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Fox News dittoheads.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:51:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "bfd31f07a5fbeb1931a12976b1bcf277", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8236301": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You are an idiot. Obama is in office because people like me and those protesting today refused to vote for a Republican who was likely to give us more of what Bush gave us. You are correct that much of this was in place under Bush. That doesn't mean it was right then either! You see, for some of us this is about more than supporting a party or a person. It is about right and wrong. 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These people are angry at Obama for passing the stimulus package after Bush spent eight years going from a surplus to the greatest deficit in history (and that's not even counting that pesky \"War on Terror\").  And what about the fact that the Republicans started this whole bailout trend in the first place.  I try to be open minded, but I can only assume that these people are misinformed, intolerant and bigoted, or masochistic.<br><br>And, DD, since when did anybody get to choose how their tax money is spent.  I sure don't like my tax money going to support pointless foreign engagements, abstinence-only education in Africa, the death penalty, Lehman Bros, Gitmo, etc ... but, that's democracy for ya.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:10:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "452c6ade121fd11e5f6531c0d86306f5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8237742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Millions?  No way.  Maybe a few thousand nationwide, but no way will millions show up for this stupidity.  <br>You just received a tax cut.  What more do yo require?  You're lucky if you still have a job that pays well enough for you to owe taxes!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:40:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "9f48548b35a158c25a6af6cb8ad09662", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235076, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He will ignore them at his party's peril. We're sick of other people giving away our hard-earned money.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:46:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c591bfee1d3745cdbcc3f0d9a395227", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235205, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8236189": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You need glasses.  These are America's finest.  I'll be joining them in about an hour here in Florida.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:03:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c591bfee1d3745cdbcc3f0d9a395227", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232382, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8236166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You don't know there would be a prolonged recession ... Roosevelt's New Deal prolonged the depression ... the war brought us out of it.    O'Bama is putting us into debt that will cost us deeply.   Remember he promised the pork  would stop and didn't have the balls to stand up to Pelosi and her cronies.  And then we have   a stimulus bill no one read which is preposterous.   It was pushed through on  the basis the world was coming to an end. Live in your dream world.  The reality is we can't continue to print money and borrow from foreign governments. If you don't get that ... then you don't want our country to succeed.    Big government is not the solution and fascism is not my cup of tea.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:02:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "bobbie06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235205, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8232864": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Whether Hillary's in D.C., Arkansas, or any other continent on the globe, the SUBJECT of the poster is TREASON, Roger!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:19:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c8ac6fb5dcc3fd70305072d1ddb8b29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232294, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AMEN  TO THAT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:00:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "bobbie06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234269, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234278": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They are Americans that love their country and realize what the debt will do to future generations.  Why don't you check it out rather than critize.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:56:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "bobbie06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232992, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234024": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm proud of these people.  They care and they're making an effort to change things for the better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:47:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c591bfee1d3745cdbcc3f0d9a395227", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting. I'm sure most of the people at these tea parties don't realize all those issues are being protested. It sounds like they're just a forum for anyone who is dissatisfied about anything. Well, I'm upset about prisoners at Guantanamo, warrantless wiretapping, Bush/Cheney getting off scott free, Republican obstructionism, Fox News promoting (not reporting) Republicans while dissing all Democrats, lack of health care for many people and high costs of health care and I also want to reclaim America as the land of the FREE and OPPORTUNITY.  None of us get everything we want. I suffered through GW Bush as president now you have to STF up and accept reality for a while.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:25:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "bizmark", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234766, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8232747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'll be going to work first, then to my Albuquerque Tea Party. Maybe if some of these hadn't LOST their jobs, they'd be at work, today too!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:16:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c8ac6fb5dcc3fd70305072d1ddb8b29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232382, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8233900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please explain what any of the people named on that poster have done to commit treason. Did they illegally wiretap unknowing Americans? Did they suspend the 1st Amendment, unknowing to America's citizens? Did they torture folks? Did they start an illegal and unjustified war? Did they have 4000+ of our young men and women in uniform killed to futher their illegal and unjustified war? Did they give no-bid, billiion dollar  contracts to their friends at Halliburton & KBR? Did their friends who received these no-bid contracts install showers that electrocuted and killed our young men and women in uniform? 'Cause, you know, that was the Bush administrations' folks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:42:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "285704fbcde41f1d07a96b6d2c3efab0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232864, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234542": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't vote for Bush and I didn't vote for Obummer.  Turns out I was right on both fronts.  These morons you refer to  are hardworking Americans that care about this country.   I guess you're okay with the debt we're passing on to future generations.