", which you probably have never even heard of until you seen the biased commercial, I would like to ask you and all of the other people who call these wolves "harmless" and "cute". <br><br>Have you ever seen a pack of wolves attack a deer? <br><br>Oh man, sounds like the commercial, "they attack in the winter, when the deer have no where to hide."<br><br>Predators and Prey is apart of our wildlife and hunting is apart of the culture in some parts of the great country I am so proud to call home, the USA. Blood will not be on my hands when I vote for McCain/Palin on November 4th.<br><br>Also, I find it extremely insulting that you would even begin to insult myself as well as our entire military by asking "and it\'s OK to kill children in Iraq?". You are obviously uneducated on our military processes in Iraq if you think that we are murdering children in Iraq. Our military is in Iraq and is trying to make a free country out of Iraq and give these children a bright future. Please do not ever insult the military of our great country again.<br><br>Next, this woman is not intelligent? The governer of the state of Alaska, the Republican nominee for Vice President, and a extremely smart college graduate, is not intelligent? That is the most absurd statement I have ever heard. I do not agree with many of Mr. Obama\'s views, but he is in no way, shape or form, an unintelligent man. Both members of each ticket are highly intellignet individuals.<br><br>She installed a tanning bed? Okay, so what? Dwight Eisenhower (One of our great President\'s) installed a golf putting green right outside of the White House and did not receive any scrutiny.<br><br>God does help me and you every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day. Without God nothing is possible. I have a strong relationship with the Lord and appreciate everything He has blessed me with.<br><br>If you would like to hear about Mr. Obama\'s stance on the War from a Veteran, please view this video.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8</a><br><br>If you would like to hear about Mr. Obama\'s stance on the economy, please view this video.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3Ls8NNc5Q" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3Ls8NNc5Q</a><br><br>If you would like to view Joe Biden\'s and Bill Clinton\'s thought\'s on Mr. Obama, please view this video.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMYty1PgHEg" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMYty1PgHEg</a><br><br>McCain/Palin 2008</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2435028">linda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2435028" class="dsq-comment-message">Well there you go....a typical non thinking idiot for McCain/Palin. <br><br>"If hunting was illegal it would be bad"? Interesting rationale. Slavery used to be legal. But something tells me you\'d have the same opinion about that. <br><br>Ethical hunters condemn the practice. Might as well put them in cages and shoot them.<br><br>Grow a brain.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437095">RealTime</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437095" class="dsq-comment-message">Well hello to you too Linda.<br>Thanks for all of the nice words.<br>I felt like I was reading something a two year old would write.<br><br>Do you eat meat?<br><br>Do you think that the cows, pigs, chicken and the other meat you eat just lay down and say "Slaughter me!". No, they are basically hunted. I love how everyone is so hypocritical on their stance with saving animals. Because the same people that are so concerned about these animals, go to their local deli and pick up a nice rotisserie chicken right after work.<br><br>Also, I find it very ignorant of you, to assume that I would support slavery. That is completely untrue and you should feel ashamed of yourself for even writing that. I am actually part Jamacian, and if slavery were legal, that would make me a slave. So think about what you are writing before you write. <br><br>I do think about who I support, and I understand that McCain/Palin is the only way our great country can be safe, and once again become a strong economic country.<br><br>I grew a brain a long time ago, and I use it.<br><br>Use YOUR brain, instead of listening to the liberal media.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445751">katie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445751" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it\'s YOU that should check their facts.  We are not discussing wildlife management or hunting as a necessity to survive, we are talking about the ruthlessness of individuals who participate in and condone aerial animal kills. When you research this story enough to learn that 14 wolf puppies were pulled out of their dens and shot in the head (which is supposedly illegal) right after the 7 adult wolves had been shot (so now the argument is that it wouldn\'t be fair to the pups) it really makes one stop and think about what type of individual would go for this, I mean it\'s downright scary.  They are elected officials after all, so we do have a right to know about Palin\'s stance on such matters so the public can make an informed voting decision.  Contrary to yourself, MANY of us do care about these matters when making a decision on Nov. 4, 2008, even us right wingers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450443" class="dsq-comment-message">You gave me one fact. Puppy wolves were killed. Ok. 3000 People were killed going to work on September 11, 2001. I am more worried about keeping the people of this country safe then keeping the 14 puppy wolves in Alaska safe. But, if you would rather not survive this war with crazy, radical terrorists, and let the wolves survive, vote for Mr. Obama with his history of experience and reform in the Senate (HAHA :). Again, the wolf population will not be a concern of mine when I vote in November. The economy, national security and many other things that are actually a factor in our everyday lives will be. You are not a right winger, so stop trying to impose on the readers of this blog that you are. Put this into perspective in its effect of our everyday lives and make the right choice in November.<br><br>P.S. AcousticTherapy, I do not have enough time to contemplate how erroneous and uninformed you are, so I am going to get a good night sleep, and try and get rid of this migrane your response gave me. Then tomorrow, I will read what you wrote again really early in  the morning, take a couple of Advil and write my response. It is depressing that people think like you in this world. Have fun listening to recordings of whale songs while I am gone.<br><br>McCain/Palin 2008</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2446444" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446444" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446444">acoustictherapy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446444" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin is not a "hunter."  She is a slaughterer, a mercenary and an animal abuser. She shoots the wolves for sport froma plane (talk about an unequal playing field!), then sells tourists the right to a photo, holding up the dead animal\'s foreleg, for $150.  <br><br>She reminds me of the white settlers who came out West in the 1800\'s and mercilessly slaughtered virtually the entire bison population strictly for sport, leaving their carcasses to rot in the sun, to the anger and shame of the Native Americans, who killed only what they needed and utilized every part of the kill for food, crafts and shelter.