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For that to happen, birfers would have to brains.  I just figured that since the birfers have given up the pretense of even trying to make sense (hence the constant spamming of WND talking points), I'd stop trying to teach them about things like the evidence, burdens of proof and production, etc.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-14_17:18:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Steve_X", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 20014409, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19950856": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Have you ever wondered why CaptainSteve uses long comments. They seem more like they are cut and paste than an honest opinion. Anyways, it obvious that his disillusions goes further than refuses to read a birth certificate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-13_02:10:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anteni", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19912367, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19483915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Taitz is obviously on the right track - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_03:27:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19468475, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19722253": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "chrisjay - You've spouted nothing but the DOJ B/S - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:33:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19599151, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19722774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ricmarc - Still no facts to post, huh? <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:39:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19459764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19467160": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting... the Lucas Smith document looks nothing like an actual Kenyan birth certificate of the era -- in fact, it make geographical references that weren't even in place until several years after it was allegedly issued. On the other hand, it looks exactly like an Australian birth certificate of the era,  complete with identical names of the signing officials and a registration number that would have been appropriate for a 1961 Australian birth certificate. To top it off, the \"seal\" is not an official seal, but a rubbing of a Kenyan coin.<br><br>What did you say lends credence?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_20:40:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobertX", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19463421, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19990682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The above smear is provided by the obama\u2019s paid propaganda team.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-13_16:03:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19950856, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19463727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>That is unless you still believe the Earth is flat.</i><br><br>Like birthers do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_19:23:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b8e9953e98d7a0e78f0e22d241da51e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19463421, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19477893": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Another example of a confused birther. The issue of the presidents birth certificate was started by the birther movement, because they couldn't find anything to stop his popularity. It is you Captainsteve and other birthers who are feebly attempting to smear the democratically elected president of the US.<br><br>Yes, he did meet the constituation requirements. If you read the bottom of the birth certificate you will see the words \"This copy serves as prima facle evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding\". Which means that it is a legal document, and specifically a factual birth certificate.<br><br>So, it is the birthers that are practicing a smear campaign. You, can even defend yourself on that issue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_00:46:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anteni", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19465000, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19483937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oldmagicman666 - You are 100% correct - and now they're caught.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_03:28:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19478270, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19722020": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RobertX - Like you're a forensic document examiner, sure thing fool. You're simply another of Eric Holder's cheap whores - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:30:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19467160, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19469352": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama and Hawaii also said the copy he already provided is legal and valid for all government purposes, moron. 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What have you ever done, low-life?  Oh ya, nothing!<br><br>If there wasn't anything to this issue, the obamabots wouldn't be here vociferously smearing those who question.  Why aren't they at the \"truther\" or \"area 51\" sites?  They KNOW this is a real issue, and they don't want the truth to get out!<br><br>OBAMA, STOP HIDING. SHOW US THE LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND YOUR OTHER RECORDS!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_21:03:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19467203, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19599151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Majority: I couldn't have put it better myself! The Captain has been an absolute douche ever since Gilligan left him for another companion. This is all he has left...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_15:30:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "chrisjay", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19550450, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19475120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Factcheck has been caught in too many errors.  They can't be trusted.  I'm sure you believe everything you read on the internet, but I don't.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_23:46:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19473074, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19473074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sure, \"captain.\"  Put down your bong and your joystick and click here: <a href=\"http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in...</a><br><br>You can read the comments from most of the state officials.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_22:44:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobertX", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19471276, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19459764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "the birthers do not have a point and have never had a point.  for the posters here to lend credence to this nonsense shows them to be as ignorant as the buffoons that concocted this race based farce.<br><br>these people are like area 51 people.  nut cases.  no amount of proof will ever satisfy them.<br><br>and they LIE.<br><br><br>it is all based upon a LIE.<br><br>if you support the lie all of your positions on all issues are therefore invalid for all your opinions are based upon falsehoods.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_18:21:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "ricmarc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19483961": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RobertX - That is an outright lie.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_03:29:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19469352, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19468475": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She's a dentist with a mail-order, diploma-mill law degree that's not valid anywhere outside the State of California.<br><br>But I'll tell ya what, \"captain\" steve, ol' buddy. Why dontcha apply to your state for a certified copy of your birth certificate. Then when they send you the computer-printed form that just about every state issues these days, tell 'em that's not good enough -- you want the \"long form\" birth certificate.<br><br>I'd be interested to hear how you made out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_21:08:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobertX", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19468210, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19722684": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RobertX - You are well aware nothing Doctor Fukino says carries any weight in a court of law, you liar - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:36:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19473074, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19912367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I especially enjoy the irony of impeach charge #27, in which you wish to impeach the President for \"exciting\" YOU to insurrection: I think that concept pretty much closes the loop on your particular brand of mental pathology. Cap'n, I think it would be an understatement to point out that you are quite easily \"excited\".