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Obama has spent more than all the Presidents combined starting with Washington.  He makes Bush look like a genius and thats not easy to do.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_03:14:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12300997, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Who voted for this clown?  Wasn't he the voice for Elmer Fudd in the Bugs Bunny cartoons?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_03:01:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12302291, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "15056005": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "espa, you don't get it. The government is broke.They have no clue how to run anything. Medicare is broke as is Social Security. The money in our pocket is nearly worthless because these fools in Washington keep printing more and more to enslave us with these assinine programs. If government would just take the shackles off our small businesses and lower payroll taxes people would be able to provide better for themselves.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-19_09:20:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "1hughj", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 14983787, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12244943": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>  Where is our money going", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_05:20:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "16065551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tea Party Sept.5,2009 at Voice of America Park in West Chester,Ohio. Apx. 20,000 people attended. Not bad for a small town.<br>I was there because my father was a WWII navy vetran..my brother a Vietnam War vetran. How can I throw away what so many died to protect. The Constitution is what matters to me.and these self-serving politicans from both parties seem intent on destroying it. You can bicker and fight amoung yourselves about which political party is worse than the other but you seem to lose sight of what's happening to that old piece of paper,you know the one, it startes out with,\"We the People\"...............", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-09-06_13:40:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "zookeeper216", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12269078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The tea baggers are protesting every thing from no universal health care, bashing Obama but not offering one sane idea about taxes. Poor fools, fleeced by snake oil salesmen like Rush/Hannity/Beck, mentally slow politicans like Bush/Sanford/Palin and religious scounderls like Dobson/Robertson/Farwell for the last 30 years and many are still in the wilderness. I know you are angry, it is a natural response to being cheated out of your financial and human resources. However, hate is not natural, and it is my christian duty to bring this to your attention when you allow your remorse and anger to be directed at others who are different/successful. Remember Jesus teachings, love your neighbor as thy self, we are our brothers keeper, minister to those less fortunate and judge ye not, least you be judged. By the way, attendance is a poor measure quality when assessing the rallies. You can fool quite a few people all the time, as a lot of you tea baggers are living proof.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_14:44:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "sylhines", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12303255": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I was a Repulican for many years and three months ago decided to try the Democrat way. It seemed easier that fighting them.  So i went out and bought a big azz motor home, gave my house back to the bank, cashed out my 401K, told my wife if we both started missing work and screwed around, sooner or later we would both get fired.  Sure enough we both got laid off.  We then strolled down to the unemployment office and started collecting our benefits for a year and hit the road in the moter home (no taxes on a home with wheels other then registration).  Our daughter was pregnant, so we encouraged her to kill the baby and get an abortion cause she wasn't married.  Our son had a really close relationship with a gay neighbor so we told him to give it a try and see if rump wrangling was for him.  We then joined the socialist party so when the whole country went that way we might get a high ranking spot.  For extra money we ran illegal aliens across the border and showed them how to get fake I.D. and apply for welfare.  We then joined Acorn. We then applied for a federal grant to save the endangered maggots of El Paso we voted for Barney Frank, who was very nice and got six billion dollars.  We now get invited to Al corn Franken house all the time for dinner.  We should have done this years ago.  Work is for SUCKERS , only dumb Republicans don't know that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_03:48:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 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}, "12367769": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>   the real American government- this is shocking, put the kids to bed before watching.  Send it to all you know.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-09_03:30:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12368667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I lot of people slam President Obama and call him the chosen one.  Did the thought ever enter one's head that he actually is.  He did inherit the worst economy since the great depression and two wars. Sure he has to spend alot of money to get us out of this mess.  He may turn out to be the greatest President that ever lived.  We need the energy bill and we need the health bill. If it cost us a few hundred a month to help support the less fortunate that would be a noble thing. I for one think that this is the dawn of a new era.  I also support any tax increase that improves the USA.  Keep it up, Mr Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-09_04:43:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "15080223": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I believe your fight [argument]t has nothing to do with how much the government can afford. I am not convinced.  It's just a lame excuse by some to continue the  campaign. This is what happens when defeat is not accepted. Grumblers go on and on convincing some along the way that the fight is still necessary.  They pick at everything thing the government in charge wants to do.    All of us, including our children and grandchildren will die and leave government still standing. <br>Where were you when the last administration wasted money stupidly on an unnecessary war etc.  For our survival government need to print and  spend. It's the only way to dig ourselves out from the hole we are in now.  If you were to receive bad news today about your health, won't you borrow inspite of being broke to pay the doctor to save your life?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-19_15:07:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "espa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "20239264": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Texas Tea baggers for leaving the union.  Let them go.  After the Civil we should not have let the south back in the Union.  We should have admonstered it as a teritory.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-16_19:32:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "VET1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12245537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sorry, I got carried away the 20% is on welfare, maybe i am one of the 30%.