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be a citizen of the city in which s/he is mayor.  Quoting the Mayor/Council Act in the Code of General Ordinances City of Birmingham, Alabama:<br><br>\"Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the office of mayor may become such candidate by filing in the office of the Judge of Probate of the county in which such city is situated, a statement in writing of such candidacy, accompanied by an affidavit taken and certified by such judge of probate or by a notary public that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he desires to be a candidate.  Such statement shall be filed at lease 21 days before the day set for such election, and shall be in substantially the following form:  'State of Alabama, _____ County.  I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the City of _______, in said State and County, and reside at _____ in said City of _____...'\" etc.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_11:32:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "gothamlibrarian", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8728887, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8739845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw that. I wonder if there is a way to determine the date of that photo. I ask because when I first looked up his address in 2007, I looked at the house on Google Maps. The car wasn't there then. It is now. Hmmmmm.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_13:39:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "bhamweekly", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8739017, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "8727691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Did you ask Mayor Langford for comment? If not, why not?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_10:29:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "WadeonBirmingham", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8795280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, the fact is that the people of Birmingham elected him, his abnormalities and ideas, to be in charge of the city and get it where they believe it should be. He has been a favorite for decades. The people want him in office. These kinds of attacks come across very negatively. We know you guys don't favor him but come on guys. He at least needs the opportunity to explain. If he lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan the people would probably still vote for him. His residence is not their issue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-28_21:52:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-20501352", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8729619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "great work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_11:36:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "facebook-20514757", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8738453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't buy it.<br><br>As a journalist, you're making allegations against a public official. The very least thing you could've done is called or knocked on the door for a response. Even if it was the same question for the 100th time.<br><br>You call out other media for not doing a better job. But you must also set the example you want others to follow.<br><br>For example, let's say you don't like the hit-and-run commentary coverage on 24-hour cable news. Does this column fall within the same category? Is it fair?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_13:00:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "WadeonBirmingham", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8729207, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8998173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's the responsibility of anyone who lives within the city limits and believes in the rule of law (and who prefer that the people Birmingham elects elect to live in Birmingham). <br><br>There would likely be an issue of motive if Kyle or I filed the suit, though. Larry's lawyers could say that we're simply trying to gin up a story, and since we'd obviously want to cover the lawsuit as news, they might be right.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-04_20:23:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "MadisonU", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8990514, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "13889443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If Clint Eastwood lived in California and said that he could solve our problems here in Birmingham, I don't care if he lived on the moon.  I think the proof is in \"can he fix this darn thing\".  Birmingham is broke.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-08-04_14:06:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "williamfowler", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9016740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wade -- something else struck me.<br><br>The remark about Langford's wardrobe seemed to be little more than a stab at reminding everyone about the mayor's embarrassing clothing bills.<br><br>As someone who knows the mayor from a professional standpoint, I can tell you that his love for cars and clothes is greatly surpassed by his love of music.  He is an audiophile of the highest order, with specially-calibrated surround-sound equipment, and the specialty CDs to match.<br><br>An inquiry such as this that does NOT reach out to Langford for comment, while erroneously assuming knowledge of his passions and preferences loses much in credibility.<br><br>Which in turn dilutes the power of the question:  where do you really live?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-05_12:29:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "ikepigott", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8738453, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9092517": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "2000 points for a Tammany Hall reference", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-07_10:22:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "MadisonU", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 9091533, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10050994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Im not gonna play word wars with you, you know what I mean, and to be honest I dont care enough about you to attack you. Facts are facts and its exactly your mentality that has 90% of news on tv of stuff we didnt have to watch to already know. And btw thank god im intuitive enough to know that Larry Langford would say those things....common sence. The only reason to actually ask is to fulfill the needs of folks like you you nitpick at the fabric of justice until the issue no longer matters and all that is left is whether or not someone knocked on the guys door rather than whether or not he lives there. Im no fool, your not either....dont be a silver tounged drama queen wade!