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After all this is just a computer printout with a stamp and a seal on it, like a college transcript. There are many Americans willing to pay all the processing fees, even to pay Obama for his effort to request extra copies of his COLB. Instead Obama uses at least three law firms to defend all the lawsuits and to avoid presenting even a single physical copy of his COLB that he shows on his websites, mailed directly from the Hawaii state office.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_15:46:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "76cdcd5518ce841e66de9d06080fd299", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6885376": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He did.  Why won't you accet the legal proof that has bee offered.  <br><br>Please explain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:32:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6879235": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I presume you are a lawyer so will not discuss the legalities of the proposed law (though I think it's a good one if it can be fit within the Art IV, Sect 1 confines).  I will, however, take exception to paragraph 3. . .<br><br>Your premise is wrong making your conclusion invalid.  Hawaii does NOT consider the COLB to be a \"legally valid proof of his Hawaiian birth\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_15:25:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "bba299e1c14ed3f04135ed431314d7a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6878512, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The State of Hawaii no longer issued the \"long form\"  all birth data is entered into a databse and the COLB is printed from that database. <br><br>The COLB is a valid, legal document.  <br><br>It says so right on the form.<br><br>This copy shall serve as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.<br><br>State law states:       \u00a7338-19  Photostatic or typewritten copies of records.  The department of health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies of any records and files in its office, which by reason of age, usage, or otherwise are in such condition that they can no longer be conveniently consulted or used without danger of serious injury or destruction thereof, and to certify to the correctness of such copies.  The typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies shall be competent evidence in all courts of the State with like force and effect as the original. <br><br>You can't argue with that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:58:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6880887, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6882311": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The point of these suits is to follow the law of the land, namely The United States Constitution. <br><br>Obama and the DNC have brought this on themselves. This has been an issue since at least last February. Obama and his legal team have sealed all of his records. Three law firms (Not 3 Lawyers, 3 Law Firms!) showed up for Obama and the DNC in the Berg case to fight the case on the technical ground that a citizen cannot ask a candidate this question. To date Obama has spent over $800.000.00 to protect his past and the production of a $12.00 birth certificate.<br><br><br>There are now upwards of 30 law suits filed around the country, five to the Supreme Court. One filed in California Sacramento Superior Court Case 80000096 by Alan Keyes the Independent Party candidate that was on the ballot. As he was on the ballot he will not suffer the technical challenge of lack of standing.<br><br><br>Here is what the State of Hawaii says about the difference between a \u201cCERTIFICATION\u201d versus a \u201cCERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH\u201d. The Certification is not good to prove where you are born and requires a person to sign a release and have the State produce a Certificate of Live Birth.<br><br><a href=\"http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/appforms/applyhhl\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/appforms/appl...</a><br><br>\u201cIn order to process your application, DHHL utilizes information that is found only on the original Certificate of Live Birth, which is either black or green. This is a more complete record of your birth than the Certification of Live Birth (a computer-generated printout). Submitting the original Certificate of Live Birth will save you time and money since the computer-generated Certification requires additional verification by DHHL.\u201d", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:14:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "e44c9962c0d512679e4f2d42b6b7ddd2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6880267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why do you people refuse to get a life?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_16:01:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1d60f5d11b92938594ede2cc7b6d908", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6879872, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If it is a fake, why didn't the Republican run state government of Hawaii expose it as a fake?????<br><br>Give it up, PR.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:52:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6878828, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6883854": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John McCain was asked to provide his long form birth certificate to prove that he was born on American soil, which he promptly did. Why are some Obama supports getting so upset about Obama being asked to do the same? <br><br>If I were one of these supports, I would also be pushing for Obama to provide his long form birth certificate so the controversy would stop. These people\u2019s animosity towards those that want very valid questions answered almost makes me think that they really do not believe that Obama is qualified either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:16:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "e91184645a12ebb49851dec0c5d682a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6881809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's not just the BC (Which IS forged) it's the college records, Selective Service documents (Also forged) and on and on. THE ONE is the only one who can make these issues disappear and he refuses.<br><br>To quote one of his idols, Malcom X, He will be stopped \"By whatever mean necessary\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_16:55:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "d360e1042e1127fbbb5303fc067b8395", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887107": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I haven't seen it.  I sure hope you don't mean the \"photocopy\" of the COLB from \"Hawaii\", with pertinent info redacted out. <br><br>Don't be so testy.<br><br>And you still did not explain why providing proof seems to be such a problem.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:01:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "f834cc1860d3d9bc163706d8a6a91731", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885376, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "George,<br>Unofficial photocopies offered as proof on an unofficial website, from an unofficial source cannot be accepted as proof either in a court of law or in the court of public opinion. Photocopies can be altered or created out of whole cloth.  No official proof of natural birth in the US has been submitted for inspection by a competant authority.  Obama is an Attorney, he knows this, and the fact that he is stonewalling on this issue is prima facia evidense that he is hiding the facts surounding his birth status.  Why?  Obviously the information contained and the official document would damage him.  All the more reason to have the official document inspected by a court. George, I suspect you are not an attorney and don't know what legal proof is.  A photo copy (even if in color), is never legal proof of anything, much less an image posted on the internet by an unknown person.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:34:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "b67b0af75300aaf5271b7b5625382fb2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885376, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887171": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wingnuttery?  <br><br>Why does something tell me that you believe the Texas Air National Guard documents Dan Rather tried to push over on us are real?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:06:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "f834cc1860d3d9bc163706d8a6a91731", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887068, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Stop with the wingnuttery.  Give it up already.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_20:59:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6884512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh, yes they do.  It says so right on the COLB.  It states \"This copy shal serve as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.  <br><br>The relevant Hawaiian Statutes:<br><br> \u00a7338-13  Certified copies.  (a)  Subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18, the department of health shall, upon request, furnish to any applicant a certified copy of any certificate, or the contents of any certificate, or any part thereof.<br><br>     (b)  Copies of the contents of any certificate on file in the department, certified by the department shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original, subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18.<br><br>and <br><br>     \u00a7338-19  Photostatic or typewritten copies of records.  The department of health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies of any records and files in its office, which by reason of age, usage, or otherwise are in such condition that they can no longer be conveniently consulted or used without danger of serious injury or destruction thereof, and to certify to the correctness of such copies.  The typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies shall be competent evidence in all courts of the State with like force and effect as the original. <br><br>So, yes.  The COLB is indeed valid, leagal proof that Obama was born in Honolulul", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:48:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6879235, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6877603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey David, <br><br>Anyone get the type of document that Obama has provided. Hawaii will provide various types of certificates. <br><br>Obama has not provided a long form certified copy of his vault certificate. Which should exist if he was born in Hawaii.<br><br>Not sure why this is such a big deal. I had to show my original birth certificate to join the US Army, and to become a Police Officer. You can get a certified copy of your bc for 15 bucks. <br><br>Of course Honest Abe Obama has hired law firms to stop any investigation into his past. hmmmmmm", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_14:24:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "ffa2644fb2b3085bd13adf64500030de", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yey!  Hoorah for you!! You are so special.<br><br>You are the hero of the hour.<br><br>YEY.  Let's hear it for Leartty.  He saved the country.<br><br>Yea!!!  Let's have a parade for him.<br><br>You are special.<br><br><br><br>(does that make you feel better?)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:21:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887217, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6878512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That law would be in violation of Article IV , Section 1 of the U.S. Constituion which states:<br><br>\"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.\"<br><br>Since Hawaii considered the certificate issued to Obama to be legally valid proof of his Hawaiian birth, Missuori would have to as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_14:57:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887217": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "For the same reason, US Supreme Court refuses to hear the case, all US courts refuse to hear the case, all mainstream media refuse to even mention this issue, all top Republicans run away from this issue. Total silence. All are afraid of those who did not vote for Obama, because they are the ones who pay taxes, have guns, populate the vast majority of US land, are the bedrock of this country. Nobody really cares about Obama or his \"supporters\" if even such supporters are even for real, Obama voters are mostly on government support, do not pay taxes, are concentrated in intercity slums. The only reason Obama got elected is big money. Keep in mind that Obama contributions were never made public and totally secret. Since the Wall Street is the biggest beneficiary of Obama presidency take a clue where his contributions came from.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:07:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "a71d5da48ad4baf86ad2a54bbbbf9ea0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6886907, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6877746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NOTHING TO HIDE......THEN SHOW ALL REQUIRED (ORIGINAL) DOCUMENTS<br>EVEN A FIRST GRADER CAN FIGURE THAT ONE", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_14:30:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "abd97cb082dcf423a7f55cdf23147f00", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6921459": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He was elected under false circumstances, therefore the whole Election was false. Biden is not number two after BO. We have to start over and hold a true and honest election. May the best AMERICAN win!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_15:39:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8d7a8b2a080708f8e44d4fa4816dc62", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887203, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A million dollars, huh?  B.S.  you just pulled that number out of your ass, didn't you?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:53:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6878828, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884790": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Home lands program publication that you reference is 9 years out of date.  The State no longer issues copies of the long form.  Applicants for the program have to find other documentation that proves that they have  50% or greater native Hawaiian blood.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:00:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6882311, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6880824": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why do you people refuse to get your heads out of the sand?<br><br>None are so blind as those who refuse to see.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_16:21:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "bba299e1c14ed3f04135ed431314d7a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6880267, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6880570": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Suki! Birth certificate issue is only a small symptom of the huge fraud behind Obama. People like to talk about it because it is easy to grasp. But eventually, all this fraud will collapse and you will never again have a chance to talk about Obama's birth certificate, it will be too late, you will be contronted with the real frauds that will make everbody forget who Obama is, much less his birth certificate", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_16:13:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "d5ec01ea28ab9e7959198123bf3ede9d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6880267, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6888379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Alferd,<br><br>You fail to understand that the COLB posted on the internet (even if real), doesn't give the name of the physician or the hospital that he was born in.  A piece of paper is worthless if it doesn't give you the names and locations of witnesses that can be independantly verfied and deposed, so the COLB is worthless.  The long form does give the name of the physician and the name of the hospital, so that document is only one that can be used as evidence in this case.  <br><br>The Natural-Born requirement of a President written in the Constituion is a unique case to prove.  We are not merely seeking proof of US citizenship, we are seeking proof of birth on US soil as the Constiution stipulates is required. No other job that I know of requires a person to be Natural-born on US soil, so nearly no one else ever needs to prove their Natural-born status.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_22:01:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "b67b0af75300aaf5271b7b5625382fb2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884741, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL ALL THE NEOGHETTO  FRAUD LOVING THUGS GATHER IN THE STREETS TO WITNESS  THIS PIECE OF **** BOUNCING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE ON HIS DUMBO EARS AND INTO JAIL AND HOPEFULL AFTER THAT DEPORTED BACK TO THE MUD HUT COUNTRY HE CAME FROM.<br>I CAN'T STAND LIES, FRAUD, AND DECEPTIVE THINGS BECOMING ACCEPTED.<br>I GUESS IT'S JUST LIKE ALL THE FAT *** PEOPLE WALKING AROUND IT BECOMES ACCEPTED.<br>SEEMS LIKE THE UGLIER,FATTER, AND MORE GHETTO YOU ARE THE MORE \"IN\" YOU ARE.<br>WELL HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL BREAK OUT THE UGLY/FAT STICK AND ALSO THE MORON STICK AND CLEAN UP THIS ONCE GREAT NATION AFTER WE GET THE HALFBREED DUMBO OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:07:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "b95d05030788625876e12c6ee3dbf25a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6887489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It was redacted at the states request to protect the file system of the state<br><br>Don't like it?  take it up with Hawaii.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:21:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887107, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6925635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So write to Hawaii and request an official verification. It's only $5. It will prove that Obama was born where he says he was born.<br><br>\"Letters of Verification<br><br>Letters of verification may be issued in lieu of certified copies (HRS \u00a7338-14.3). This document verifies the existence of a birth/death/marriage/divorce certificate on file with the Department of Health and any other information that the applicant provides to be verified relating to the vital event. (For example, that a certain named individual was born on a certain date at a certain place.) The verification process will not, however, disclose information about the vital event contained within the certificate that is unknown to and not provided by the applicant in the request.<br><br>Letters of verification are requested in similar fashion and using the same request forms as for certified copies.<br><br>The fee for a letter of verification is $5 per letter.\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_17:56:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6888379, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Perhaps the most telling fact is that Obama's sister, who was born in Indonesia, also has a Hawaiin COLB.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:11:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "92ae3111d7230886c2a5d615ed4c7306", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6884681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Of course they will.  don't lie.