<br><br>One can only wonder how she reconciles this brutality, along with her support of the death penalty and the Iraq War, with her claim to be "pro-life."  Apparently she\'s not "pro-Iraqui (or any other non-Christian, either, for all we know) life," or "pro-criminal life," and clearly she\'s not "pro-animal life," so...um, what sort of life, exactly, is she "pro?"  <br><br>It seems to me that "Thou shalt not kill" is pretty unambiguous. I\'m no expert but I\'m pretty sure that Sarah Palin, and her ilk, are definitely *not* what Jesus had in mind when he was laying down the rules for living a good Christian life!<br><br>As for the "left wing" (whatever that is) having "no way of attacking" Palin\'s record or policies...Jeez, man - what color is the sky in your world?  The news is full of examples of the kind of person and politician Sarah Palin really is, and new outrages are being exposed daily.   <br><br>Let\'s start with the obvious ones:<br><br>* She is gainst abortion in all cases. Period. Let the mother die - tough luck - or make her bear and rear the offspring of her rapist (or her abusing father/brother/uncle).<br><br>* She is a strict Creationist,believes. She believes it should be the main theory of human existence taught in school and considers "evolution" just another theory. She believes, and has said more than once, that dinosaurs roamed the earth 4000 years ago.<br><br>*She was for the Bridge to Nowhere and earmarks before she was against them (funny how the Republicans were okay using that against Kerry in \'04. I guess what\'s good for the goose is *not* good for the gander).<br><br>*Believes global warming is not caused by human activites. What does cause it, Sarah?  Sunspots?  God hugging us tighter?  Or is it those damned trees again (per Ronald Reagan) spewing out all that CO2?<br><br>*Hired friends and family to crucial state posts as governor, whether they were qualified or not, and summarily fired anyone who disagreed with her (this is well-documented).<br><br>*Attempted to intimidate the Alaska Attorney General into firing her ex-brother-in-law because, basically, he pissed her off.  Can you spell T-R-O-O-P-E-R-G-A-T-E?<br><br>I\'m sure I\'ve left some out - there\'s so many to try and remember - but I\'m counting on the good folks on this forum to fill in the blanks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-18520215" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-18520215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-18520215">Please respect Nature</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-18520215" class="dsq-comment-message">Look, Sarah Palin is not a hunter. She is just cruel and enjoys it. You act like wolves have no feeling, like there just there for sport. What these people are saying is that she is just being mean, Ok? Hunting IS a good thing. Hunting deer and caribou, moose and other plant eaters that is. Please, why don\'t YOU take a bit and think about it. Thought enough yet? I don\'t think you have. Ok, so listen up. I\'ll give YOU some REAL examples of evil. Do you have children? Sarah Palin once ordered that a wolf den be dug up and the pups shot in the head. Many had to be shot again. Wolves don\'t die the first time they are shot. And then when they do they die painfully. Sometimes when all they can do is lay there, the so called hunters come and do bad, horrible things to make them die. Now, I want you to think long and hard on that. You want to die peacefully don\'t you? Next time, before you coment on something about animal rights and you get all cocky and decide to start correcting everyone, stop and think, "What would I want if I were an animal?" Then maybe you\'ll think a little more before you take the humans side.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-18520765" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-18520765" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-18520765">Please respect Nature</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-18520765" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-18520765" class="dsq-comment-message">I was replying to Realtime. Just so everyone knows.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2366588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2366588">Jennyjoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2366588" class="dsq-comment-message">To acoustictherapy.......<br>no my questions remain unanswered of course! But WE know the real answers.<br><br>We know the real reasons for this unhumane slaughter and that is she DETESTS wolves as they are a threat to her and her hunting buddies! <br>They dont want the wolves killing her precious Caribou and Moose. Wake up Palin and smell the roses.....read up on Nature and Ecology and then perhaps when you inform yourself better, you will realise this world isnt all about \'YOU\'.<br>I always assumed those with religious beliefs were more compassionate, but maybe you just live by your own rules and delete that feeling when it suits you to do so.<br><br>Cant quite understand why this ongoing abuse with aerial hunting is not all over the INTERNATIONAL MEDIA????  <br>Would definately smear some blood on that otherwise \'sweet\' and \'innocent\'  facade she attempts to fool others with.<br>Im just grateful I have some intellegence to be able to see the truth! As it seems the rest of you do also........BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2367060" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2367060" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2367060" href="http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">marguerite manteau-rao</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2367060" class="dsq-comment-message">Here are Sarah Palin\'s reactions to the Defenders of Wildlife ad:<br><br><a href="http://whatissarahthinking.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-defenders-of-wildlife-nonsense.html" rel="nofollow">http://whatissarahthinking.blogspot.com/2008/09...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2389462" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2389462">mikeylikesit2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2389462" class="dsq-comment-message">View slideshow from Anti-Palin rally this Sunday in Anchorage, AK<br><br><br>go to:<br><br><a href="http://bigshow.bigfolio.com/?s=000011662&t=0e6a8ae03101be65098418ccb735e4a1" rel="nofollow">http://bigshow.bigfolio.com/?s=000011662&t=0e6a...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2434970" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2434970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2434970">linda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2434970" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2434970" class="dsq-comment-message">“Hopefully, the lower 48 will become aware of the extremeness of Sara Palin’s positions. She’s for cut, kill and drill. ..."<br><br>I hope everyone who reads this will buzz it up to put it on top of yahoo news and send it around the country via email and forward it to local and national(cable) news outlets and demand to ask why the mainstream media has ignored this!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2437369" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437369">sirilichte</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2437369" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437369" class="dsq-comment-message">I am shocked and appauled that Sara Palin supports this type of brutality!</div>\
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