<br>Hey, when you inevitably cross the legal line in your seditious talk here, maybe you can have your defense attorney try out #27 for you in court:<br>\"The President made me do it!\"<br>wow", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-12_14:25:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "chrisjay", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19908456, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19469118": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama and Hawaii said the long-form exists, moron.  Let's see it.  <br><br>As far as mine, I didn't run for public office, but you can put away he quotation marks.  With 20,000 hours in the air, I don't need em.  Yo can save the \"ol buddy\" part though.  I don't need any cult-followers for buddies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_21:16:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19468475, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19483841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "barry5678 - Funny how it takes a TEAM of paid DOJ bloggers to support lying Obama. <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_03:24:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19467203, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19467203": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The best treatment for Orly Taitz would to give a frontal lobotomy operation so she becomes brain dead and nobody has listen to the Birther Queen Nutcase anymore.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_20:41:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "twitter-18584376", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 21, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "20014409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Steve_X<br><br>I applaud your efforts, but-------   you do realize that reasoning with Birfers is akin to teaching ferrets to yodel ?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-13_23:53:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "tyrebitre", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 20006787, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19478862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Doesn't matter just the fact his daddy was never an American Citizen makes the Natural Born American Citizen issue out of his reach.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_01:23:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "oldmagicman666", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19467160, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19478739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Anteni, The Rotten Rodham started this eligibility issue way back in the early DemComm primaries. But someone had a Ace up their sleeve on the Slick Willie family and she folded and settled for S of S. Do your homework! The truth is out there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_01:18:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "oldmagicman666", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19477893, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19721943": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ricmarc - You are an IDIOT and a cheap DOJ whore - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:28:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19459764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19721970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "mantis = ANOTHER cheap DOJ whore - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:29:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19463727, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19929822": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't imagine the Cap'n will remember many of these \"points\" when the meds even out and he's come down off the roller coaster...only time'll tell.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-12_18:33:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "chrisjay", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19914465, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19722079": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RobertX - You and Obama have one thing in common, you're both liars - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:31:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19466746, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19914465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Personally I'm a big fan of #28, which alleges that the president has been \"fatiguing\" members of Congress.  Woe be unto the man that runs afoul of the all-important \"Congressional Naptime\" clause of the Constitution.  Even better is the nonsense about doing things to make Congress \"uncomfortable.\"  Maybe the House should file a complaint with the human resources guy.  That'll teach him!<br><br>There's also #30, which accuses the president of \"nullifying\" parts of the Constitution.  I know that it must not be the 4th and 8th Amendments because Bush had already nullified those when he was in office.  <br><br>At least \"capnsteve\" updated his WND talking points.  Now I have even MORE birfer nonsense to ridicule!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-12_14:45:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Steve_X", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19912367, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19550562": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're a paranoid idiot.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_11:07:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "f3e61138491b3087728db789b40e7a47", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19478739, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19478116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Steve, all your comments have contained half truths and contradictions. You were once complaining about birthers victim of smears. Now, you engage in smears against <a href=\"http://Factcheck.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">Factcheck.org</a>.<br><br>Then your write \"I'm sure you believe everything you read on the internet, but I don't\". Actually, you do this is why you insist on spread the absolutely disjoint birther arguments. Please, stop contradicting yourself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_00:54:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anteni", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19475120, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19908456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "31 REASONS TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA (aka Barry Soetoro):<br>by DefendUSx October 11, 2009 23:31<br><br>From Blogsphere:<br><br>The history of the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these United States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.<br><br>1. He has violated his oath to defend the US Constitution by exercising powers forbidden by the Constitution.<br><br>2. He has used public money to purchase private companies.<br><br>3. He has illegally tried to use public money to create publicly owned companies.<br><br>4. He has embezzled public money allocated by Congress for rescuing distressed private financial institutions, and used it to purchase automobile manufacturing companies.<br><br>5. He has given our public money to finance foreign automobile companies.<br><br>6. He has given our public money to a foreign state to finance their state-run oil company while refusing to allow us to develop our own oil resources.<br><br>7. He has violated the principle of balance of powers by usurping Congress\u2019 role of law maker.<br><br>8. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.<br><br>9. He has ignored the laws protecting us from the insolvency of financial institutions.<br><br>10. He has demanded and implemented Tax-and-Spend laws that inevitably lead to economic collapse.<br><br>11. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by appointing a judge to the Supreme Court based not on ability to interpret the Constitution, but on radical ideology and color of skin.<br><br>12. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Czars to harass our people and eat out their substance.<br><br>13. He has violated the balance of powers by appointing Czars with far reaching powers who are accountable to no one but himself.<br><br>14. He has as a matter of patronage stolen private industries from shareholders and given them to workers\u2019 unions.<br><br>15. He has substantially benefited his political financial supporters by giving public money to foreign industries.<br><br>16. He has arranged very large unscrupulous deals with private companies to exchange public money for his political advertising.<br><br>17. He has attempted to create a public industry, a health insurance company, that would compete with existing and similar private industries in open defiance of the consent of the people, and the letter and intent of the Constitution.