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:55:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6879581, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6879692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Keep at it guys, maybe you can make it into the next printing of  <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Theories-Societies-Biography-Politics/dp/0470184086\" rel=\"nofollow\">Secret societies and Conspiracy theories for dummies</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_15:41:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "b2095605e5c9b5857f1246168377a11b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6921613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If that document is proven false, that would be Voter Fraud. Who is gonna look into this possible illegality?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_15:43:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8d7a8b2a080708f8e44d4fa4816dc62", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6886907, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884816": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But they are so entertaining in their buffoonery.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:02:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884083, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6880952": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Until we get the documents needed to prove his eligibility, COUNT ON IT!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_16:27:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "bba299e1c14ed3f04135ed431314d7a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6879692, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887203": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well . .  you can't really go that far.  <br><br>He was duly elected by a majority of the people and electors, so he is the President of the U.S.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:08:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "f834cc1860d3d9bc163706d8a6a91731", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887153, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6889300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Alferd,<br>The photocopy is not evidence, since it is only a copy of an official document.  It would only be accepted if it were recieved from an official source.  The internet is not an official source. The State of Hawaii is an offical source, so unless a court of law, or congress, or a State Attorney General gets such a document in a sealed envelope from the State of Hawaii, its not official and not real.  Any competent computer tech can create an image that looks just like the COLB we have seen.  So THE IMAGE is not evidence of anything.  It is easily a counterfeit. <br><br>Regardless, even a real COLB does not supply the information needed to verfy Obama's birth location and the names of witnesses like his physician and therefore the hospital records cannot be obtained to prove his birth on US soil because we don't yet now the name of the hospital he was born in, so until that time, we have to assume that such records do not exist, and his natural-born status cannot be verified.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_22:17:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "b67b0af75300aaf5271b7b5625382fb2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884512, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thank the citizens portrayed in your \u201cnews placement\u201d for the courage to stand up and ask the tough questions for all of us.  While I at first may not have agreed I respect, and defend their right and obligation to do such. <br><br>Your news story content is rather disappointing and clearly not reflecting good journalism to say the least!  I beg the MSM to serve the citizens and our country by digging into this critical issue. We desperately need subsequent rigorous reporting the facts as they lay out. From the brief scan of the international press we have a lot of very diverse legal activity in process concerning this issue including many Officers of our US Military up to SCOTUS!  Further the SCOTUS has side stepped any position so far sighting standing. Well I venture the latest round of individuals has a lot of standing as injured parties.<br>Apparently this has flushed out Mr. Obama and his henchmen to go on the attack. However he has been reported to have made a grave error in tactics and strategy in doing so!  Now given the approach of this \u201cnews placement\u201d I ask  Mr. Obama are you a  Usurper or are you oiur POTUS? Yes or No?<br>Rule 5 for revolutionaries and radicals dedicates that a person that questions and or challenges (performing critical thinking) be marginalized and demonized.  Further that the fundamental issue be distorted and reflected back inverted plus spin.  Well this \u201cnews placement\u201d  is a classic case of such concerning those loyal American Citizens and citizens that subscribe to our Constitutional Republic with a representative democracy under the rule of law. Moreover subscribe to the constitutional requirements for POTUS. Have The MSM and Mr. Obama gone out of their way to game the game and behave in a passive aggressive manner since the primarily and general election refusing to provide the fundamental information?. Yes, has the juice may have been applied and the fix might be in with the ruling class? If yes that is not enough to halt this speculation or worst.. I continue to hope that he - Obama can get this issue out of the way following the rule of law and get on with the important duties of POTUS. However if he is not qualified and hence is in fact a Usurper then I suggest that he / Obama make a decision to depart the office of POTUS and save his country (I hope it is realy his country), party and congress at large the embarrassment of trials and hearings.  That is he might decide for health reasons or what ever face saving story and just quietly leave. The wheels of justice grin rather slowly but they do grind exceeding fine. May God Bless America and give us strength to save our Republic with critical thinking under the rule of law and not the rule of men or bullets.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_20:03:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "bae809a1920f43d9a9747b8b5dfa8c1f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6885340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Got proof of that???<br><br>Nope?  didn't think so.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:29:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6885003, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6879581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A certificate of live birth from hawaii will not even be accepted by the state of hawaii as proof of citizebship. My cousin ran inot htisissue a few years ago since she lives in Hawaii. THe state made her get a long form of her birth certificate to prove she was a citizen of the United States.<br><br>I did not have any problem with McCin being asked to provide a long from birth certificate, why do the Obama supporters go bat crap when Obama is asked to provide a long form birth certificate?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_15:37:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "e91184645a12ebb49851dec0c5d682a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6884830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What is the problem with providing proof that the Constituition says is needed?<br><br>Please explain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:02:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "f834cc1860d3d9bc163706d8a6a91731", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6878565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rockman wrote:<br><br>\"Anyone get the type of document that Obama has provided. Hawaii will provide various types of certificates. \"<br><br>That is the stupidest thing I have read on the internet in a month.  Good job.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_14:59:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6925417": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Okay, genius, how do you propose that he post a physical document on a website?<br><br>Do you expect them to come to your freakin' door with the original? Is he supposed to visit every moron and lunatic dredged up by Orly \"crackerjack-box law degree\" Taitz?<br><br>You don't count. I don't count. Therefore, we get the digital scan of the document produced by the Hawaiian officials.<br><br>Credible legal authorities who count, who are few in number, can no doubt see the physical document.<br><br>Birthers are sooooo stupid.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-05_17:45:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6887701, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6878828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"But because it\u2019s a new document, not a vintage certificate\"<br><br><br>{sigh}  THAT--IS--A--LIE <br>(or else the \"journalist\" is just too ignorant and lazy to check for the truth)<br><br>It is a scanned copy of a document purported to be Obama's Certificate of Live Birth.  Experts have examined the web-based document and determined that it is a forgery - ergo the 'original' used by Obama to validate his candidacy to ???? is a fake.  <br><br>I don't know whether it is or not.  I do know that a Certificate of Live Birth is not considered valid proof of Hawaiian birth (residency) by official Hawaiian agencies.<br><br>I also know that Barry, A.K.A. Barack Obama, has hired a number of lawfirms and spent upwards of a million dollars trying to hide 'something'.<br><br>---------WHAT IS HE HIDING AND WHY?--------------", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_15:11:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "bba299e1c14ed3f04135ed431314d7a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6885357": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Typical republican dumbass.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_19:31:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6884928, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6887153": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama is more secretive than Bush and Cheney, combined. Obama is an evil usurper.....end of story. I will not call him\"President\", because he is not our President. He is a liar, a fraud, and a mostrous phony. So, get ready America, cause you aint seen nuthin' yet!