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-27_09:17:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "TrueEyes", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8990514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So whose responsibility is to \"file a lawsuit challenging Langford\u2019s claim to the office.\"  I don't know anything about these kinds of procedures.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-04_15:58:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "greyw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8750134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We certainly could have done that, but I have hope that this bit of reporting will bring the question of the Mayor's residency to the forefront, where it does belong. The legitimacy of our elections is important, at least to me.<br><br>And I would defend this reporting--I think it is a valuable piece of investigation on an issue that is inexplicably paid little attention. (I'm a bit biased in favor of my own work, of course)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_19:12:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "MadisonU", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8738453, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8728887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think it would've strengthened your column to ask how many nights a week he spends at his Birmingham residence, and if he hadn't already, if he intended to follow through on his promise to move to Birmingham.<br><br>I'm not sure it's a vulnerability anyway. Calling an elected official out on lying or breaking a promise isn't anything new, and residency isn't a requirement of the mayor's office (if I remember correctly).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_11:11:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "WadeonBirmingham", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8728279, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9592891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Look im just gonna say what no one else will, Langford was stuck in office because of one thing....he was in the pockets of black church leaders and for that reason alone. Patrick Cooper was easily the smarter candidate, hell we just hired a President with practically the exact same feel.  Second we are never going to be able to hold political officials accountable for their actions until we can hold Judges accountable for their actions. If they make a decision knowing the facts like in that trial or with George Bush they should be stripped of every robe they own. Third \"Wadeonbirmingham\" what your doing to these 2 good journalists is EVERYTHING that is wrong with society today. You cant Justice because of people like you.Who really gives a crap if this man knocked on the door or made a phone call to which everyone who has a lil thing called Common Sence would know what was going to happen, either a closed door or a phone call ending with \"its none of yoru business.\" Its people like you who pick at the fabric of truth over and over until eventually when your done with it the point of the matter or truth of it no longer matters because the otherside is having to deal with whether or not they knocked on the door...not whether or not the mans car that he uses everyday is at a residence that is not in the city in which he is a mayor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-20_13:12:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "TrueEyes", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8931773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He also has a really nice Cadillac 2-door sporty looking car.  Not sure which Caddy it is - dont really care; personally I think it's tacky.  But I think it stays in the garage.  I agree with you totally.  So, why isn't he held accountable?  <br><br>I do enjoy reading and watching all you do about him.  How is his \"Apartment\" in bham?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-02_12:07:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sixx", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8738366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "After the initial giggle at the gotcha (yes, great music), sober thoughts took over.  If Birmingham residents don't care, we are in even worse trouble, because it was also pointed out earlier this morning at a civic meeting that the Mayor is working to diminish citizen participation, which is already too low.<br><br>Birmingham residents, let's get more people involved and paying attention.  You can start by helping to set a citizens' agenda for the council elections.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_12:57:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Gladgran", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8793026": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kudos to Kyle for doing what appears no one else is willing to do.  At the very least, he is unwilling to do what many if not all of our citizens have done -- ignore it.  Wade, I can appreciate your dedication to journalistic integrity.  Maybe if you two were to join forces, two rights can make a left.  I do believe that something is better than nothing, which is what the rest of us are all guilty of (not) doing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-28_20:24:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "theduder", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8739017": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You can add a 6th sighting to your list. The black Escalade is visible on Google Maps satellite view. ( <a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.46257%2C-86.924504&spn=0.00173%2C0.001505&t=h&z=19\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.46257,-86.924...</a> )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_13:16:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Dystopos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8736970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kyle, kudos to you and Madison for sticking with this story.  You make an excellent point about the requirement that Langford give one address only to the federal probation office.  It's a shame that document isn't public information, but it certainly could be subpoenaed if a Birmingham resident (or group of residents) did decide to sue.<br><br>While I can understand the reluctance of private citizens to get involved in a costly and time-consuming court proceeding, I can't fathom the \"don't rock the boat\" attitude that seems to have infected most of the press.  