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:06:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "bobbie06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234021, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234269": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You are correct ddc, let's THROW THE REPUBLICRATS OUT!<br>Besides the issues I mentioned in my \"hippie chick\" comment, how about ALL OF THEM IN ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT from 8 years ago up to through Obama's first 100 days, agreeing to foreign courts presiding over American citizens, paying (with MY tax money) for illegal aliens' health care, when I have to pay over $300/month for medical insurance, paying for illegal aliens' college education when my daughters have to take out student loans AND work to pay for theirs. Get off the 2-Party merry-go-round.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:56:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c8ac6fb5dcc3fd70305072d1ddb8b29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8233900, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234034": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why are republicans so out of shape?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:47:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "mwrr26", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235447": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dear Bizmark ,(Apropriate name being that it sunk!)<br>Get your facts straight before condemnation.  The TEA Party has NO political ties to Republican, Democrat or Libertarian.  It is ALL of America, except you, that is fed up with over-sized and growing, government and gross overspending.  It is Americans afraid of losing our CONSTITUTION to Obama's Socialism.  It is TRILLIONS of dollars being spent that will NEVER get repaid.  It is Americans against Congressional spending bills that NEVER GET READ but passed because Obama says so. Remember our Constitution and Declaration of Independence??? Well today Congress, Pelosi, Reed, and Obama are dismantling them as I write.  Sore looser, you bet I am along with the rest of American citizens.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:39:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "35d1e283eed28f4fcc4a1cfa0a4fad7a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234760, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8237240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:24:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "bobbie06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8236301, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234847": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm amazed! They are doing nothing at all except showing they don't like having a Democrat in office. All these same issues were in place under Bush, even the Stimulus. Please explain further what you are proud of.  We all have a right to protest in this country. But you really do need a reason. These people don't have one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:17:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "bizmark", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234024, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8232382": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Looks like a load of unemployed hippies to me. Go get a job, maybe then you can pay some taxes to whilne about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:07:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1866ac0bc2cc259346894f1fab35c8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months 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}, "8232383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The funniest, smartest response so far, especially to the schlock-chocked \u2018Tea Party Anthem:\u2019<br><br><a href=\"http://tr.im/iTjn\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tr.im/iTjn</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:07:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "867a3d216bd5135ce35c8f1406e9c721", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8232992": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I doubt they're hippies. Hippies protest useful things like the end of wars and civil rights.<br>Not paying their share.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:22:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "justnick", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232382, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8233099": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We are just warming up for the 2010 mid-term elections.  The people I saw in the photos above were anything but out of work worthless \"hippies\". They appeared to me to be angry Americans digging in their heels at being dragged down the road to socialism.  <br> The ones who are ashamed of themselves are those in the photo wanting Bagram & Gitmo closed. They are probably on the payroll of people that should be looked into...<br><br>Jim in Kansas<br>Garden City, Kansas", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:24:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9a16eae41c9f95a9889823bc8121fb5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So You are saying that millions of people attending the tea parties in over 700 cities around the U.S. are going out there for no reason whatsoever?<br><br>I'm sorry my uneducated friend. Visit any of the Teaparty websites online and spend 5 minutes reading, and then maybe you'll have an understanding.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:25:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "b74458296cea4805a3a84557527b2a3f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234847, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Try thinking about how a prolonged Depression would affect future offspring. Because that's what Obama (and Bush) has saved us from with the Stimulus.  As a result of his and Congress efforts the economy can start coming back and the increased income will generate more taxes to get the budget straightened out. See? That's why the Pres has to ignore people who don't want America to succeed. The rest of us do want to succeed. He will ignore all these people because it's the right thing to do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:30:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "bizmark", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234278, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with you Robx. I wish I could have come today, but I am working all day! My parents (who are retired) are out there. It's funny to see how everyone on this site claims, \"they should get a job.\" Most of the people attending the rallies are former veterans, or those who are retired, some are even schoolchildren on spring break. It's sad to see how others can criticize. Most of the sites have failed to mention that not only are conservatives attending the tea parties, but so are liberals and independents. These demonstrations are not about party affiliation, they are about what's important for America. We can't afford these bailouts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:12:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ec3fb0fc7884782a5d27c1f645382a7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234024, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235981": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oh, you're right.  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:56:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c591bfee1d3745cdbcc3f0d9a395227", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235522, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8237526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"The war brought us out of it\"...<br><br>From an economic perspective, WW2 was a ginormous federal spending program, which tremendously raised the national debt.  Would you feel better about federal stimulus if we used it to fight another World War?