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_21:04:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a5b4160ad5be2ebe594c232434e4360", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6884083": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is just more stupid right wing buffoonery.  Maybe Obama's free mental health care will fix these poor deluded souls.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_18:28:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Swami_Binkinanda", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 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}, "6883444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Certificate of Live Birth or Short Form Abstract is not evidence that Obama meets the natural born standard of the Constitution. Our friend Alferd and a group of others like Maineskeptic blog 24/7 about this topic and throw up the same BS. In fact, prior to 1972 anyone could walk in off the street in Hawaii and register the birth of a child just on their word. Obama has stated that he was born in a hospital in Hawaii. Obama could also have been born in Kenya and the original vault birth certificate could be issued by Kenya, and his mother registered Obama in Honolulu and the State of Hawaii would issue what Obama produced. That is the reason people need a certified copy of the birth certificate.<br><br>The Certificate of Live Birth, or short form birth abstract, is not good to obtain a drivers license, passport or many other items. All require a certified birth certificate. So, how hard is it to obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate. Obama would have to sign a release and send in $10.00. To date he has refused to do that and produce a copy of the certified birth certificate. Once that is produced it would name the hospital, doctors and witnesses who could then be contacted to verify the details of the birth. If the birth certificate says Obama was born at home or any place other than a hospital in Hawaii it would raise issues that would require further investigation.<br><br>Here is a Hawaii land program that shows how to obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate in Hawaii. Read pages 7-11:<br><a href=\"http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/Loaa%2520Ka%2520Aina%2520Hoopulapula.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/Loaa%20Ka%20A...</a><br><br>Here is the same form that is used today as the next response from the shills like Alf is that this is not valid anymore:<br><a href=\"http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/pdf/birth.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/pdf/birt...</a><br><br>Here are the requirements for a drivers license in Hawaii note certified copy of birth certificate. The same applies if you go look at the passport requirements, federal jobs, etc.:<br><a href=\"http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/vehicle/dlrequirements.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/vehicle/dlrequ...</a><br><br>Such a law would likely not be invalid as the issue. Like the Hawaii land program is not the birth but whether the birth qualifies one to either get land in Hawaii. In the case of a Presidential candidate whether they meet the natural born requirement. So the Short Form Birth Abstract is proof that Obama was born and there is likely no argument on that point. The question is where was he born. (Maybe Alf can post his bar license number so we can evaluate his ability to practice law.) <br><br>Oklahoma is also looking at a similar statute. <br><br>The plain fact is that Obama and the Democratic Party recognized a loop hole in the election process that no one takes responsibility for vetting candidates. Look at the ridiculous circular arguments that the 30 or 40 cases have come up with so far. In the Berg case, filed in Federal court, they ruled lack of standing but they also stated it should be filed in State Court. The State Courts have ruled lack of standing, but some have said it is a Federal matter. The Supreme Court has placed their heads up their backsides and refused to hear any of the cases to date.<br><br>New lawsuits are being filed. The Keyes case is progressing in Sacramento Superior Court and you can go to their website and enter 2008 and case number 80000096. Read the complaint which lays out the issues as to why the document produced by Obama is not valid. Also, Keyes attorney Gary Kreep has served a subpoena on Occidential College for Obama's school records. It will be interesting to see if Obama registered as a Muslim or a foreign national.<br><br>Keep in mind that this is not a Republican issue, this was first raised by Hillary and the Democrats as far back as February 2008. Obama and the Democratic Committee preferred to place the Country at risk over this issue rather than properly vet Obama. We still do not know if Obama is a natural born citizen and the press has whitewashed this issue and refused to even ask Obama. <br><br>This is a serious slap in the face to the American People and the Constitution. This issue is growing and will not go away. Hopefully the Keyes court will allow discovery to continue and order the documents produced to the court so that the evidence can be weighed and experts can then declare if Obama is or is not a natural born citizen. To date none of the cases have allowed any discovery.<br><br>You can also take the time to read the pro hac vice motion by Obama's attorney which states under penalty of perjury that he has been travelling the country fighting these cases.<br><br>So this article is not well done and tries to pooh pooh the issue as to questioning if the document produced by Obama is a forgery or not. That really does not matter. The issue is Obama needs to proudce a certified copy of the birth certificate, then the hospital, doctors and witnesses can be contacted to confirm that he was born in a hospital in Honolulu. If it does not then there is a problem that will require further inquiry. There are others that take a more narrow view of the natural born requirement, but for me I would like to see his certified birth certificate and see if it matches up with what he has said that he was born in a hospital in Hawaii.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_17:59:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "678a02fbedad83596e7c0542a5608bc5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6880887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Correct except for one thing, Tyron, a COLB is NOT valid proof.  We want him to get the more expensive ($15.00), but legal, Birth Certificate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_16:23:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "bba299e1c14ed3f04135ed431314d7a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6879872, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6886907": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If the COLB who's image is available on-line is fake, why hasn't the State of Hawaii stepped up and said:  \"Hey that's a fake.  It is against the law in Hawaii to alter or forge a certified state document.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-04_20:52:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "578df021be7ea9636d72238d66a17f92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6884477": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;Maybe Obama's free mental health care will fix these poor deluded souls.<br><br>The only deluded souls are those who try to come up with \"arguments\" that Obama was born in Hawaii. They claim that Obama's COLB on his websites shows he was born in Hawaii even though Obama refuses to provide a physical copy of his COLB.  They claim that a Hawaii state official \"confirmed\" that Obama was born in Hawaii, even though no Hawaii official ever confirmed that Obama was born in Hawaii or confirmed any of the COLB images Obama posted on his websites. 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	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	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";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies/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">71</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies/">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/the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies/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:13038647" 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'				: 'the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies',
			// 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/the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies/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='	+ 'the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies'
			+ '&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='	+ 'the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies'
			+ '&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='		+ 'the_party_of_birth_certificate_conspiracies'
				+ '&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/13038647/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