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_06:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12245355, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12900507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How come you creeps are fead up with goverment every time the dems are in control of the political power.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-19_01:23:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "fodogg", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12848804, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12848804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "...far left propaganda... we saw a 35% increase in attendance between the april 15th tea party and the 4th of july tea party.... i'm involved in the coordination efforts... and this is a RAPIDLY growing movement of liberals AND conservatives, democrats, republicans, and independents (as i am). basically anyone who's had enough with government and their out of control spending.<br><br>THESE PEOPLE ARE BANKRUPTING OUR COUNTRY AND WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-17_18:07:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a23e9f8975efb80fb36df2bdd70c7a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The idiots in Massachusetts... he has a knack for making sure his constituents are not relieved of their private property while others have their confiscated. He ran a brothel for gay men out of his apartment too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_03:06:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "NAndover", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12302699, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302503": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How about this sane idea about taxes-STOP THEM we pay enough already.  If our government can't curb spending, get rid of them.  Republican or Democrat.  The stimulus bill had over 250 billion in pork and nobody read the damn thing. Unemployment is headed to double digits. No new jobs and now this administration wants to pass a energy bill which again nobody in the house read.  You won't be able to sell your house without a government energy inspection, your average family will pay 2-3 thousand more for utilities. Who do you think is going to pay for the Health care bill with a price tag of 1.5 to 2 TRILLION  dollars.  Add all this together and it equals BANKRUPTCY for the USA.  Our government is out of control and i don't care who you like to blame.  It is not a party issue, it's about the government controlling everything we do and spending money that we don't have like a drunken sailor.  I just looked at this and was blown away. I thank Tom for posted it.  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_02:48:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12269078, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12322985": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A little over the top, don't you think?  Very funny though.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_14:22:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12303255, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13357995": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Because even though the Republicans are sorely lacking, they don't strongly push the destruction of America's foundation like the liberals. So when the liberals do get into power the anti tax, anti socialism, and anti big government sentiments explode.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-26_14:06:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "1de932a7520a345812c9cde99aaa38cd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12900507, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12327086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am constantly looking to see what actually comes out of the health care debate. I hear you about trusting the government to give us the true cost of any thing. The problem with Washington is every facet of our government is controlled by power brokers. I noticed some states were cautious about the requirements of the stimulus bill on building codes and weatherization standards. I did not read those provisions. The challenge, since we are always reacting to power grabs is to continue to press for changes in the regulations until they reflect an honest way to aid the elderly in the winter, improve building standards without destroying local control. Easier said than done.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_15:47:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "sylhines", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12322360, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12252976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hello from the Great Central San Joaquin Valley of California, where we were expecting 15,000 folks at our TEA PARTY event on the 4th of July but finished out with just a little over 25,000 folks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_09:42:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "bjholway", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12303666": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I almost forgot. Apparently when you Join Acorn as a Democrat you are allowed to vote more than once, which was great because we travel so much in our motor home.  They said by signing up I could vote in each county of every state. As a Republican I could never do this so this was way better. On top of that I got 10.00 a vote. Having the motor home I was a little peeved that I didn't join prior to Presidential election, I heard some people made thousands.  Al Corn Franken invited me over with the 2543 other voters who voted for him and thanked us for doing the right thing and taking the time to vote in all the counties.  I finally found a party that lets my voice be heard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_04:13:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12322360": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please research this a little more.  I agree that all should have proper Health care, I just don't like the way they want to do it. I don't trust the government to give us any real facts when it comes to cost.  Also, the current home inspection is not anywhere near what the energy proposal is.  These two bills are more about a power grab than anything else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_14:15:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12320727, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302777": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is our Government at work?  I had to watch it twice, just to make sure i was hearing it right. Everyone should pass this video on to everyone they know. America needs to wake up before we start living like a third world country.  We could use a William Wallace about now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_03:08:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12302503, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12521786": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Energy taxes would increase the price of everything. The whole point of cap and trade is to hike the price of electricity and gas so that Americans will use less. <br><br>These higher prices will show up not just in electricity bills or at the gas station but in every manufactured good, from food to cars. Consumers will cut back on spending, which in turn will cut back on production, which results in fewer jobs created or higher unemployment. Some companies will instead move their operations overseas, with the same result.