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:33:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "e781eaf80996baa3fb52f1c9f2ea7ee7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8236166, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8251227": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "These were the same supporters of the \"Privatize SSI\" a few years ago...they wanted to put SSI into the hands of the same people that ran the financial institutions into the ground by gambling away the hard-earned investments of the working people of this country. <br><br>That's who this crowd is. Oh, of course they were going to get a huge tax break on that \"privatization\" since there was no longer going to be the \"employers match\". Remember McCain also talking about cutting the \"payroll tax\" for businesses. What precisely are payroll taxes? They are the SSI, Medicare and Unemployment Insurance Contributions that businesses make. <br><br>I bet most of the people out there are well-to-do businessmen who want \"their\" taxes cut. Which means...our SSI, Unemployment Insurance and Medicare cut to the point of bankruptcy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_23:33:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "ce8b5f0f7d979c9ebb9521844fc8d3e7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8238575, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235484": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You forgot to say that you were also angry about not being able to marry your boy friend (legally).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:40:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c591bfee1d3745cdbcc3f0d9a395227", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235071, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235870": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you Travis for reinforcing my comments. There are not enough educated people out there, but after today, we shall see that changing. I usually have a comment or two a day I post at twitter. You could follow by searching for EducateThenVote.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:52:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "b74458296cea4805a3a84557527b2a3f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235616, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8233695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's probably a vintage poster.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:34:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "3798c1f4665229df3e7855edcca3489a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232294, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I too suffered through eight years of Bush. Too much spending and letting a liberal congress and senate have their way. I spoke out then also. I will certainly not STF up now just because I disagree with this president also. What an ignorant baffoon you are to assume that just because we oppose this rush to socialism that we are fans of Bush and the Republicans. Fox news slanted???....probably....but trying looking at the major three and CNN. They are ballast to the other side of the boat. Does that mean I support them being biased....absolutely not...but I would not single them out for criticism without being honest enough to point to the others also. People of your ilk have no intellectual honesty at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:44:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "afa2a59909d17a334e44fe967fcf3898", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235071, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8237541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If anybody was accepting reality, we wouldn't be spending our grandchildren into debt. The Bush administration is partly to blame for that, which is one reason why so many people ran to the other side. But where has it gotten us? Study Hegel, and controlled conflict. <br><br>\"What we think we see is often an illusion intentionally presented, like the conjuror who would have you to believe he holds an orange in his right hand, when it is actually in his left hand. Citizens of the world, whether their sympathies are left-wing or right-wing, monarchist or republican, have been used as pawns in their game of Hegelian psychology by the hidden hand that rules.\"<br><br>Stop thinking within the two party system. Wake up see the real reality, before it is too late.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:34:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "JS05", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235071, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8232294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Someone should tell Timmy McVeigh Jnr. that Secretary of State Clinton is no longer in Congress.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:05:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "4199d432b1f383caf265d2dcbdb8ff82", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8236138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "At least you started off honestly. You clearly don't know where to begin. <br><br>Try starting here: Bush=Bad does not mean Obama= good<br><br>Would love for you to explain why disagreeing with the fiscal policies of BOTH Bush and Obama or either one of them means you are intolerant, bigoted and/or masochistic. That is pure hate-speech to distract from honest debate instead of honestly engaging the issues and does nothing to advance a productive discourse let alone resolution.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_15:01:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "afa2a59909d17a334e44fe967fcf3898", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234643, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8238575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I love the sign pointing out that the Fed printing money will devalue SSI. Which might happen (though right now we're having deflation, so the worry is premature), its just ironic to see such a group of supposed anti-socialists protecting the value of SSI. These people don't even know what they're protesting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_16:06:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "eean", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have the same right to speak my mind freely as you. If you don't like the facts, you have the right not to listen. Be upset if you want to, but the prisoners in Guantanamo should stay there, not be released in our country being supported on our welfare system. I don't agree with everything that the Bush administration has done, or with the Libs in congress that were at fault with the majority of it. Fox news is the one station that has a politically right view, while ALL other media markets are FAR FAR FAR LEFT on every issue, and use there media outlets to condemn all conservatives, dig up into a republican's past as they stay satisfied with what lies on the surface for democrats. We have the best health care system in the world. Letting the government get involved with that will destroy it, and reduce the available treatments to patients. I can go on all day and I should. Unfortunately I have business to attend to.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:38:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "b74458296cea4805a3a84557527b2a3f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8235071, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8236019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hear that DD. The ones who are saying these protesters are idiots are the ones who think they are benefiting from government programs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:57:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "29806ae62d64a5d0d4b2a05c23f15f69", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234269, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8233972": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ten to one he had his mother write that sign for him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:45:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "fe4b57217f04a780adf41eadb8183f6e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8233589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just call me a hippie chick, justnick. I'll be protesting the \"Un-War-On-Terror\" for the foreign entanglement that it is, as well as DC squashing the right to life, freedom of worship, the right to keep and bear arms and to CHOOSE for myself where I want my tax contribution to go to benefit Americans FIRST!