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Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6877603">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6877603" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6877603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6877603">rockman</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6877603" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6877603" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey David, <br><br>Anyone get the type of document that Obama has provided. Hawaii will provide various types of certificates. <br><br>Obama has not provided a long form certified copy of his vault certificate. Which should exist if he was born in Hawaii.<br><br>Not sure why this is such a big deal. I had to show my original birth certificate to join the US Army, and to become a Police Officer. You can get a certified copy of your bc for 15 bucks. <br><br>Of course Honest Abe Obama has hired law firms to stop any investigation into his past. hmmmmmm</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6877746">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6877746" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6877746" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6877746">B</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6877746" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6877746" class="dsq-comment-message">NOTHING TO HIDE......THEN SHOW ALL REQUIRED (ORIGINAL) DOCUMENTS<br>EVEN A FIRST GRADER CAN FIGURE THAT ONE</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6878512">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6878512" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6878512" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6878512">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6878512" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6878512" class="dsq-comment-message">That law would be in violation of Article IV , Section 1 of the U.S. Constituion which states:<br><br>"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof."<br><br>Since Hawaii considered the certificate issued to Obama to be legally valid proof of his Hawaiian birth, Missuori would have to as well.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6879235">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6879235" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6879235" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6879235">prsmith</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6879235" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6879235" class="dsq-comment-message">I presume you are a lawyer so will not discuss the legalities of the proposed law (though I think it\'s a good one if it can be fit within the Art IV, Sect 1 confines).  I will, however, take exception to paragraph 3. . .<br><br>Your premise is wrong making your conclusion invalid.  Hawaii does NOT consider the COLB to be a "legally valid proof of his Hawaiian birth".</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884512">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884512" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884512" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884512">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884512" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884512" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, yes they do.  It says so right on the COLB.  It states "This copy shal serve as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.  <br><br>The relevant Hawaiian Statutes:<br><br> §338-13  Certified copies.  (a)  Subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18, the department of health shall, upon request, furnish to any applicant a certified copy of any certificate, or the contents of any certificate, or any part thereof.<br><br>     (b)  Copies of the contents of any certificate on file in the department, certified by the department shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original, subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18.<br><br>and <br><br>     §338-19  Photostatic or typewritten copies of records.  The department of health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies of any records and files in its office, which by reason of age, usage, or otherwise are in such condition that they can no longer be conveniently consulted or used without danger of serious injury or destruction thereof, and to certify to the correctness of such copies.  The typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies shall be competent evidence in all courts of the State with like force and effect as the original. <br><br>So, yes.  The COLB is indeed valid, leagal proof that Obama was born in Honolulul</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6889300">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6889300" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6889300" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6889300">britcom</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6889300" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6889300" class="dsq-comment-message">Alferd,<br>The photocopy is not evidence, since it is only a copy of an official document.  It would only be accepted if it were recieved from an official source.  The internet is not an official source. The State of Hawaii is an offical source, so unless a court of law, or congress, or a State Attorney General gets such a document in a sealed envelope from the State of Hawaii, its not official and not real.  Any competent computer tech can create an image that looks just like the COLB we have seen.  So THE IMAGE is not evidence of anything.  It is easily a counterfeit. <br><br>Regardless, even a real COLB does not supply the information needed to verfy Obama\'s birth location and the names of witnesses like his physician and therefore the hospital records cannot be obtained to prove his birth on US soil because we don\'t yet now the name of the hospital he was born in, so until that time, we have to assume that such records do not exist, and his natural-born status cannot be verified.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6878565">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6878565" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6878565" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6878565">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6878565" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6878565" class="dsq-comment-message">Rockman wrote:<br><br>"Anyone get the type of document that Obama has provided. Hawaii will provide various types of certificates. "<br><br>That is the stupidest thing I have read on the internet in a month.  Good job.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6878828">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6878828" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6878828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6878828">prsmith</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6878828" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6878828" class="dsq-comment-message">"But because it’s a new document, not a vintage certificate"<br><br><br>{sigh}  THAT--IS--A--LIE <br>(or else the "journalist" is just too ignorant and lazy to check for the truth)<br><br>It is a scanned copy of a document purported to be Obama\'s Certificate of Live Birth.  Experts have examined the web-based document and determined that it is a forgery - ergo the \'original\' used by Obama to validate his candidacy to ???? is a fake.  <br><br>I don\'t know whether it is or not.  I do know that a Certificate of Live Birth is not considered valid proof of Hawaiian birth (residency) by official Hawaiian agencies.<br><br>I also know that Barry, A.K.A. Barack Obama, has hired a number of lawfirms and spent upwards of a million dollars trying to hide \'something\'.<br><br>---------WHAT IS HE HIDING AND WHY?--------------</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884621">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884621" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884621" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884621">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884621" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884621" class="dsq-comment-message">If it is a fake, why didn\'t the Republican run state government of Hawaii expose it as a fake?????<br><br>Give it up, PR.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884660">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884660" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884660">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884660" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884660" class="dsq-comment-message">A million dollars, huh?  B.S.  you just pulled that number out of your ass, didn\'t you?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6879581">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6879581" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6879581" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6879581">billy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6879581" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6879581" class="dsq-comment-message">A certificate of live birth from hawaii will not even be accepted by the state of hawaii as proof of citizebship. My cousin ran inot htisissue a few years ago since she lives in Hawaii. THe state made her get a long form of her birth certificate to prove she was a citizen of the United States.<br><br>I did not have any problem with McCin being asked to provide a long from birth certificate, why do the Obama supporters go bat crap when Obama is asked to provide a long form birth certificate?</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884681">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884681" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884681" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884681">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884681" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884681" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course they will.  don\'t lie.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6879692">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6879692" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6879692" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6879692">lava lee pyre</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6879692" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6879692" class="dsq-comment-message">Keep at it guys, maybe you can make it into the next printing of  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Theories-Societies-Biography-Politics/dp/0470184086" rel="nofollow">Secret societies and Conspiracy theories for dummies</a>.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6880952">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6880952" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6880952" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6880952">prsmith</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6880952" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6880952" class="dsq-comment-message">Until we get the documents needed to prove his eligibility, COUNT ON IT!