<br><br>This is likely to be the biggest tax in American history and this tax is going to impact lower income people the most because this is a tax on everything INCLUDING neccesities<br><br>Some of the largest corporations used to be in NJ, Cali, and NY but there leaving in droves and the tax base and jobs are going with them...<br><a href=\"http://www.njbia.org/news_newsr_080818.asp\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.njbia.org/news_newsr_080818.asp</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.r21.org/2004/02/businesses-leaving-california.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.r21.org/2004/02/businesses-leaving-c...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-12_00:59:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "steve1212", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12368667, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12320571": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I heard that China was going to foreclose soon.  I don't even like chinese food.  This tells ya the whole story    <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_13:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12338751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sure, this was all staged by exact look-a-likes and is all a big scam. Do you get most your political information from comic books?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_19:13:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12301008, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Didn't Barney Frank have his own show years ago?  The Flintstones, he was Barney Rubble i think.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_02:58:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12300997": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Maybe you're just stupid and wouldn't know a real statistic if hannity fed it too you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_01:28:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "dissidentdave", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12245537, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12292294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sylhines--You are banned from posting here anymore until you have the facts--Please go to this site and then tell me if you have learned your lesson.  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_21:02:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12269078, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13086919": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this country is being bought and sold by acorn.<br>the IRS is becoming the KGB<br>illegal immigrants have more rights than born and raised americans.<br>the health reform is just the beginning of the government taking control of our lives.  i happen to like my coverage.  and i occasionally CHOOSE to do WITHOUT health insurance .  now it will be forced down my throat. people come from all around the world for our health care.  now we will be fleeing the country to find the best health care out there.  this was a FREE country.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-21_20:21:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "devone2939", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12367563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please send this to everyone you know-Every American should see thhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-09_03:16:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 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}, "12320975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tom I watched it and it did not blow me away, thanks for the information. I guess i will observe your ban if you seek information from more than one source, and keep an open mind about the company you keep in the tea parties. God bless", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_13:50:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "sylhines", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12292294, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12301008": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No it's not real. My 12 year old can post on boobtube.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_01:29:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "dissidentdave", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12245589, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And guess who is preventing the Audit with HR 1207 even though it has 244 sponsors? Barney Frank....and also the S604 is being stymied in the Senate.<br><br>This is why we need a coup d'etat and these crooks need to be dragged out of there and put in jail.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_02:34:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "NAndover", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12292294, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12245589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is this for real?  I can't believe it, why don't we hear more about this?  I am truly scared.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_06:10:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12244943, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12320727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Trapper the idea of no taxes will not work and you know that. As for complaining about legislators doing their jobs I too am disappointed. This disappointment did not start just last month, it has been a practice to do back room deals with no one reading the final product but the authors for years in congress. You can not sale your house this day without a home inspection, which note the energy weatherization status of the home for the buyer. The $ 3,000 more for utilities a year is a bogus number used by the GOP and the CBO numbers are actually 175 to 200 per year, a big difference. But when you use misinformation and scare tactics one consequence is the repetitive use of that bogus information. The health care reform will be paid entirely from savings for the current bloated system. The insurance companies will have competition so they do not skim profits off the system and provide no services, and the drug makers and medical providers will provide the rest. What is wrong with health care for everyone, we are the last major country without it. Now I know you will agree that we can not keep fighting wars, killing people and making welfare payments to corporations without caring for the citizens. Change is painful and is feared by many but it is a constant in our lives if we choose to grow in the way of our lord as we come up the rough side of the mountain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_13:44:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "sylhines", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12302503, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12245721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is an eye opener   <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_06:18:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12367578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorry                       <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-09_03:17:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12367563, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "14976219": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Can't make it to Washington, DC?  Join us downtown Fort Worth, Texas on Sept 12, 2009 as we exercise our right to peaceably assemble and redress our griefs against the federal government.  