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:31:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c8ac6fb5dcc3fd70305072d1ddb8b29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232992, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234235": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's about the constitution and debt to future generation.  You're an idiot", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:55:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "f2043c4237773f014558d80911cab597", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8232382, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8234021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "if some of these MORONS had not voted TWICE for the former LOSER at 1600......maybe they would have jobs to go to?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_13:47:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4402ffa224a6f9a870d0b75cb9ebfcc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8235925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "EVERY economist???? Really???? There are MANY economists who thought nothing should be done and MANY more who thought maybe we should do something, but not what they were planning and eventually did. <br><br>You should not be so naive as to believe the absolutes preached by the mainstream media propagandists. Of course, researching something before you prove yourself either an idiot or a liar wouldn't hurt either. And yes, I check the things reported by FOX just as much as I check those you hear on CNN and the big three. I watch some of all of them and verify things reported by ALL of them.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-15_14:54:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "afa2a59909d17a334e44fe967fcf3898", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8234760, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "15831386", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -2527421701419527129}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 4, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 163, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 15831386, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

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

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

		header = title;
		body = message;

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

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

		popup.style.display = 'block';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			return ret;
		};
	};

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

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

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

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


			//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">163</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one/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/scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one/">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/scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one/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:15831386" 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'				: 'scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one',
			// 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/scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one/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='	+ 'scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one'
			+ '&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='	+ 'scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one'
			+ '&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='		+ 'scenes_from_the_dc_tea_party_round_one'
				+ '&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/15831386/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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









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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8238091">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8238091" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8238091" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8238091">Ketter</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8238091" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8238091" class="dsq-comment-message">lol.  Fox News dittoheads.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8238575">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8238575" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8238575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8238575">eean</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8238575" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8238575" class="dsq-comment-message">I love the sign pointing out that the Fed printing money will devalue SSI. Which might happen (though right now we\'re having deflation, so the worry is premature), its just ironic to see such a group of supposed anti-socialists protecting the value of SSI. These people don\'t even know what they\'re protesting.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8251227">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8251227" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8251227" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8251227">cinnamonape</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8251227" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8251227" class="dsq-comment-message">These were the same supporters of the "Privatize SSI" a few years ago...they wanted to put SSI into the hands of the same people that ran the financial institutions into the ground by gambling away the hard-earned investments of the working people of this country. <br><br>That\'s who this crowd is. Oh, of course they were going to get a huge tax break on that "privatization" since there was no longer going to be the "employers match". Remember McCain also talking about cutting the "payroll tax" for businesses. What precisely are payroll taxes? They are the SSI, Medicare and Unemployment Insurance Contributions that businesses make. <br><br>I bet most of the people out there are well-to-do businessmen who want "their" taxes cut. Which means...our SSI, Unemployment Insurance and Medicare cut to the point of bankruptcy.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8257158">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8257158" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8257158" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8257158">scoots</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8257158" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8257158" class="dsq-comment-message">That guy is there every day, he did not come out specifically for the teabagging. (I am a tour guide and go past the north side of the White House regularly)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8232294">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232294" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232294" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8232294" href="http://rogerailes.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Roger Ailes</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232294" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232294" class="dsq-comment-message">Someone should tell Timmy McVeigh Jnr. that Secretary of State Clinton is no longer in Congress.