<br><br>18. He has attempted to annul freedom of speech by setting up an illegal reporting system for recording the names of dissenters and by publicly attacking private citizens who oppose him.<br><br>19. He has counted illegal aliens as citizens to skew his standing with Congress.<br><br>20. He has illegally fired Inspectors General who found wrong-doing with his political crones.<br><br>21. He has attempted to insert himself into even the most personal life experience, our end of life care.<br><br>22. He has attempted to refuse to pay for medical treatment for wounded soldiers.<br><br>23. He has refused his assent to Laws of Congress, exercising false powers of veto that are contrary and insubordinate to the Constitution.<br><br>24. He has contradicted and violated the rule of law regarding bankruptcy after forcing the failure of one of our largest automakers.<br><br>25. He has appointed a Secretary of State who is ineligible for office.<br><br>26. He has attempted to force all citizens into mandatory servitude to the government.<br><br>27. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our lands, the merciless Islamo-fascist terrorists whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.<br><br>28. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.<br><br>29. He has combined with Communist, Socialists and Fascists to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our American character, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation.<br><br>30. He has, in collusion with an insolent and irresponsible Congress, imposed Taxes against our consent not only on us, but also on our beloved children and our grandchildren denying them any representation.<br><br>31. He has nullified parts of our Constitution, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally our Form of Government.<br><br><br>A President whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant is unfit to be the Chief Executive of a free people.  <br><br>For footnotes and additional information regarding the origin and validity of the 31 reasons listed above, visit one or both of the following links:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.amorian.org/2009/09/06/the-big-list-of-reasons-to-impeach-barack-obama/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.amorian.org/2009/09/06/the-big-list-...</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.amorian.org/the-big-list/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.amorian.org/the-big-list/</a><br> <br>In addition, a lot of people are wondering what it would take to impeach Barack Obama. Here is a good summary about impeachment in general from the American Bar Association website, &lt;<a href=\"http://www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html</a>&gt;<br> <br>Consider the following as well:<br> <br>1. H.R. 2454 is Barack Obama's \"Carbon Cap-and-Trade Bill.\" This bill would eliminate millions of jobs in American. For example, it would eliminate 200,000 jobs just in the state of Texas. It would give the Federal Government significant control over the Energy Industry, and impose crushing costs on consumers and businesses coast to coast. It would further increase the size of the Federal Government and \"is likely to be the biggest tax increase in American history.\"  <br> <br>Plus, and this will blow your mind........ even the man who originated the \"Cap-and-Trade\" theory in the 1960's, Thomas Crocker, is adamantly opposed to the passage of H.R. 2454. Why? Because, as Thomas Crocker explains, it has no chance of working (i.e., improving the environment) unless every major industrial country on earth agrees to participate. If every country does not participate then Mr. Crocker says, \"It's stupid and a complete waste of money and effort.\" Many countries, including China and Russia have refused to participate.  <br> <br>Therefore, obviously, if any nation's President wants to go ahead and implement \"Cap-and-Trade\" anyway, without every other country committed to a worldwide treaty, then his intent is to knowingly harm his own nation or else, he's just stupid. I don't believe Barack Obama is stupid. I do believe he is a very misguided individual. You can decide for yourself whether or not Obama wants to pass \"Cap-and-Trade\" to intentionally harm America. The fact remains, \"Cap-and-Trade\" is so extremely risky and convoluted, that this bill alone may be enough to ruin the US economy for decades to come. The debate on this topic should be as simple as what Thomas Crocker said, \"It's stupid.\"<br> <br>2. H.R. 3200 is Barack Obama's government controlled health care hoax. It is not about health care. H.R. 3200 is a charade, a sham and nothing more than a political left-wing power grab. This bill will destroy health care in America and further rip apart one of the precious fabrics of this Nation.  <br> <br>Why is it so hard for people to understand, \"There is no such thing as magic?\" Either, the taxpayers have to pay the bills or the Nation defaults on it's financial obligations. Today, every living person in the United States (of every age) would have to pay $349,136.00 to payoff our liabilities. So, let's do the math. How many of you and how many of your children have an extra $349,136.00 laying around to payoff your share of our liabilities?<br> <br>Otherwise, there are two ways to default on our Nation's financial obligations: (1) Refuse to pay and suffer the consequences imposed on us by other Nations around the world, or (2) Default by \"devaluation of the US dollar.\" This means printing more and more money, until we intentionally devalue our own currency to the point where everyone loses; the people we owe money to lose, as well as our own citizens who are left holding currency which is worth next to nothing. In either default scenario everyone loses, except a very few \"insiders in the know\" who invest appropriately and get out of our currency far ahead of time.  <br> <br>H.R. 3200 is ridiculously unaffordable! It's unaffordable, unless you significantly reduce the quality of health care, plus taxpayers pay hundreds of billions of dollars more in taxes for poor government administration, poor care, and also, for coverage for those who don't want health insurance, don't need health insurance or can't afford better health coverage. Including, 33 million illegal aliens, and many more illegal's to come.  <br> <br>Lastly, how are the American people going to respond when the Federal Government starts closing thousands of nursing homes across America because we simply can't afford to keep them open? And too, where are the millions of elderly people currently in those nursing homes going to go when their nursing homes are closed?<br> <br>3. Senate Bill 560 and H.R. 1409 are Barack Obama's gift to labor unions. These two bills give away worker's rights and employer's rights to labor unions on a \"Sliver Platter.\" The EFCA should be titled the \"Employees Forked by Congress Act.\"  <br> <br>Listen very carefully...... there are no citizens anywhere in America asking for this legislation! The only voice in America asking for this legislation is the special interest group know as labor unions (i.e., UAW, SEIU, etc.) Nothing is broken within the National Labor Relation Act and nothing needs to be fixed. Labor laws are already tipped far to unfairly in favor of labor unions. Even to the extent that today it is perfectly legal for unions to blatantly lie to workers during organizing. Maybe there was some justification for allowing unions to lie to workers in 1934, but in today's world it seems unconscionable that our US Government should somehow endorse lying. If the labor law playing field is adjusted at all it should be adjusted more in favor of truth, honesty, integrity and fair play, which is exactly the opposite of what these two bills propose. The supporters of this legislation should be ashamed for even being associated with something as devious and unethical as these two bills.  <br> <br>S.B. 560 and H.R. 1409 are deceitful, unconstitutional and nothing more than an \"under the table\" trade between Barack Obama and Big Labor Unions.  <br> <br>These two bills add no value to anything, anywhere, except to increase the size of Labor Union's bank accounts; and unnecessarily increase the authority of the Federal Government. This legislation harms workers, harms businesses, harms the economy and harms America! At the same time, the legislation makes the Federal Government larger, more expensive and more wasteful. Too, it makes Labor Unions billions of dollars richer, much larger and much more powerful, without unions producing anything or adding value anywhere.  <br> <br>This legislation will do the very same thing to the entire Nation that the UAW did to General Motors over the last 50 years. In 1999 General Motors stock was trading at $95.20 per share. On March 5, 2009, General Motors stock was trading at $1.97 per share. Two months ago GM was in bankruptcy. Today, thanks to more than $80,000,000,000 from the American taxpayer, GM is out of bankruptcy and offering totally insane incentives to try and make a go of it.  <br> <br>This legislation is anti-employee, anti-business, anti-cooperation, anti-growth and rips at the heart of Freedom in America! At a time when our tax base in the United States should be a major concern for every single individual living in this country, S.B. 560 and H.R. 1409 will drive more jobs overseas and further rip apart one of the basic fabrics of this Nation....... the work place.<br> <br>4. H.R. 45 is the \"Blair Holt's Firearm Act of 2009.