The keynote speaker for the 912 March & Rally is Judge Andrew Napolitano.  We're are hoping to make this the largest march / rally on Sept 12, second to the one in Washington, DC.  Find out more at <a href=\"http://912ftw.org/march\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://912ftw.org/march</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-17_16:12:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "joshirving", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12321375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yuan Deposes Dollar on China's Border in Sign of Future for Global Trade Huang Xinyuan, who sells mining equipment and pesticides to customers across China\u2019s border with Vietnam, says he no longer wants payment in U.S. dollars and prefers the yuan. BLOOMBERG.COM", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_13:59:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12245435": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Please don't post here anymore unless you know what the hell you are talking about. This is whats going on in your candidates Government. <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a> Also, attacking another party is not cool.  This is a problem for America and if you don't have a educated response go play your wii.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_05:58:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12303845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is so cool, I worked for Acorn too. I will never forget when we took the voting machine to the homeless shelter and told those poor souls, A vote for Obama will get ya a coupon for a gallon of Thunderbird and a happy meal and we would drive em to the next county. Their faces lit up like kids at Chistmas. I will never forget the joy that we brought to them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_04:30:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302313": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Um no? I seem to remember a clown named Al Franken! Bwahahahahah!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_02:35:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "NAndover", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12300965, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "14983787": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I believe your fight against government is a stupid one.  What you need to do is refuse to accept Medicare and Social Security. Have nothing to do with neither of the two no matter what.  Who do you think run those two programs?   Are you aware that Medicare/Social Security are government run programs and that too was fought against the same way you  are fighting against it now.<br>Your anger at government does not make sense.    No thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-17_18:47:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "espa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12294661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tom,  This is unreal-thanks for posting it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_22:33:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12292294, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12300965": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's spelled Democrat. and yes, we love everyone. Who was it that said to love everyone.....OH YEA, Jesus. Any one on welfare right now is due to bush. Illegal aliens can't vote or register with a party. I'd say it is more like 18% of us are gay, WOW, just like AMERICA, as opposed to republicans who are about 50% closet cases. The government is the biggest employer in the country, thanks again to bush. And again, we have the same number of hollywood types that you do, and I don't know what they are guilty of, but at least democrats DON'T VOTE OUR ACTORS INTO OFFICE, ARNOLD, RONNY RAY-GUN, GOPHER...ETC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_01:26:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "dissidentdave", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12245203, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12245203": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Democrates will beat Republicans every time, why;<br><br>They are pro-death, I mean pro choice<br>They love illegal aliens<br>40% of their members are on welfare<br>10% of their members are illegal aliens<br>10% of their members are gay<br>30% of their members want a government job<br>10% of their members are guilty Hollywood millionaires<br><br>90% of them like living off of someone else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_05:40:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12302889": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't forget Barney Rubble, I mean Frank", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-08_03:17:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12302313, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12245355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Whoa---wrong wrong wrong,  30% are unions, 10% are illegals, 10% are gay, 20% are unions and 30% are stupid.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-07_05:53:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef19865d29d27bd1b06e8d9a76b9c3fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12245203, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "15117823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama, prosperity through pork barrel spending with newly printed money. What a plan.<br><br>Does anyone know of an instance, anywhere on the planet, where massive government spending to payoff special interests has lead to prosperity? Anyone?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-20_04:40:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "764cc0fb44f59b598bc3ec99e3a81534", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "23988659", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -1357042939535297728}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "tea_parties", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 11, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 506, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 23988659, "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 = '21bc467119200cb06806902fa8e2f5b0';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/tea_parties/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">506</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/tea_parties/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" selected="selected">Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/tea_parties/">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/tea_parties/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:23988659" 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'				: 'tea_parties',
			// 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/tea_parties/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='	+ 'tea_parties'
			+ '&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='	+ 'tea_parties'
			+ '&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='		+ 'tea_parties'