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232864" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232864" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8232864">DD</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232864" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232864" class="dsq-comment-message">Whether Hillary\'s in D.C., Arkansas, or any other continent on the globe, the SUBJECT of the poster is TREASON, Roger!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8233900" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8233900" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8233900">ddc</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8233900" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8233900" class="dsq-comment-message">Please explain what any of the people named on that poster have done to commit treason. Did they illegally wiretap unknowing Americans? Did they suspend the 1st Amendment, unknowing to America\'s citizens? Did they torture folks? Did they start an illegal and unjustified war? Did they have 4000+ of our young men and women in uniform killed to futher their illegal and unjustified war? Did they give no-bid, billiion dollar  contracts to their friends at Halliburton & KBR? Did their friends who received these no-bid contracts install showers that electrocuted and killed our young men and women in uniform? \'Cause, you know, that was the Bush administrations\' folks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234269" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234269" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234269">DD</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234269" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234269" class="dsq-comment-message">You are correct ddc, let\'s THROW THE REPUBLICRATS OUT!<br>Besides the issues I mentioned in my "hippie chick" comment, how about ALL OF THEM IN ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT from 8 years ago up to through Obama\'s first 100 days, agreeing to foreign courts presiding over American citizens, paying (with MY tax money) for illegal aliens\' health care, when I have to pay over $300/month for medical insurance, paying for illegal aliens\' college education when my daughters have to take out student loans AND work to pay for theirs. Get off the 2-Party merry-go-round.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234374" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234374">bobbie06</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234374" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234374" class="dsq-comment-message">AMEN  TO THAT.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8236019" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8236019" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8236019">J Zah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8236019" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8236019" class="dsq-comment-message">I hear that DD. The ones who are saying these protesters are idiots are the ones who think they are benefiting from government programs.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8233695">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8233695" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8233695" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8233695" href="http://www.giro.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Adam Rakunas</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8233695" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8233695" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s probably a vintage poster.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8232382">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232382" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232382" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8232382">telfish</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232382" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232382" class="dsq-comment-message">Looks like a load of unemployed hippies to me. Go get a job, maybe then you can pay some taxes to whilne about.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232747" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8232747">DD</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232747" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232747" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll be going to work first, then to my Albuquerque Tea Party. Maybe if some of these hadn\'t LOST their jobs, they\'d be at work, today too!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8232992">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232992" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232992" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8232992" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/latherr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">justnick</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232992" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232992" class="dsq-comment-message">I doubt they\'re hippies. Hippies protest useful things like the end of wars and civil rights.<br>Not paying their share.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8233589">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8233589" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8233589" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8233589">DD</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8233589" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8233589" class="dsq-comment-message">Just call me a hippie chick, justnick. I\'ll be protesting the "Un-War-On-Terror" for the foreign entanglement that it is, as well as DC squashing the right to life, freedom of worship, the right to keep and bear arms and to CHOOSE for myself where I want my tax contribution to go to benefit Americans FIRST!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234278">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234278" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234278" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234278">bobbie06</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234278" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234278" class="dsq-comment-message">They are Americans that love their country and realize what the debt will do to future generations.  Why don\'t you check it out rather than critize.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235205">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235205" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235205" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235205">bizmark</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235205" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235205" class="dsq-comment-message">Try thinking about how a prolonged Depression would affect future offspring. Because that\'s what Obama (and Bush) has saved us from with the Stimulus.  As a result of his and Congress efforts the economy can start coming back and the increased income will generate more taxes to get the budget straightened out. See? That\'s why the Pres has to ignore people who don\'t want America to succeed. The rest of us do want to succeed. He will ignore all these people because it\'s the right thing to do.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235671">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235671" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235671">Robx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235671" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235671" class="dsq-comment-message">He will ignore them at his party\'s peril. We\'re sick of other people giving away our hard-earned money.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8236166">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8236166" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8236166" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8236166">bobbie06</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8236166" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8236166" class="dsq-comment-message">You don\'t know there would be a prolonged recession ... Roosevelt\'s New Deal prolonged the depression ... the war brought us out of it.    