\" Barack Obama, Eric Holder, new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and many others in the Administration are aggressive proponents of substantially increased gun control. This has been proven around the world time and again, to be absolutely the wrong thing to do.<br> <br>5. Senate Bill 773 is the \"Cybersecurity Act of 2009.\" Don't think for one second that this Administration does not want to control the Internet, as well as every other aspect of your life.<br> <br>6. The \"Fairness Doctrine\" is the Administrations avenue to shut down talk radio. The \"Fairness Doctrine\" was repealed by Congress in 1985, but a month does not pass that some Democrat or someone in the Administration doesn't talk about the need to re-institute the \"Fairness Doctrine.\" The dishonestly named \"Fairness Doctrine\" is something which is horribly bad for America.<br> <br>7. The US National Debt tonight is $11.9 trillion dollars. The US Unfunded Liability (i.e., Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) is $107.4 trillion dollars. The Federal Government intends to borrow an additional $1.5 trillion dollars in 2010. The interest payment alone on our National Debt last year exceeded $450 billion dollars. The United States is collapsing into bankruptcy faster than you can say, \"Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin lives in the White House.\"<br> <br>8. No one can see the end to the reckless over spending and excessive Government borrowing! Congress has long been out of control with regard to excessive spending. However, this Administration is now spending money four times faster than ever before, with no end in sight and no plan for recovery. The White House and many in Congress act as though: (1) Either, money is free, or (2) They've accepted that financial doomsday is coming soon and they're fine with that prospect.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-12_13:43:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19990640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The above smear is paid for by the obama\u2019s paid propaganda team.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-13_16:02:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19912367, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "20006763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "^ Another of Orly's split personalities is at it again! Run!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-13_20:39:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Steve_X", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19990682, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "20006766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "^ Another of Orly's split personalities is at it again! Run!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-13_20:39:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Steve_X", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19990640, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19478128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "barry? Barry that you? Does Ms Taitz scare you? Strong pretty women are scary if you don't know you are man enough to handle them. Just relax, it will all be over soon. Peace, quite and solitude are awaiting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_00:55:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "oldmagicman666", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19467203, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19465000": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If true, why are you here?<br><br>If there wasn't anything to this issue, you wouldn't be here vociferously smearing those who want full disclosure.  Why aren't you at the \"area 51\" sites?  You KNOW this is a real issue, and you don't want the truth to get out!<br><br>You're just a lying cult-of-obama thug.<br><br>OBAMA, STOP HIDING. SHOW US THE LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND YOUR OTHER RECORDS!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_19:57:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "captainsteve", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19459764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19550450": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But we're supposed to believe a delusional, brain damaged, anonymous coward like you with more spare time than common sense?<br><br>You troll many of these boards with the same  idiotic lies that are easily debunked. <br>Posting the same dysentery over and over again ad nauseam doesn't magically make your insane ramblings true.<br><br>You must be so sad and lonely. How pathetic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_11:05:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "f3e61138491b3087728db789b40e7a47", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19475120, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19466746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, it's not inconceivable for them to have been taken away in a spaceship to Alpha Centauri either. The deal is, pal, anything's \"conceivable.\" Provable is a whole different matter.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_20:29:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobertX", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19463421, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19463421": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Back in the 1400s people believed the Earth was flat. They just could not comprehend occurrences beyond their known universe. Senator Obama, has family connections to Kenya, through his father. It is not inconceivable for SAD and BHO Sr, to have traveled to Kenya, in July or August of 1961, when SAD was 6-7 months pregnant for any number of reasons (family, business, political, vacation), and stay for 1-2 months, and then upon trying to depart face a travel restriction due to the advanced pregnancy. Of course this is speculation, but the certified (blue ink stamp with signature) copy of the \"footprint\" BC submitted into evidence by Lucas Smith, lends credence to the theory, and begs to be authenticated through examination of the original. That is unless you still believe the Earth is flat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_19:15:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "borderraven", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19459764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19478270": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Half the stuff on the internet is lies and BS, it's posted by all the paid Obots.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-08_01:00:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "oldmagicman666", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19478116, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19722623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Majority Will - It's obvious why you're here and who you work for - <a href=\"http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-09_23:34:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "390c03fd67b6ab38587b70617598ea2d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 month ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 19550450, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "38107847", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": 2954048164470828266}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "the_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 18, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 888, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 38107847, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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/**
 * 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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz/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">888</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/the_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz/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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz/">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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz/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:38107847" 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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz',
			// 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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz/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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz'
			+ '&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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz'
			+ '&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_washington_post_botches_it_on_orly_taitz'
				+ '&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/38107847/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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