				+ '&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/23988659/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-20239264">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-20239264" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-20239264" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-20239264">VET1</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-20239264" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20239264" class="dsq-comment-message">Texas Tea baggers for leaving the union.  Let them go.  After the Civil we should not have let the south back in the Union.  We should have admonstered it as a teritory.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-16065551">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-16065551" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-16065551" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-16065551">zookeeper216</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-16065551" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-16065551" class="dsq-comment-message">Tea Party Sept.5,2009 at Voice of America Park in West Chester,Ohio. Apx. 20,000 people attended. Not bad for a small town.<br>I was there because my father was a WWII navy vetran..my brother a Vietnam War vetran. How can I throw away what so many died to protect. The Constitution is what matters to me.and these self-serving politicans from both parties seem intent on destroying it. You can bicker and fight amoung yourselves about which political party is worse than the other but you seem to lose sight of what\'s happening to that old piece of paper,you know the one, it startes out with,"We the People"...............</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-15117823">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-15117823" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-15117823" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-15117823">rick g</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-15117823" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-15117823" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama, prosperity through pork barrel spending with newly printed money. What a plan.<br><br>Does anyone know of an instance, anywhere on the planet, where massive government spending to payoff special interests has lead to prosperity? Anyone?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-15080223">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-15080223" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-15080223" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-15080223">espa</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-15080223" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-15080223" class="dsq-comment-message">I believe your fight [argument]t has nothing to do with how much the government can afford. I am not convinced.  It\'s just a lame excuse by some to continue the  campaign. This is what happens when defeat is not accepted. Grumblers go on and on convincing some along the way that the fight is still necessary.  They pick at everything thing the government in charge wants to do.    All of us, including our children and grandchildren will die and leave government still standing. <br>Where were you when the last administration wasted money stupidly on an unnecessary war etc.  For our survival government need to print and  spend. It\'s the only way to dig ourselves out from the hole we are in now.  If you were to receive bad news today about your health, won\'t you borrow inspite of being broke to pay the doctor to save your life?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-14983787">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-14983787" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-14983787" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-14983787">espa</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-14983787" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-14983787" class="dsq-comment-message">I believe your fight against government is a stupid one.  What you need to do is refuse to accept Medicare and Social Security. Have nothing to do with neither of the two no matter what.  Who do you think run those two programs?   Are you aware that Medicare/Social Security are government run programs and that too was fought against the same way you  are fighting against it now.<br>Your anger at government does not make sense.    No thanks!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-15056005">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-15056005" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-15056005" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-15056005">1hughj</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-15056005" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-15056005" class="dsq-comment-message">espa, you don\'t get it. The government is broke.They have no clue how to run anything. Medicare is broke as is Social Security. The money in our pocket is nearly worthless because these fools in Washington keep printing more and more to enslave us with these assinine programs. If government would just take the shackles off our small businesses and lower payroll taxes people would be able to provide better for themselves.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-14976219">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-14976219" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-14976219" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-14976219">joshirving</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-14976219" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-14976219" class="dsq-comment-message">Can\'t make it to Washington, DC?  Join us downtown Fort Worth, Texas on Sept 12, 2009 as we exercise our right to peaceably assemble and redress our griefs against the federal government.  The keynote speaker for the 912 March & Rally is Judge Andrew Napolitano.  We\'re are hoping to make this the largest march / rally on Sept 12, second to the one in Washington, DC.  Find out more at <a href="http://912ftw.org/march" rel="nofollow">http://912ftw.org/march</a>.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-13086919">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-13086919" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-13086919" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-13086919">devone2939</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13086919" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13086919" class="dsq-comment-message">this country is being bought and sold by acorn.<br>the IRS is becoming the KGB<br>illegal immigrants have more rights than born and raised americans.<br>the health reform is just the beginning of the government taking control of our lives.  i happen to like my coverage.  and i occasionally CHOOSE to do WITHOUT health insurance .  now it will be forced down my throat. people come from all around the world for our health care.  now we will be fleeing the country to find the best health care out there.  this was a FREE country.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12848804">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12848804" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12848804" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12848804">Dr. Kennible Lecter</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12848804" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12848804" class="dsq-comment-message">...far left propaganda... we saw a 35% increase in attendance between the april 15th tea party and the 4th of july tea party.... i\'m involved in the coordination efforts... and this is a RAPIDLY growing movement of liberals AND conservatives, democrats, republicans, and independents (as i am). basically anyone who\'s had enough with government and their out of control spending.<br><br>THESE PEOPLE ARE BANKRUPTING OUR COUNTRY AND WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12900507">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12900507" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12900507" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12900507">fodogg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12900507" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12900507" class="dsq-comment-message">How come you creeps are fead up with goverment every time the dems are in control of the political power.