O\'Bama is putting us into debt that will cost us deeply.   Remember he promised the pork  would stop and didn\'t have the balls to stand up to Pelosi and her cronies.  And then we have   a stimulus bill no one read which is preposterous.   It was pushed through on  the basis the world was coming to an end. Live in your dream world.  The reality is we can\'t continue to print money and borrow from foreign governments. If you don\'t get that ... then you don\'t want our country to succeed.    Big government is not the solution and fascism is not my cup of tea.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8237526">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8237526" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8237526" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8237526">painless</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8237526" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8237526" class="dsq-comment-message">"The war brought us out of it"...<br><br>From an economic perspective, WW2 was a ginormous federal spending program, which tremendously raised the national debt.  Would you feel better about federal stimulus if we used it to fight another World War?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234235">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234235" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234235" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234235">Bobbie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234235" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234235" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s about the constitution and debt to future generation.  You\'re an idiot</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8236189">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8236189" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8236189" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8236189">Robx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8236189" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8236189" class="dsq-comment-message">You need glasses.  These are America\'s finest.  I\'ll be joining them in about an hour here in Florida.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8232383">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232383" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232383" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8232383" href="http://wreckingballreport.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Eric</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232383" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232383" class="dsq-comment-message">The funniest, smartest response so far, especially to the schlock-chocked ‘Tea Party Anthem:’<br><br><a href="http://tr.im/iTjn" rel="nofollow">http://tr.im/iTjn</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8232705">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8232705" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8232705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8232705">CLS</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8232705" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8232705" class="dsq-comment-message">They should change the name to the "I will never, ever get laid" protest.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8233099">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8233099" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8233099" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8233099" href="http://www.qrz.com/ac0e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James Douglass</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8233099" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8233099" class="dsq-comment-message">We are just warming up for the 2010 mid-term elections.  The people I saw in the photos above were anything but out of work worthless "hippies". They appeared to me to be angry Americans digging in their heels at being dragged down the road to socialism.  <br> The ones who are ashamed of themselves are those in the photo wanting Bagram & Gitmo closed. They are probably on the payroll of people that should be looked into...<br><br>Jim in Kansas<br>Garden City, Kansas</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8233972">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8233972" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8233972" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8233972" href="http://www.dailykos.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Devilstower</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8233972" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8233972" class="dsq-comment-message">Ten to one he had his mother write that sign for him.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234021">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234021" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234021" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234021">chris</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234021" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234021" class="dsq-comment-message">if some of these MORONS had not voted TWICE for the former LOSER at 1600......maybe they would have jobs to go to?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234542">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234542" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234542" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234542">bobbie06</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234542" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234542" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t vote for Bush and I didn\'t vote for Obummer.  Turns out I was right on both fronts.  These morons you refer to  are hardworking Americans that care about this country.   I guess you\'re okay with the debt we\'re passing on to future generations.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234024">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234024" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234024" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234024">Robx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234024" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234024" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m proud of these people.  They care and they\'re making an effort to change things for the better.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234700">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234700" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234700" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234700">TK</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234700" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234700" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with you Robx. I wish I could have come today, but I am working all day! My parents (who are retired) are out there. It\'s funny to see how everyone on this site claims, "they should get a job." Most of the people attending the rallies are former veterans, or those who are retired, some are even schoolchildren on spring break. It\'s sad to see how others can criticize. Most of the sites have failed to mention that not only are conservatives attending the tea parties, but so are liberals and independents. These demonstrations are not about party affiliation, they are about what\'s important for America. We can\'t afford these bailouts.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234847">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234847" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234847" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234847">bizmark</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234847" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234847" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m amazed! They are doing nothing at all except showing they don\'t like having a Democrat in office. All these same issues were in place under Bush, even the Stimulus. Please explain further what you are proud of.  