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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-19467203">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19467203" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19467203" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19467203" href="http://twitter.com/barry5678" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">barry5678</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19467203" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19467203" class="dsq-comment-message">The best treatment for Orly Taitz would to give a frontal lobotomy operation so she becomes brain dead and nobody has listen to the Birther Queen Nutcase anymore.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-19468210">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19468210" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19468210" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19468210">captainsteve</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19468210" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19468210" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s a doctor and a lawyer. What have you ever done, low-life?  Oh ya, nothing!<br><br>If there wasn\'t anything to this issue, the obamabots wouldn\'t be here vociferously smearing those who question.  Why aren\'t they at the "truther" or "area 51" sites?  They KNOW this is a real issue, and they don\'t want the truth to get out!<br><br>OBAMA, STOP HIDING. SHOW US THE LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND YOUR OTHER RECORDS!!!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-19468475">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19468475" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19468475" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19468475">RobertX</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19468475" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19468475" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s a dentist with a mail-order, diploma-mill law degree that\'s not valid anywhere outside the State of California.<br><br>But I\'ll tell ya what, "captain" steve, ol\' buddy. Why dontcha apply to your state for a certified copy of your birth certificate. Then when they send you the computer-printed form that just about every state issues these days, tell \'em that\'s not good enough -- you want the "long form" birth certificate.<br><br>I\'d be interested to hear how you made out.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-19469118">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19469118" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19469118">captainsteve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19469118" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama and Hawaii said the long-form exists, moron.  Let\'s see it.  <br><br>As far as mine, I didn\'t run for public office, but you can put away he quotation marks.  With 20,000 hours in the air, I don\'t need em.  Yo can save the "ol buddy" part though.  I don\'t need any cult-followers for buddies.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19469352" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19469352">RobertX</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19469352" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama and Hawaii also said the copy he already provided is legal and valid for all government purposes, moron. Since you\'re so willing to quote Obama and Hawaii, quote that and STFU.<br><br>Sorry, "captain"... the time you\'ve spent stoned doesn\'t count as flight time, no matter how high you might have been.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19471276" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19471276" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19471276">captainsteve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19471276" class="dsq-comment-message">Pilots don\'t take drugs.<br><br>Prove your Hawaii said point, or STFU,  @sswipe.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19473074" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19473074" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19473074">RobertX</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19473074" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure, "captain."  Put down your bong and your joystick and click here: <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in...</a><br><br>You can read the comments from most of the state officials.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19475120" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19475120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19475120">captainsteve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19475120" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19475120" class="dsq-comment-message">Factcheck has been caught in too many errors.  They can\'t be trusted.  I\'m sure you believe everything you read on the internet, but I don\'t.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19478116" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19478116" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19478116">Anteni</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19478116" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19478116" class="dsq-comment-message">Steve, all your comments have contained half truths and contradictions. You were once complaining about birthers victim of smears. Now, you engage in smears against <a href="http://Factcheck.org" rel="nofollow">Factcheck.org</a>.<br><br>Then your write "I\'m sure you believe everything you read on the internet, but I don\'t". Actually, you do this is why you insist on spread the absolutely disjoint birther arguments. Please, stop contradicting yourself.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19478270" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19478270" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19478270">oldmagicman666</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19478270" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19478270" class="dsq-comment-message">Half the stuff on the internet is lies and BS, it\'s posted by all the paid Obots.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19483937" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19483937" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19483937" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lawrence </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19483937" class="dsq-comment-message">oldmagicman666 - You are 100% correct - and now they\'re caught.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19550450" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19550450" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19550450">Majority Will</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19550450" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19550450" class="dsq-comment-message">But we\'re supposed to believe a delusional, brain damaged, anonymous coward like you with more spare time than common sense?<br><br>You troll many of these boards with the same  idiotic lies that are easily debunked. <br>Posting the same dysentery over and over again ad nauseam doesn\'t magically make your insane ramblings true.<br><br>You must be so sad and lonely. How pathetic.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19599151" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19599151">chrisjay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19599151" class="dsq-comment-message">Majority: I couldn\'t have put it better myself! The Captain has been an absolute douche ever since Gilligan left him for another companion. This is all he has left...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19722253" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19722253" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19722253" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19722253" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722253" class="dsq-comment-message">chrisjay - You\'ve spouted nothing but the DOJ B/S - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19722623" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19722623" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19722623" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19722623" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722623" class="dsq-comment-message">Majority Will - It\'s obvious why you\'re here and who you work for - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19722684" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19722684" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19722684" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722684" class="dsq-comment-message">RobertX - You are well aware nothing Doctor Fukino says carries any weight in a court of law, you liar - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19483961" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19483961" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19483961" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lawrence </a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19483961" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19483961" class="dsq-comment-message">RobertX - That is an outright lie.