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-13357995">Lisa</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13357995" class="dsq-comment-message">Because even though the Republicans are sorely lacking, they don\'t strongly push the destruction of America\'s foundation like the liberals. So when the liberals do get into power the anti tax, anti socialism, and anti big government sentiments explode.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12368667">demo34</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12368667" class="dsq-comment-message">I lot of people slam President Obama and call him the chosen one.  Did the thought ever enter one\'s head that he actually is.  He did inherit the worst economy since the great depression and two wars. Sure he has to spend alot of money to get us out of this mess.  He may turn out to be the greatest President that ever lived.  We need the energy bill and we need the health bill. If it cost us a few hundred a month to help support the less fortunate that would be a noble thing. I for one think that this is the dawn of a new era.  I also support any tax increase that improves the USA.  Keep it up, Mr Obama.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12521786">steve1212</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12521786" class="dsq-comment-message">Energy taxes would increase the price of everything. The whole point of cap and trade is to hike the price of electricity and gas so that Americans will use less. <br><br>These higher prices will show up not just in electricity bills or at the gas station but in every manufactured good, from food to cars. Consumers will cut back on spending, which in turn will cut back on production, which results in fewer jobs created or higher unemployment. Some companies will instead move their operations overseas, with the same result.<br><br>This is likely to be the biggest tax in American history and this tax is going to impact lower income people the most because this is a tax on everything INCLUDING neccesities<br><br>Some of the largest corporations used to be in NJ, Cali, and NY but there leaving in droves and the tax base and jobs are going with them...<br><a href="http://www.njbia.org/news_newsr_080818.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.njbia.org/news_newsr_080818.asp</a><br><br><a href="http://www.r21.org/2004/02/businesses-leaving-california.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.r21.org/2004/02/businesses-leaving-c...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12367769">gr8day</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12367769" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>   the real American government- this is shocking, put the kids to bed before watching.  Send it to all you know.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12367563" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12367563">gr8day</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12367563" class="dsq-comment-message">Please send this to everyone you know-Every American should see thhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8is.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12367578">gr8day</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12367578" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry                       <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12321375">Tom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12321375" class="dsq-comment-message">Yuan Deposes Dollar on China\'s Border in Sign of Future for Global Trade Huang Xinyuan, who sells mining equipment and pesticides to customers across China’s border with Vietnam, says he no longer wants payment in U.S. dollars and prefers the yuan. BLOOMBERG.COM</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12320571">chang lee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12320571" class="dsq-comment-message">I heard that China was going to foreclose soon.  I don\'t even like chinese food.  This tells ya the whole story    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12303845">pj2ty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12303845" class="dsq-comment-message">This is so cool, I worked for Acorn too. I will never forget when we took the voting machine to the homeless shelter and told those poor souls, A vote for Obama will get ya a coupon for a gallon of Thunderbird and a happy meal and we would drive em to the next county. Their faces lit up like kids at Chistmas. I will never forget the joy that we brought to them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12303666">foundthelight</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12303666" class="dsq-comment-message">I almost forgot. Apparently when you Join Acorn as a Democrat you are allowed to vote more than once, which was great because we travel so much in our motor home.  They said by signing up I could vote in each county of every state. As a Republican I could never do this so this was way better. On top of that I got 10.00 a vote. Having the motor home I was a little peeved that I didn\'t join prior to Presidential election, I heard some people made thousands.  Al Corn Franken invited me over with the 2543 other voters who voted for him and thanked us for doing the right thing and taking the time to vote in all the counties.  I finally found a party that lets my voice be heard.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12303255">foundthelight</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12303255" class="dsq-comment-message">I was a Repulican for many years and three months ago decided to try the Democrat way. It seemed easier that fighting them.  So i went out and bought a big azz motor home, gave my house back to the bank, cashed out my 401K, told my wife if we both started missing work and screwed around, sooner or later we would both get fired.  Sure enough we both got laid off.  We then strolled down to the unemployment office and started collecting our benefits for a year and hit the road in the moter home (no taxes on a home with wheels other then registration).  Our daughter was pregnant, so we encouraged her to kill the baby and get an abortion cause she wasn\'t married.  Our son had a really close relationship with a gay neighbor so we told him to give it a try and see if rump wrangling was for him.  We then joined the socialist party so when the whole country went that way we might get a high ranking spot.  For extra money we ran illegal aliens across the border and showed them how to get fake I.D. and apply for welfare.  We then joined Acorn. We then applied for a federal grant to save the endangered maggots of El Paso we voted for Barney Frank, who was very nice and got six billion dollars.  We now get invited to Al corn Franken house all the time for dinner.  We should have done this years ago.  Work is for SUCKERS , only dumb Republicans don\'t know that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12322985">gr8day</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12322985" class="dsq-comment-message">A little over the top, don\'t you think?  Very funny though.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302656">blogdog</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302656" class="dsq-comment-message">Didn\'t Barney Frank have his own show years ago?  The Flintstones, he was Barney Rubble i think.