We all have a right to protest in this country. But you really do need a reason. These people don\'t have one.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235076">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235076" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235076" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235076">Ben</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235076" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235076" class="dsq-comment-message">So You are saying that millions of people attending the tea parties in over 700 cities around the U.S. are going out there for no reason whatsoever?<br><br>I\'m sorry my uneducated friend. Visit any of the Teaparty websites online and spend 5 minutes reading, and then maybe you\'ll have an understanding.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8237742">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8237742" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8237742" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8237742">luckyirishgoddess</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8237742" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8237742" class="dsq-comment-message">Millions?  No way.  Maybe a few thousand nationwide, but no way will millions show up for this stupidity.  <br>You just received a tax cut.  What more do yo require?  You\'re lucky if you still have a job that pays well enough for you to owe taxes!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8236301">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8236301" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8236301" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8236301">Travis</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8236301" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8236301" class="dsq-comment-message">You are an idiot. Obama is in office because people like me and those protesting today refused to vote for a Republican who was likely to give us more of what Bush gave us. You are correct that much of this was in place under Bush. That doesn\'t mean it was right then either! You see, for some of us this is about more than supporting a party or a person. It is about right and wrong. It was wrong then and is still wrong now. The only difference is that the scale of Obama\'s plans are escalating these travesties so wildly  and so rapidly that it is a catalyst for motivating people to finally say...enough.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8237240">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8237240" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8237240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8237240">bobbie06</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8237240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8237240" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234034">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234034" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234034" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234034">mwrr26</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234034" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234034" class="dsq-comment-message">Why are republicans so out of shape?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234643">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234643" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234643" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234643">bix</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234643" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234643" class="dsq-comment-message">I just don\'t even know where to begin.  These people are angry at Obama for passing the stimulus package after Bush spent eight years going from a surplus to the greatest deficit in history (and that\'s not even counting that pesky "War on Terror").  And what about the fact that the Republicans started this whole bailout trend in the first place.  I try to be open minded, but I can only assume that these people are misinformed, intolerant and bigoted, or masochistic.<br><br>And, DD, since when did anybody get to choose how their tax money is spent.  I sure don\'t like my tax money going to support pointless foreign engagements, abstinence-only education in Africa, the death penalty, Lehman Bros, Gitmo, etc ... but, that\'s democracy for ya.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8236138">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8236138" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8236138" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8236138">Travis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8236138" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8236138" class="dsq-comment-message">At least you started off honestly. You clearly don\'t know where to begin. <br><br>Try starting here: Bush=Bad does not mean Obama= good<br><br>Would love for you to explain why disagreeing with the fiscal policies of BOTH Bush and Obama or either one of them means you are intolerant, bigoted and/or masochistic. That is pure hate-speech to distract from honest debate instead of honestly engaging the issues and does nothing to advance a productive discourse let alone resolution.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234760">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234760" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234760" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234760">bizmark</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234760" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234760" class="dsq-comment-message">Idiots! Taxes are no higher now than they were under Bush and will be lower.  On the Stimulus, EVERY economist agreed that had to be done. Some said it needed to be a lot more more but Congress wouldn\'t vote for more so we couldn\'t do that. Think, people!  I realize reality has absolutely Nothing to do with any of this. It\'s all about being sore election losers. And that is a fact.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235447">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235447" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235447" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235447">Patriot 1</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235447" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235447" class="dsq-comment-message">Dear Bizmark ,(Apropriate name being that it sunk!)<br>Get your facts straight before condemnation.  The TEA Party has NO political ties to Republican, Democrat or Libertarian.  It is ALL of America, except you, that is fed up with over-sized and growing, government and gross overspending.  It is Americans afraid of losing our CONSTITUTION to Obama\'s Socialism.  It is TRILLIONS of dollars being spent that will NEVER get repaid.  It is Americans against Congressional spending bills that NEVER GET READ but passed because Obama says so. Remember our Constitution and Declaration of Independence??? Well today Congress, Pelosi, Reed, and Obama are dismantling them as I write.  Sore looser, you bet I am along with the rest of American citizens.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235925" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235925" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235925">Travis</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235925" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235925" class="dsq-comment-message">EVERY economist???? Really???? There are MANY economists who thought nothing should be done and MANY more who thought maybe we should do something, but not what they were planning and eventually did. <br><br>You should not be so naive as to believe the absolutes preached by the mainstream media propagandists. Of course, researching something before you prove yourself either an idiot or a liar wouldn\'t hurt either. And yes, I check the things reported by FOX just as much as I check those you hear on CNN and the big three. I watch some of all of them and verify things reported by ALL of them.