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6879872">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6879872" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6879872" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6879872">Tyron</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6879872" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6879872" class="dsq-comment-message">Why does Obama refuse to request the same Hawaii state office to mail the same COLB (he calls it "birth certificate") that he displays on his websites directly to all the parties who sue him to do just that? After all this is just a computer printout with a stamp and a seal on it, like a college transcript. There are many Americans willing to pay all the processing fees, even to pay Obama for his effort to request extra copies of his COLB. Instead Obama uses at least three law firms to defend all the lawsuits and to avoid presenting even a single physical copy of his COLB that he shows on his websites, mailed directly from the Hawaii state office.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6880267">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6880267" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6880267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6880267">Suki</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6880267" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6880267" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do you people refuse to get a life?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6880570">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6880570" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6880570" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6880570">Tyron</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6880570" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6880570" class="dsq-comment-message">Suki! Birth certificate issue is only a small symptom of the huge fraud behind Obama. People like to talk about it because it is easy to grasp. But eventually, all this fraud will collapse and you will never again have a chance to talk about Obama\'s birth certificate, it will be too late, you will be contronted with the real frauds that will make everbody forget who Obama is, much less his birth certificate</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6880824">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6880824" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6880824" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6880824">prsmith</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6880824" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6880824" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do you people refuse to get your heads out of the sand?<br><br>None are so blind as those who refuse to see.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6880887">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6880887" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6880887" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6880887">prsmith</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6880887" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6880887" class="dsq-comment-message">Correct except for one thing, Tyron, a COLB is NOT valid proof.  We want him to get the more expensive ($15.00), but legal, Birth Certificate.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6884741">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884741" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6884741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884741">Alferd</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6884741" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884741" class="dsq-comment-message">The State of Hawaii no longer issued the "long form"  all birth data is entered into a databse and the COLB is printed from that database. <br><br>The COLB is a valid, legal document.  <br><br>It says so right on the form.<br><br>This copy shall serve as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.<br><br>State law states:       §338-19  Photostatic or typewritten copies of records.  The department of health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies of any records and files in its office, which by reason of age, usage, or otherwise are in such condition that they can no longer be conveniently consulted or used without danger of serious injury or destruction thereof, and to certify to the correctness of such copies.  The typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies shall be competent evidence in all courts of the State with like force and effect as the original. <br><br>You can\'t argue with that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6888379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6888379">britcom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6888379" class="dsq-comment-message">Alferd,<br><br>You fail to understand that the COLB posted on the internet (even if real), doesn\'t give the name of the physician or the hospital that he was born in.  A piece of paper is worthless if it doesn\'t give you the names and locations of witnesses that can be independantly verfied and deposed, so the COLB is worthless.  The long form does give the name of the physician and the name of the hospital, so that document is only one that can be used as evidence in this case.  <br><br>The Natural-Born requirement of a President written in the Constituion is a unique case to prove.  We are not merely seeking proof of US citizenship, we are seeking proof of birth on US soil as the Constiution stipulates is required. No other job that I know of requires a person to be Natural-born on US soil, so nearly no one else ever needs to prove their Natural-born status.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6925635">Jon H</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6925635" class="dsq-comment-message">So write to Hawaii and request an official verification. It\'s only $5. It will prove that Obama was born where he says he was born.<br><br>"Letters of Verification<br><br>Letters of verification may be issued in lieu of certified copies (HRS §338-14.3). This document verifies the existence of a birth/death/marriage/divorce certificate on file with the Department of Health and any other information that the applicant provides to be verified relating to the vital event. (For example, that a certain named individual was born on a certain date at a certain place.) The verification process will not, however, disclose information about the vital event contained within the certificate that is unknown to and not provided by the applicant in the request.<br><br>Letters of verification are requested in similar fashion and using the same request forms as for certified copies.<br><br>The fee for a letter of verification is $5 per letter."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6881809">Heavy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6881809" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s not just the BC (Which IS forged) it\'s the college records, Selective Service documents (Also forged) and on and on. THE ONE is the only one who can make these issues disappear and he refuses.<br><br>To quote one of his idols, Malcom X, He will be stopped "By whatever mean necessary".</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6882311">HDR</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6882311" class="dsq-comment-message">The point of these suits is to follow the law of the land, namely The United States Constitution. <br><br>Obama and the DNC have brought this on themselves. This has been an issue since at least last February. Obama and his legal team have sealed all of his records. Three law firms (Not 3 Lawyers, 3 Law Firms!) showed up for Obama and the DNC in the Berg case to fight the case on the technical ground that a citizen cannot ask a candidate this question. To date Obama has spent over $800.000.00 to protect his past and the production of a $12.00 birth certificate.<br><br><br>There are now upwards of 30 law suits filed around the country, five to the Supreme Court. One filed in California Sacramento Superior Court Case 80000096 by Alan Keyes the Independent Party candidate that was on the ballot. As he was on the ballot he will not suffer the technical challenge of lack of standing.<br><br><br>Here is what the State of Hawaii says about the difference between a “CERTIFICATION” versus a “CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH”. The Certification is not good to prove where you are born and requires a person to sign a release and have the State produce a Certificate of Live Birth.<br><br><a href="http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/appforms/applyhhl" rel="nofollow">http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/appforms/appl...</a><br><br>“In order to process your application, DHHL utilizes information that is found only on the original Certificate of Live Birth, which is either black or green. This is a more complete record of your birth than the Certification of Live Birth (a computer-generated printout). Submitting the original Certificate of Live Birth will save you time and money since the computer-generated Certification requires additional verification by DHHL.”</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884790">Alferd</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884790" class="dsq-comment-message">The Home lands program publication that you reference is 9 years out of date.  The State no longer issues copies of the long form.  Applicants for the program have to find other documentation that proves that they have  50% or greater native Hawaiian blood.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883444">DSS</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883444" class="dsq-comment-message">The Certificate of Live Birth or Short Form Abstract is not evidence that Obama meets the natural born standard of the Constitution. Our friend Alferd and a group of others like Maineskeptic blog 24/7 about this topic and throw up the same BS. In fact, prior to 1972 anyone could walk in off the street in Hawaii and register the birth of a child just on their word. Obama has stated that he was born in a hospital in Hawaii. Obama could also have been born in Kenya and the original vault birth certificate could be issued by Kenya, and his mother registered Obama in Honolulu and the State of Hawaii would issue what Obama produced. That is the reason people need a certified copy of the birth certificate.