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12269078">sylhines</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12269078" class="dsq-comment-message">The tea baggers are protesting every thing from no universal health care, bashing Obama but not offering one sane idea about taxes. Poor fools, fleeced by snake oil salesmen like Rush/Hannity/Beck, mentally slow politicans like Bush/Sanford/Palin and religious scounderls like Dobson/Robertson/Farwell for the last 30 years and many are still in the wilderness. I know you are angry, it is a natural response to being cheated out of your financial and human resources. However, hate is not natural, and it is my christian duty to bring this to your attention when you allow your remorse and anger to be directed at others who are different/successful. Remember Jesus teachings, love your neighbor as thy self, we are our brothers keeper, minister to those less fortunate and judge ye not, least you be judged. By the way, attendance is a poor measure quality when assessing the rallies. You can fool quite a few people all the time, as a lot of you tea baggers are living proof.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302503">trapper22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302503" class="dsq-comment-message">How about this sane idea about taxes-STOP THEM we pay enough already.  If our government can\'t curb spending, get rid of them.  Republican or Democrat.  The stimulus bill had over 250 billion in pork and nobody read the damn thing. Unemployment is headed to double digits. No new jobs and now this administration wants to pass a energy bill which again nobody in the house read.  You won\'t be able to sell your house without a government energy inspection, your average family will pay 2-3 thousand more for utilities. Who do you think is going to pay for the Health care bill with a price tag of 1.5 to 2 TRILLION  dollars.  Add all this together and it equals BANKRUPTCY for the USA.  Our government is out of control and i don\'t care who you like to blame.  It is not a party issue, it\'s about the government controlling everything we do and spending money that we don\'t have like a drunken sailor.  I just looked at this and was blown away. I thank Tom for posted it.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12320727">sylhines</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12320727" class="dsq-comment-message">Trapper the idea of no taxes will not work and you know that. As for complaining about legislators doing their jobs I too am disappointed. This disappointment did not start just last month, it has been a practice to do back room deals with no one reading the final product but the authors for years in congress. You can not sale your house this day without a home inspection, which note the energy weatherization status of the home for the buyer. The $ 3,000 more for utilities a year is a bogus number used by the GOP and the CBO numbers are actually 175 to 200 per year, a big difference. But when you use misinformation and scare tactics one consequence is the repetitive use of that bogus information. The health care reform will be paid entirely from savings for the current bloated system. The insurance companies will have competition so they do not skim profits off the system and provide no services, and the drug makers and medical providers will provide the rest. What is wrong with health care for everyone, we are the last major country without it. Now I know you will agree that we can not keep fighting wars, killing people and making welfare payments to corporations without caring for the citizens. Change is painful and is feared by many but it is a constant in our lives if we choose to grow in the way of our lord as we come up the rough side of the mountain.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12322360">Trapper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12322360" class="dsq-comment-message">Please research this a little more.  I agree that all should have proper Health care, I just don\'t like the way they want to do it. I don\'t trust the government to give us any real facts when it comes to cost.  Also, the current home inspection is not anywhere near what the energy proposal is.  These two bills are more about a power grab than anything else.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12327086">sylhines</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12327086" class="dsq-comment-message">I am constantly looking to see what actually comes out of the health care debate. I hear you about trusting the government to give us the true cost of any thing. The problem with Washington is every facet of our government is controlled by power brokers. I noticed some states were cautious about the requirements of the stimulus bill on building codes and weatherization standards. I did not read those provisions. The challenge, since we are always reacting to power grabs is to continue to press for changes in the regulations until they reflect an honest way to aid the elderly in the winter, improve building standards without destroying local control. Easier said than done.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302777">blogdog</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302777" class="dsq-comment-message">This is our Government at work?  I had to watch it twice, just to make sure i was hearing it right. Everyone should pass this video on to everyone they know. America needs to wake up before we start living like a third world country.  We could use a William Wallace about now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12292294">Tom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12292294" class="dsq-comment-message">Sylhines--You are banned from posting here anymore until you have the facts--Please go to this site and then tell me if you have learned your lesson.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12320975">sylhines</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12320975" class="dsq-comment-message">Tom I watched it and it did not blow me away, thanks for the information. I guess i will observe your ban if you seek information from more than one source, and keep an open mind about the company you keep in the tea parties. God bless</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302291">NAndover</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302291" class="dsq-comment-message">And guess who is preventing the Audit with HR 1207 even though it has 244 sponsors? Barney Frank....and also the S604 is being stymied in the Senate.<br><br>This is why we need a coup d\'etat and these crooks need to be dragged out of there and put in jail.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302699">blogdog</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302699" class="dsq-comment-message">Who voted for this clown?  Wasn\'t he the voice for Elmer Fudd in the Bugs Bunny cartoons?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302757">NAndover</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302757" class="dsq-comment-message">The idiots in Massachusetts... he has a knack for making sure his constituents are not relieved of their private property while others have their confiscated. He ran a brothel for gay men out of his apartment too.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12294661">silverfox</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12294661" class="dsq-comment-message">Tom,  This is unreal-thanks for posting it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12252976">bjholway</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12252976" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello from the Great Central San Joaquin Valley of California, where we were expecting 15,000 folks at our TEA PARTY event on the 4th of July but finished out with just a little over 25,000 folks.