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8234766">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8234766" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8234766" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8234766">Ben</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8234766" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8234766" class="dsq-comment-message">To the ignorant people that post comments criticizing the protest. Educate yourself first.<br>This is a mixed party protest.<br><br>This protest is about: <br>Saying YES to fair, low taxes!<br>Saying YES to strict term limits!<br>Saying YES to clean sheet zero-based budgeting!<br>Saying YES to eliminating the pork!<br>Saying YES to eliminating the IRS!<br>Saying YES to ending cushy government pensions!<br>Saying YES to eliminating bureaucracy!<br>Saying YES to eliminating political parties!<br>Saying YES to securing the borders!<br>Saying YES TO RECLAIMING AMERICA AS THE LAND OF THE FREE AND LAND OF OPPORTUNITY!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235071">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235071" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235071" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235071">bizmark</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235071" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235071" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting. I\'m sure most of the people at these tea parties don\'t realize all those issues are being protested. It sounds like they\'re just a forum for anyone who is dissatisfied about anything. Well, I\'m upset about prisoners at Guantanamo, warrantless wiretapping, Bush/Cheney getting off scott free, Republican obstructionism, Fox News promoting (not reporting) Republicans while dissing all Democrats, lack of health care for many people and high costs of health care and I also want to reclaim America as the land of the FREE and OPPORTUNITY.  None of us get everything we want. I suffered through GW Bush as president now you have to STF up and accept reality for a while.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235432">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235432" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235432" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235432">Ben</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235432" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235432" class="dsq-comment-message">I have the same right to speak my mind freely as you. If you don\'t like the facts, you have the right not to listen. Be upset if you want to, but the prisoners in Guantanamo should stay there, not be released in our country being supported on our welfare system. I don\'t agree with everything that the Bush administration has done, or with the Libs in congress that were at fault with the majority of it. Fox news is the one station that has a politically right view, while ALL other media markets are FAR FAR FAR LEFT on every issue, and use there media outlets to condemn all conservatives, dig up into a republican\'s past as they stay satisfied with what lies on the surface for democrats. We have the best health care system in the world. Letting the government get involved with that will destroy it, and reduce the available treatments to patients. I can go on all day and I should. Unfortunately I have business to attend to.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235484">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235484" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235484" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235484">Robx</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235484" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235484" class="dsq-comment-message">You forgot to say that you were also angry about not being able to marry your boy friend (legally).</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235522">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235522" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235522" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235522">Ben</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235522" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235522" class="dsq-comment-message">We can\'t get started on that now. That will just open the door to many other issues. Like polygamy, and incest.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235981">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235981" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235981" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235981">Robx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235981" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235981" class="dsq-comment-message">oh, you\'re right.  :)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235616">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235616" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235616" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235616">Travis</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235616" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235616" class="dsq-comment-message">I too suffered through eight years of Bush. Too much spending and letting a liberal congress and senate have their way. I spoke out then also. I will certainly not STF up now just because I disagree with this president also. What an ignorant baffoon you are to assume that just because we oppose this rush to socialism that we are fans of Bush and the Republicans. Fox news slanted???....probably....but trying looking at the major three and CNN. They are ballast to the other side of the boat. Does that mean I support them being biased....absolutely not...but I would not single them out for criticism without being honest enough to point to the others also. People of your ilk have no intellectual honesty at all.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8235870">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8235870" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8235870" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8235870">Ben</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8235870" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8235870" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you Travis for reinforcing my comments. There are not enough educated people out there, but after today, we shall see that changing. I usually have a comment or two a day I post at twitter. You could follow by searching for EducateThenVote.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8237541">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8237541" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8237541" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8237541">JS05</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8237541" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8237541" class="dsq-comment-message">If anybody was accepting reality, we wouldn\'t be spending our grandchildren into debt. The Bush administration is partly to blame for that, which is one reason why so many people ran to the other side. But where has it gotten us? Study Hegel, and controlled conflict. <br><br>"What we think we see is often an illusion intentionally presented, like the conjuror who would have you to believe he holds an orange in his right hand, when it is actually in his left hand. Citizens of the world, whether their sympathies are left-wing or right-wing, monarchist or republican, have been used as pawns in their game of Hegelian psychology by the hidden hand that rules."<br><br>Stop thinking within the two party system. Wake up see the real reality, before it is too late.</div>\
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