<br><br>The Certificate of Live Birth, or short form birth abstract, is not good to obtain a drivers license, passport or many other items. All require a certified birth certificate. So, how hard is it to obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate. Obama would have to sign a release and send in $10.00. To date he has refused to do that and produce a copy of the certified birth certificate. Once that is produced it would name the hospital, doctors and witnesses who could then be contacted to verify the details of the birth. If the birth certificate says Obama was born at home or any place other than a hospital in Hawaii it would raise issues that would require further investigation.<br><br>Here is a Hawaii land program that shows how to obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate in Hawaii. Read pages 7-11:<br><a href="http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/Loaa%2520Ka%2520Aina%2520Hoopulapula.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://hawaii.gov/dhhl/applicants/Loaa%20Ka%20A...</a><br><br>Here is the same form that is used today as the next response from the shills like Alf is that this is not valid anymore:<br><a href="http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/pdf/birth.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/pdf/birt...</a><br><br>Here are the requirements for a drivers license in Hawaii note certified copy of birth certificate. The same applies if you go look at the passport requirements, federal jobs, etc.:<br><a href="http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/vehicle/dlrequirements.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/vehicle/dlrequ...</a><br><br>Such a law would likely not be invalid as the issue. Like the Hawaii land program is not the birth but whether the birth qualifies one to either get land in Hawaii. In the case of a Presidential candidate whether they meet the natural born requirement. So the Short Form Birth Abstract is proof that Obama was born and there is likely no argument on that point. The question is where was he born. (Maybe Alf can post his bar license number so we can evaluate his ability to practice law.) <br><br>Oklahoma is also looking at a similar statute. <br><br>The plain fact is that Obama and the Democratic Party recognized a loop hole in the election process that no one takes responsibility for vetting candidates. Look at the ridiculous circular arguments that the 30 or 40 cases have come up with so far. In the Berg case, filed in Federal court, they ruled lack of standing but they also stated it should be filed in State Court. The State Courts have ruled lack of standing, but some have said it is a Federal matter. The Supreme Court has placed their heads up their backsides and refused to hear any of the cases to date.<br><br>New lawsuits are being filed. The Keyes case is progressing in Sacramento Superior Court and you can go to their website and enter 2008 and case number 80000096. Read the complaint which lays out the issues as to why the document produced by Obama is not valid. Also, Keyes attorney Gary Kreep has served a subpoena on Occidential College for Obama\'s school records. It will be interesting to see if Obama registered as a Muslim or a foreign national.<br><br>Keep in mind that this is not a Republican issue, this was first raised by Hillary and the Democrats as far back as February 2008. Obama and the Democratic Committee preferred to place the Country at risk over this issue rather than properly vet Obama. We still do not know if Obama is a natural born citizen and the press has whitewashed this issue and refused to even ask Obama. <br><br>This is a serious slap in the face to the American People and the Constitution. This issue is growing and will not go away. Hopefully the Keyes court will allow discovery to continue and order the documents produced to the court so that the evidence can be weighed and experts can then declare if Obama is or is not a natural born citizen. To date none of the cases have allowed any discovery.<br><br>You can also take the time to read the pro hac vice motion by Obama\'s attorney which states under penalty of perjury that he has been travelling the country fighting these cases.<br><br>So this article is not well done and tries to pooh pooh the issue as to questioning if the document produced by Obama is a forgery or not. That really does not matter. The issue is Obama needs to proudce a certified copy of the birth certificate, then the hospital, doctors and witnesses can be contacted to confirm that he was born in a hospital in Honolulu. If it does not then there is a problem that will require further inquiry. There are others that take a more narrow view of the natural born requirement, but for me I would like to see his certified birth certificate and see if it matches up with what he has said that he was born in a hospital in Hawaii.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6883854">billy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6883854" class="dsq-comment-message">John McCain was asked to provide his long form birth certificate to prove that he was born on American soil, which he promptly did. Why are some Obama supports getting so upset about Obama being asked to do the same? <br><br>If I were one of these supports, I would also be pushing for Obama to provide his long form birth certificate so the controversy would stop. These people’s animosity towards those that want very valid questions answered almost makes me think that they really do not believe that Obama is qualified either.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884083">Swami_Binkinanda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884083" class="dsq-comment-message">This is just more stupid right wing buffoonery.  Maybe Obama\'s free mental health care will fix these poor deluded souls.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6884477" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884477">Gouyty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884477" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;Maybe Obama\'s free mental health care will fix these poor deluded souls.<br><br>The only deluded souls are those who try to come up with "arguments" that Obama was born in Hawaii. They claim that Obama\'s COLB on his websites shows he was born in Hawaii even though Obama refuses to provide a physical copy of his COLB.  They claim that a Hawaii state official "confirmed" that Obama was born in Hawaii, even though no Hawaii official ever confirmed that Obama was born in Hawaii or confirmed any of the COLB images Obama posted on his websites. There are some discredited "news" organizations like Associated Press that spread lies and totally misrepresent what Hawaii officials said.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884816">Alferd</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884816" class="dsq-comment-message">But they are so entertaining in their buffoonery.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884830">jc</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884830" class="dsq-comment-message">What is the problem with providing proof that the Constituition says is needed?<br><br>Please explain.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885376" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885376">George</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885376" class="dsq-comment-message">He did.  Why won\'t you accet the legal proof that has bee offered.  <br><br>Please explain.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887107">jc</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887107" class="dsq-comment-message">I haven\'t seen it.  I sure hope you don\'t mean the "photocopy" of the COLB from "Hawaii", with pertinent info redacted out. <br><br>Don\'t be so testy.<br><br>And you still did not explain why providing proof seems to be such a problem.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887489" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887489" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887489">e</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887489" class="dsq-comment-message">It was redacted at the states request to protect the file system of the state<br><br>Don\'t like it?  take it up with Hawaii.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887701">britcom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887701" class="dsq-comment-message">George,<br>Unofficial photocopies offered as proof on an unofficial website, from an unofficial source cannot be accepted as proof either in a court of law or in the court of public opinion. Photocopies can be altered or created out of whole cloth.  No official proof of natural birth in the US has been submitted for inspection by a competant authority.  Obama is an Attorney, he knows this, and the fact that he is stonewalling on this issue is prima facia evidense that he is hiding the facts surounding his birth status.  Why?  Obviously the information contained and the official document would damage him.  All the more reason to have the official document inspected by a court. George, I suspect you are not an attorney and don\'t know what legal proof is.  A photo copy (even if in color), is never legal proof of anything, much less an image posted on the internet by an unknown person.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6925417">Jon H</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6925417" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, genius, how do you propose that he post a physical document on a website?<br><br>Do you expect them to come to your freakin\' door with the original? Is he supposed to visit every moron and lunatic dredged up by Orly "crackerjack-box law degree" Taitz?<br><br>You don\'t count. I don\'t count. Therefore, we get the digital scan of the document produced by the Hawaiian officials.<br><br>Credible legal authorities who count, who are few in number, can no doubt see the physical document.<br><br>Birthers are sooooo stupid.