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19483915" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19483915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19483915" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lawrence </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19483915" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19483915" class="dsq-comment-message">Taitz is obviously on the right track - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19721898" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19721898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19721898" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19721898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19721898" class="dsq-comment-message">RobertX = Another cheap DOJ whore - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19478128" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19478128" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19478128">oldmagicman666</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19478128" class="dsq-comment-message">barry? Barry that you? Does Ms Taitz scare you? Strong pretty women are scary if you don\'t know you are man enough to handle them. Just relax, it will all be over soon. Peace, quite and solitude are awaiting.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19483841" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19483841" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lawrence </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19483841" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19483841" class="dsq-comment-message">barry5678 - Funny how it takes a TEAM of paid DOJ bloggers to support lying Obama. <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19722757" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19722757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19722757" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19722757" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722757" class="dsq-comment-message">barry5678 - We know who pays you to lie - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19459764" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19459764" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19459764">ricmarc</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19459764" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19459764" class="dsq-comment-message">the birthers do not have a point and have never had a point.  for the posters here to lend credence to this nonsense shows them to be as ignorant as the buffoons that concocted this race based farce.<br><br>these people are like area 51 people.  nut cases.  no amount of proof will ever satisfy them.<br><br>and they LIE.<br><br><br>it is all based upon a LIE.<br><br>if you support the lie all of your positions on all issues are therefore invalid for all your opinions are based upon falsehoods.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19463421" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19463421" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19463421">borderraven</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19463421" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19463421" class="dsq-comment-message">Back in the 1400s people believed the Earth was flat. They just could not comprehend occurrences beyond their known universe. Senator Obama, has family connections to Kenya, through his father. It is not inconceivable for SAD and BHO Sr, to have traveled to Kenya, in July or August of 1961, when SAD was 6-7 months pregnant for any number of reasons (family, business, political, vacation), and stay for 1-2 months, and then upon trying to depart face a travel restriction due to the advanced pregnancy. Of course this is speculation, but the certified (blue ink stamp with signature) copy of the "footprint" BC submitted into evidence by Lucas Smith, lends credence to the theory, and begs to be authenticated through examination of the original. That is unless you still believe the Earth is flat.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19466746" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19466746" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19466746">RobertX</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19466746" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19466746" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, it\'s not inconceivable for them to have been taken away in a spaceship to Alpha Centauri either. The deal is, pal, anything\'s "conceivable." Provable is a whole different matter.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19722079" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19722079" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19722079" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722079" class="dsq-comment-message">RobertX - You and Obama have one thing in common, you\'re both liars - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19467160" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19467160" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19467160">RobertX</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19467160" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19467160" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting... the Lucas Smith document looks nothing like an actual Kenyan birth certificate of the era -- in fact, it make geographical references that weren\'t even in place until several years after it was allegedly issued. On the other hand, it looks exactly like an Australian birth certificate of the era,  complete with identical names of the signing officials and a registration number that would have been appropriate for a 1961 Australian birth certificate. To top it off, the "seal" is not an official seal, but a rubbing of a Kenyan coin.<br><br>What did you say lends credence?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19478862" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19478862" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19478862">oldmagicman666</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19478862" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19478862" class="dsq-comment-message">Doesn\'t matter just the fact his daddy was never an American Citizen makes the Natural Born American Citizen issue out of his reach.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19722020" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19722020" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19722020" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19722020" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722020" class="dsq-comment-message">RobertX - Like you\'re a forensic document examiner, sure thing fool. You\'re simply another of Eric Holder\'s cheap whores - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19463727" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19463727" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19463727">mantis</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19463727" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19463727" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>That is unless you still believe the Earth is flat.</i><br><br>Like birthers do.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19721970" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19721970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19721970" href="http://washingtonindependent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ralph </a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19721970" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19721970" class="dsq-comment-message">mantis = ANOTHER cheap DOJ whore - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19465000" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19465000" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19465000">captainsteve</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19465000" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19465000" class="dsq-comment-message">If true, why are you here?<br><br>If there wasn\'t anything to this issue, you wouldn\'t be here vociferously smearing those who want full disclosure.  Why aren\'t you at the "area 51" sites?  You KNOW this is a real issue, and you don\'t want the truth to get out!<br><br>You\'re just a lying cult-of-obama thug.<br><br>OBAMA, STOP HIDING. SHOW US THE LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND YOUR OTHER RECORDS!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19477893" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19477893" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19477893">Anteni</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19477893" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19477893" class="dsq-comment-message">Another example of a confused birther. The issue of the presidents birth certificate was started by the birther movement, because they couldn\'t find anything to stop his popularity. It is you Captainsteve and other birthers who are feebly attempting to smear the democratically elected president of the US.<br><br>Yes, he did meet the constituation requirements. If you read the bottom of the birth certificate you will see the words "This copy serves as prima facle evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding". Which means that it is a legal document, and specifically a factual birth certificate.<br><br>So, it is the birthers that are practicing a smear campaign. You, can even defend yourself on that issue.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19478739" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19478739">oldmagicman666</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19478739" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19478739" class="dsq-comment-message">Anteni, The Rotten Rodham started this eligibility issue way back in the early DemComm primaries. But someone had a Ace up their sleeve on the Slick Willie family and she folded and settled for S of S. Do your homework! The truth is out there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19550562">Majority Will</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19550562" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re a paranoid idiot.