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12245721">rtgoody</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12245721" class="dsq-comment-message">This is an eye opener   <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12245435">Tom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12245435" class="dsq-comment-message">Please don\'t post here anymore unless you know what the hell you are talking about. This is whats going on in your candidates Government. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a> Also, attacking another party is not cool.  This is a problem for America and if you don\'t have a educated response go play your wii.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12245203">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12245203" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12245203" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12245203">dixie3</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12245203" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12245203" class="dsq-comment-message">Democrates will beat Republicans every time, why;<br><br>They are pro-death, I mean pro choice<br>They love illegal aliens<br>40% of their members are on welfare<br>10% of their members are illegal aliens<br>10% of their members are gay<br>30% of their members want a government job<br>10% of their members are guilty Hollywood millionaires<br><br>90% of them like living off of someone else.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12300965">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12300965" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12300965" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12300965">dissidentdave</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12300965" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12300965" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s spelled Democrat. and yes, we love everyone. Who was it that said to love everyone.....OH YEA, Jesus. Any one on welfare right now is due to bush. Illegal aliens can\'t vote or register with a party. I\'d say it is more like 18% of us are gay, WOW, just like AMERICA, as opposed to republicans who are about 50% closet cases. The government is the biggest employer in the country, thanks again to bush. And again, we have the same number of hollywood types that you do, and I don\'t know what they are guilty of, but at least democrats DON\'T VOTE OUR ACTORS INTO OFFICE, ARNOLD, RONNY RAY-GUN, GOPHER...ETC.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12302313">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12302313" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12302313" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302313">NAndover</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12302313" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302313" class="dsq-comment-message">Um no? I seem to remember a clown named Al Franken! Bwahahahahah!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12302889">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12302889" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12302889" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302889">Tom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12302889" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302889" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t forget Barney Rubble, I mean Frank</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12245355">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12245355" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12245355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12245355">rocko</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12245355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12245355" class="dsq-comment-message">Whoa---wrong wrong wrong,  30% are unions, 10% are illegals, 10% are gay, 20% are unions and 30% are stupid.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12245537">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12245537" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12245537" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12245537">rocko</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12245537" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12245537" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry, I got carried away the 20% is on welfare, maybe i am one of the 30%.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12300997">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12300997" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12300997" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12300997">dissidentdave</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12300997" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12300997" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe you\'re just stupid and wouldn\'t know a real statistic if hannity fed it too you.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12302849">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12302849" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12302849" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12302849">rocko</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12302849" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12302849" class="dsq-comment-message">I know this, your blind as a bat if you can\'t figure out whats going on now.  Obama has spent more than all the Presidents combined starting with Washington.  He makes Bush look like a genius and thats not easy to do.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12244943">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12244943" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12244943" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12244943">stev0reno</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12244943" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12244943" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXlxBeAvsB8</a>  Where is our money going</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12245589">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12245589" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12245589" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12245589">chico3</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12245589" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12245589" class="dsq-comment-message">Is this for real?  I can\'t believe it, why don\'t we hear more about this?  I am truly scared.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12301008">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12301008" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12301008" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12301008">dissidentdave</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12301008" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12301008" class="dsq-comment-message">No it\'s not real. My 12 year old can post on boobtube.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12338751">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12338751" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12338751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12338751">gr8day</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12338751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12338751" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure, this was all staged by exact look-a-likes and is all a big scam. Do you get most your political information from comic books?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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