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6884928">OBAMINATION</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6884928" class="dsq-comment-message">I CAN\'T WAIT UNTIL ALL THE NEOGHETTO  FRAUD LOVING THUGS GATHER IN THE STREETS TO WITNESS  THIS PIECE OF **** BOUNCING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE ON HIS DUMBO EARS AND INTO JAIL AND HOPEFULL AFTER THAT DEPORTED BACK TO THE MUD HUT COUNTRY HE CAME FROM.<br>I CAN\'T STAND LIES, FRAUD, AND DECEPTIVE THINGS BECOMING ACCEPTED.<br>I GUESS IT\'S JUST LIKE ALL THE FAT *** PEOPLE WALKING AROUND IT BECOMES ACCEPTED.<br>SEEMS LIKE THE UGLIER,FATTER, AND MORE GHETTO YOU ARE THE MORE "IN" YOU ARE.<br>WELL HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL BREAK OUT THE UGLY/FAT STICK AND ALSO THE MORON STICK AND CLEAN UP THIS ONCE GREAT NATION AFTER WE GET THE HALFBREED DUMBO OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6885357" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885357">buster</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885357" class="dsq-comment-message">Typical republican dumbass.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885003">joea</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885003" class="dsq-comment-message">Perhaps the most telling fact is that Obama\'s sister, who was born in Indonesia, also has a Hawaiin COLB.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6885340">Alferd</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885340" class="dsq-comment-message">Got proof of that???<br><br>Nope?  didn\'t think so.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6885977" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6885977" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/32437/the-party-of-birth-certificate-conspiracies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">W F Horan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6885977" class="dsq-comment-message">I thank the citizens portrayed in your “news placement” for the courage to stand up and ask the tough questions for all of us.  While I at first may not have agreed I respect, and defend their right and obligation to do such. <br><br>Your news story content is rather disappointing and clearly not reflecting good journalism to say the least!  I beg the MSM to serve the citizens and our country by digging into this critical issue. We desperately need subsequent rigorous reporting the facts as they lay out. From the brief scan of the international press we have a lot of very diverse legal activity in process concerning this issue including many Officers of our US Military up to SCOTUS!  Further the SCOTUS has side stepped any position so far sighting standing. Well I venture the latest round of individuals has a lot of standing as injured parties.<br>Apparently this has flushed out Mr. Obama and his henchmen to go on the attack. However he has been reported to have made a grave error in tactics and strategy in doing so!  Now given the approach of this “news placement” I ask  Mr. Obama are you a  Usurper or are you oiur POTUS? Yes or No?<br>Rule 5 for revolutionaries and radicals dedicates that a person that questions and or challenges (performing critical thinking) be marginalized and demonized.  Further that the fundamental issue be distorted and reflected back inverted plus spin.  Well this “news placement”  is a classic case of such concerning those loyal American Citizens and citizens that subscribe to our Constitutional Republic with a representative democracy under the rule of law. Moreover subscribe to the constitutional requirements for POTUS. Have The MSM and Mr. Obama gone out of their way to game the game and behave in a passive aggressive manner since the primarily and general election refusing to provide the fundamental information?. Yes, has the juice may have been applied and the fix might be in with the ruling class? If yes that is not enough to halt this speculation or worst.. I continue to hope that he - Obama can get this issue out of the way following the rule of law and get on with the important duties of POTUS. However if he is not qualified and hence is in fact a Usurper then I suggest that he / Obama make a decision to depart the office of POTUS and save his country (I hope it is realy his country), party and congress at large the embarrassment of trials and hearings.  That is he might decide for health reasons or what ever face saving story and just quietly leave. The wheels of justice grin rather slowly but they do grind exceeding fine. May God Bless America and give us strength to save our Republic with critical thinking under the rule of law and not the rule of men or bullets.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6886907" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6886907">e</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6886907" class="dsq-comment-message">If the COLB who\'s image is available on-line is fake, why hasn\'t the State of Hawaii stepped up and said:  "Hey that\'s a fake.  It is against the law in Hawaii to alter or forge a certified state document."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887217" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887217" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887217">Lertty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887217" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887217" class="dsq-comment-message">For the same reason, US Supreme Court refuses to hear the case, all US courts refuse to hear the case, all mainstream media refuse to even mention this issue, all top Republicans run away from this issue. Total silence. All are afraid of those who did not vote for Obama, because they are the ones who pay taxes, have guns, populate the vast majority of US land, are the bedrock of this country. Nobody really cares about Obama or his "supporters" if even such supporters are even for real, Obama voters are mostly on government support, do not pay taxes, are concentrated in intercity slums. The only reason Obama got elected is big money. Keep in mind that Obama contributions were never made public and totally secret. Since the Wall Street is the biggest beneficiary of Obama presidency take a clue where his contributions came from.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887462">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887462" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887462" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887462">e</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887462" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887462" class="dsq-comment-message">Yey!  Hoorah for you!! You are so special.<br><br>You are the hero of the hour.<br><br>YEY.  Let\'s hear it for Leartty.  He saved the country.<br><br>Yea!!!  Let\'s have a parade for him.<br><br>You are special.<br><br><br><br>(does that make you feel better?)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6921613">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6921613" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6921613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6921613">old1</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6921613" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6921613" class="dsq-comment-message">If that document is proven false, that would be Voter Fraud. Who is gonna look into this possible illegality?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887068">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887068" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887068" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887068">e</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887068" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887068" class="dsq-comment-message">Stop with the wingnuttery.  Give it up already.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887171">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887171" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887171" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887171">jc</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887171" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887171" class="dsq-comment-message">Wingnuttery?  <br><br>Why does something tell me that you believe the Texas Air National Guard documents Dan Rather tried to push over on us are real?</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887153">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887153" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887153" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887153">williamgetty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887153" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887153" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama is more secretive than Bush and Cheney, combined. Obama is an evil usurper.....end of story. I will not call him"President", because he is not our President. He is a liar, a fraud, and a mostrous phony. So, get ready America, cause you aint seen nuthin\' yet!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6887203">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6887203" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6887203" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6887203">jc</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6887203" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6887203" class="dsq-comment-message">Well . .  you can\'t really go that far.  <br><br>He was duly elected by a majority of the people and electors, so he is the President of the U.S.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6921459">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6921459" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6921459" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6921459">old1</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6921459" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6921459" class="dsq-comment-message">He was elected under false circumstances, therefore the whole Election was false. Biden is not number two after BO. We have to start over and hold a true and honest election. May the best AMERICAN win!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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