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19721943" class="dsq-comment-message">ricmarc - You are an IDIOT and a cheap DOJ whore - <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19722774" class="dsq-comment-message">ricmarc - Still no facts to post, huh? <a href="http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obama-justice-departments-secret-blogging-team-is-it-illegal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/10/07/the-obam...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19908456" class="dsq-comment-message">31 REASONS TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA (aka Barry Soetoro):<br>by DefendUSx October 11, 2009 23:31<br><br>From Blogsphere:<br><br>The history of the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these United States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.<br><br>1. He has violated his oath to defend the US Constitution by exercising powers forbidden by the Constitution.<br><br>2. He has used public money to purchase private companies.<br><br>3. He has illegally tried to use public money to create publicly owned companies.<br><br>4. He has embezzled public money allocated by Congress for rescuing distressed private financial institutions, and used it to purchase automobile manufacturing companies.<br><br>5. He has given our public money to finance foreign automobile companies.<br><br>6. He has given our public money to a foreign state to finance their state-run oil company while refusing to allow us to develop our own oil resources.<br><br>7. He has violated the principle of balance of powers by usurping Congress’ role of law maker.<br><br>8. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.<br><br>9. He has ignored the laws protecting us from the insolvency of financial institutions.<br><br>10. He has demanded and implemented Tax-and-Spend laws that inevitably lead to economic collapse.<br><br>11. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by appointing a judge to the Supreme Court based not on ability to interpret the Constitution, but on radical ideology and color of skin.<br><br>12. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Czars to harass our people and eat out their substance.<br><br>13. He has violated the balance of powers by appointing Czars with far reaching powers who are accountable to no one but himself.<br><br>14. He has as a matter of patronage stolen private industries from shareholders and given them to workers’ unions.<br><br>15. He has substantially benefited his political financial supporters by giving public money to foreign industries.<br><br>16. He has arranged very large unscrupulous deals with private companies to exchange public money for his political advertising.<br><br>17. He has attempted to create a public industry, a health insurance company, that would compete with existing and similar private industries in open defiance of the consent of the people, and the letter and intent of the Constitution.<br><br>18. He has attempted to annul freedom of speech by setting up an illegal reporting system for recording the names of dissenters and by publicly attacking private citizens who oppose him.<br><br>19. He has counted illegal aliens as citizens to skew his standing with Congress.<br><br>20. He has illegally fired Inspectors General who found wrong-doing with his political crones.<br><br>21. He has attempted to insert himself into even the most personal life experience, our end of life care.<br><br>22. He has attempted to refuse to pay for medical treatment for wounded soldiers.<br><br>23. He has refused his assent to Laws of Congress, exercising false powers of veto that are contrary and insubordinate to the Constitution.<br><br>24. He has contradicted and violated the rule of law regarding bankruptcy after forcing the failure of one of our largest automakers.<br><br>25. He has appointed a Secretary of State who is ineligible for office.<br><br>26. He has attempted to force all citizens into mandatory servitude to the government.<br><br>27. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our lands, the merciless Islamo-fascist terrorists whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.<br><br>28. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.<br><br>29. He has combined with Communist, Socialists and Fascists to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our American character, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation.<br><br>30. He has, in collusion with an insolent and irresponsible Congress, imposed Taxes against our consent not only on us, but also on our beloved children and our grandchildren denying them any representation.<br><br>31. He has nullified parts of our Constitution, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally our Form of Government.<br><br><br>A President whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant is unfit to be the Chief Executive of a free people.  <br><br>For footnotes and additional information regarding the origin and validity of the 31 reasons listed above, visit one or both of the following links:<br><br><a href="http://www.amorian.org/2009/09/06/the-big-list-of-reasons-to-impeach-barack-obama/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amorian.org/2009/09/06/the-big-list-...</a><br><br><a href="http://www.amorian.org/the-big-list/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amorian.org/the-big-list/</a><br> <br>In addition, a lot of people are wondering what it would take to impeach Barack Obama. Here is a good summary about impeachment in general from the American Bar Association website, &lt;<a href="http://www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html</a>&gt;<br> <br>Consider the following as well:<br> <br>1. H.R. 2454 is Barack Obama\'s "Carbon Cap-and-Trade Bill." This bill would eliminate millions of jobs in American. For example, it would eliminate 200,000 jobs just in the state of Texas. It would give the Federal Government significant control over the Energy Industry, and impose crushing costs on consumers and businesses coast to coast. It would further increase the size of the Federal Government and "is likely to be the biggest tax increase in American history."  <br> <br>Plus, and this will blow your mind........ even the man who originated the "Cap-and-Trade" theory in the 1960\'s, Thomas Crocker, is adamantly opposed to the passage of H.R. 2454. Why? Because, as Thomas Crocker explains, it has no chance of working (i.e., improving the environment) unless every major industrial country on earth agrees to participate. If every country does not participate then Mr. Crocker says, "It\'s stupid and a complete waste of money and effort." Many countries, including China and Russia have refused to participate.  <br> <br>Therefore, obviously, if any nation\'s President wants to go ahead and implement "Cap-and-Trade" anyway, without every other country committed to a worldwide treaty, then his intent is to knowingly harm his own nation or else, he\'s just stupid. I don\'t believe Barack Obama is stupid. I do believe he is a very misguided individual. You can decide for yourself whether or not Obama wants to pass "Cap-and-Trade" to intentionally harm America. The fact remains, "Cap-and-Trade" is so extremely risky and convoluted, that this bill alone may be enough to ruin the US economy for decades to come. The debate on this topic should be as simple as what Thomas Crocker said, "It\'s stupid."<br> <br>2. H.R. 3200 is Barack Obama\'s government controlled health care hoax. It is not about health care. H.R. 3200 is a charade, a sham and nothing more than a political left-wing power grab. This bill will destroy health care in America and further rip apart one of the precious fabrics of this Nation.  <br> <br>Why is it so hard for people to understand, "There is no such thing as magic?" Either, the taxpayers have to pay the bills or the Nation defaults on it\'s financial obligations. Today, every living person in the United States (of every age) would have to pay $349,136.00 to payoff our liabilities. So, let\'s do the math. How many of you and how many of your children have an extra $349,136.00 laying around to payoff your share of our liabilities?<br> <br>Otherwise, there are two ways to default on our Nation\'s financial obligations: (1) Refuse to pay and suffer the consequences imposed on us by other Nations around the world, or (2) Default by "devaluation of the US dollar." This means printing more and more money, until we intentionally devalue our own currency to the point where everyone loses; the people we owe money to lose, as well as our own citizens who are left holding currency which is worth next to nothing. In either default scenario everyone loses, except a very few "insiders in the know" who invest appropriately and get out of our currency far ahead of time.  <br> <br>H.R. 3200 is ridiculously unaffordable! It\'s unaffordable, unless you significantly reduce the quality of health care, plus taxpayers pay hundreds of billions of dollars more in taxes for poor government administration, poor care, and also, for coverage for those who don\'t want health insurance, don\'t need health insurance or can\'t afford better health coverage. Including, 33 million illegal aliens, and many more illegal\'s to come.  <br> <br>Lastly, how are the American people going to respond when the Federal Government starts closing thousands of nursing homes across America because we simply can\'t afford to keep them open? And too, where are the millions of elderly people currently in those nursing homes going to go when their nursing homes are closed?<br> <br>3. Senate Bill 560 and H.R. 1409 are Barack Obama\'s gift to labor unions. These two bills give away worker\'s rights and employer\'s rights to labor unions on a "Sliver Platter." The EFCA should be titled the "Employees Forked by Congress Act."  <br> <br>Listen very carefully...... there are no citizens anywhere in America asking for this legislation! The only voice in America asking for this legislation is the special interest group know as labor unions (i.e., UAW, SEIU, etc.) Nothing is broken within the National Labor Relation Act and nothing needs to be fixed. Labor laws are already tipped far to unfairly in favor of labor unions. Even to the extent that today it is perfectly legal for unions to blatantly lie to workers during organizing. Maybe there was some justification for allowing unions to lie to workers in 1934, but in today\'s world it seems unconscionable that our US Government should somehow endorse lying. If the labor law playing field is adjusted at all it should be adjusted more in favor of truth, honesty, integrity and fair play, which is exactly the opposite of what these two bills propose. The supporters of this legislation should be ashamed for even being associated with something as devious and unethical as these two bills.  <br> <br>S.B. 560 and H.R. 1409 are deceitful, unconstitutional and nothing more than an "under the table" trade between Barack Obama and Big Labor Unions.  <br> <br>These two bills add no value to anything, anywhere, except to increase the size of Labor Union\'s bank accounts; and unnecessarily increase the authority of the Federal Government. This legislation harms workers, harms businesses, harms the economy and harms America! At the same time, the legislation makes the Federal Government larger, more expensive and more wasteful. Too, it makes Labor Unions billions of dollars richer, much larger and much more powerful, without unions producing anything or adding value anywhere.  <br> <br>This legislation will do the very same thing to the entire Nation that the UAW did to General Motors over the last 50 years. In 1999 General Motors stock was trading at $95.20 per share. On March 5, 2009, General Motors stock was trading at $1.97 per share. Two months ago GM was in bankruptcy. Today, thanks to more than $80,000,000,000 from the American taxpayer, GM is out of bankruptcy and offering totally insane incentives to try and make a go of it.  <br> <br>This legislation is anti-employee, anti-business, anti-cooperation, anti-growth and rips at the heart of Freedom in America! At a time when our tax base in the United States should be a major concern for every single individual living in this country, S.B. 560 and H.R. 1409 will drive more jobs overseas and further rip apart one of the basic fabrics of this Nation....... the work place.<br> <br>4. H.R. 45 is the "Blair Holt\'s Firearm Act of 2009." Barack Obama, Eric Holder, new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and many others in the Administration are aggressive proponents of substantially increased gun control. This has been proven around the world time and again, to be absolutely the wrong thing to do.<br> <br>5. Senate Bill 773 is the "Cybersecurity Act of 2009." Don\'t think for one second that this Administration does not want to control the Internet, as well as every other aspect of your life.<br> <br>6. The "Fairness Doctrine" is the Administrations avenue to shut down talk radio. The "Fairness Doctrine" was repealed by Congress in 1985, but a month does not pass that some Democrat or someone in the Administration doesn\'t talk about the need to re-institute the "Fairness Doctrine." The dishonestly named "Fairness Doctrine" is something which is horribly bad for America.<br> <br>7. The US National Debt tonight is $11.9 trillion dollars. The US Unfunded Liability (i.e., Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) is $107.4 trillion dollars. The Federal Government intends to borrow an additional $1.5 trillion dollars in 2010. The interest payment alone on our National Debt last year exceeded $450 billion dollars. The United States is collapsing into bankruptcy faster than you can say, "Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin lives in the White House."<br> <br>8. No one can see the end to the reckless over spending and excessive Government borrowing! Congress has long been out of control with regard to excessive spending. However, this Administration is now spending money four times faster than ever before, with no end in sight and no plan for recovery. The White House and many in Congress act as though: (1) Either, money is free, or (2) They\'ve accepted that financial doomsday is coming soon and they\'re fine with that prospect.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19912367" class="dsq-comment-message">I especially enjoy the irony of impeach charge #27, in which you wish to impeach the President for "exciting" YOU to insurrection: I think that concept pretty much closes the loop on your particular brand of mental pathology. Cap\'n, I think it would be an understatement to point out that you are quite easily "excited".<br>Hey, when you inevitably cross the legal line in your seditious talk here, maybe you can have your defense attorney try out #27 for you in court:<br>"The President made me do it!"<br>wow</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19914465">Steve_X</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19914465" class="dsq-comment-message">Personally I\'m a big fan of #28, which alleges that the president has been "fatiguing" members of Congress.  Woe be unto the man that runs afoul of the all-important "Congressional Naptime" clause of the Constitution.  Even better is the nonsense about doing things to make Congress "uncomfortable."  Maybe the House should file a complaint with the human resources guy.  That\'ll teach him!<br><br>There\'s also #30, which accuses the president of "nullifying" parts of the Constitution.  I know that it must not be the 4th and 8th Amendments because Bush had already nullified those when he was in office.  <br><br>At least "capnsteve" updated his WND talking points.  Now I have even MORE birfer nonsense to ridicule!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19929822">chrisjay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19929822" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t imagine the Cap\'n will remember many of these "points" when the meds even out and he\'s come down off the roller coaster...only time\'ll tell.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19990699" class="dsq-comment-message">The above smear is provided by the obama’s paid propaganda team.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-20006787">Steve_X</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20006787" class="dsq-comment-message">^ Another of Orly\'s split personalities is at it again! Run!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-20014409">tyrebitre</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20014409" class="dsq-comment-message">Steve_X<br><br>I applaud your efforts, but-------   you do realize that reasoning with Birfers is akin to teaching ferrets to yodel ?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20072838" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, don\'t worry about me trying to reason with the birfers.  For that to happen, birfers would have to brains.  I just figured that since the birfers have given up the pretense of even trying to make sense (hence the constant spamming of WND talking points), I\'d stop trying to teach them about things like the evidence, burdens of proof and production, etc.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19950856">Anteni</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19950856" class="dsq-comment-message">Have you ever wondered why CaptainSteve uses long comments. They seem more like they are cut and paste than an honest opinion. Anyways, it obvious that his disillusions goes further than refuses to read a birth certificate.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19990682">captainsteve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19990682" class="dsq-comment-message">The above smear is provided by the obama’s paid propaganda team.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-20006763">Steve_X</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20006763" class="dsq-comment-message">^ Another of Orly\'s split personalities is at it again! Run!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-19990640">captainsteve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19990640" class="dsq-comment-message">The above smear is paid for by the obama’s paid propaganda team.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-20006766">Steve_X</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-20006766" class="dsq-comment-message">^ Another of Orly\'s split personalities is at it again! Run!</div>\
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if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

})();