Here we have yet another example of Langford's staunch belief that the rules don't apply to him, and we're letting him get away with it.  Is the Birmingham News waiting for the federal trial to take care of this problem?<br><br>ETA:  Perfect music in the video!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_12:13:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "BirminghamBlues", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9016781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The first few visits were all on the same day of the week, so I'm not sure that's a reasonable statistical sample to glean anything concrete.<br><br>Where are the pictures with the digital date-stamp?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-05_12:30:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "ikepigott", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8728887, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9091533": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "FANTASTIC REPORTING!  But face it, the once-promising great city is dead like most big U.S., Democrat/Socialist/Statist-run welfare-state cities.  Birmingham is a shithole with prison schools run by semi-retarded, Tammany-Hall-patronage, ignorant assholes.  They are in it for the clothes and cars that their intellect will not allow them to obtain in the private marketplace.  They are not in it for civic duty or betterment.  They LIE and say they are, but they are just liars and shills.  Birmingham is fast becoming like the old Tina Turner movie, \"Thunderdome\" a/k/a Detroit.  No, no one does care about it.  That is why anyone with any sense lives outside the dump.  They have taxed and stolen most business and civic-minded citizens out of there.  The U.S. Government is on the same path now.  If Birmingham wants that joke, Mickey Mouse amatuer sludge for a Mayor who cares?  It's their baby.  Let them live with it and die with it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-07_09:47:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "ileoskye", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8817492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Langford's merely continuing the century-old tradition of Birmingham, Jefferson County and much of Alabama. Namely office holders  who perpetuate ruinous corruption, ego-driven decision-making, and self-righteous violations of the laws of man, Common Sense and the strictures of the Bible.<br><br>Langford is just another personification of all that is wrong with this place...and all of us who do nothing but complain about him and his ilk. <br>   At least he makes the garbage pick-ups run on time. Now, we need a Reform Movement to remove our political garbage.<br>       H. A. Nysdey", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-29_13:25:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "HAnysdey", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8728279": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I've asked the mayor and so have others, although it has been awhile. When I did, he demanded to know why it was any of my business. When I asked if that was his answer, he insisted it was none of my business. This was in front of other reporters, no less. I'm not the only reporter this has happened to or the only one who has witnessed this, but I'm the only one that I know of who has reported it. <br><br>Beyond a certain point, though, it doesn't matter. He was asked directly about this in court under oath, and he didn't tell the truth then, either. There aren't two sides of this story. As Bernard Kincaid used to say, \"res ipsa loquitur.\" It's a Latin term used in law. It means, roughly, \"the thing speaks for itself.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_10:51:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "bhamweekly", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "10986845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think there is a demand for this type of reporting. Thanks for providing some of the supply.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-16_11:44:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbdonlon", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9950179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I didnt mean it quite like your taking it. I just mean, i think their are other people out there in the world who think that you shouldn't give an old lady millions of dollars because she bought coffee...spilled it on herself...and because it didnt say HOT...she wins millions of dollars. You just sort of seem like that lawyer who is telling the woman to sue because it didnt say HOT wade. I understand your questions to kyle and madison....but i also think they are unneccasary. \"Did youa sk Mayor Langford for comment?\" Wade writes. What do you think hes gonna comment...\"Of course i dont live in fairfield\"....or \"Its none of your business\"........why waste tv, newspaper, radio time with crap like that...we already knew that. So dont take it so personal Wade. Remember, this is a War on Dumb!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-26_09:14:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "TrueEyes", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9940196": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Good journalists welcome questions about their work. Madison and Kyle didn't object. Why should you?<br><br>Good to know I am everything that is wrong with society today. I suspected as much.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-25_21:18:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "WadeonBirmingham", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 9592891, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10100327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been telling you that for years.<br><br>While I agree with Wade -- and knowing a little about journalism, TrueEyes, well practiced journalism brings the truth to the forefront, not ... well, whatever you suggest that Wade is doing.  I honestly can't pinpoint what you're trying to say. -- I think that Kyle and Madison have done a good thing here, by at least trying to bring it back to the forefront.  I would even suggest taking it one step further, by calling Fox 6 and asking them to do an \"On Your Side\" follow up.<br><br>Langford is, from what I've seen, one of the premiere examples of everything that is wrong with politicians (and, by extension, humanity) today.  He seems entirely out for personal gain, and almost at times appears to take actions for the same that border on sociopathic. He's been elected to serve the people of Birmingham, and yet displays utter disregard for those people when it's a question of his well-being versus theirs.<br><br>I'm glad that I don't live in Birmingham, even if I do still work here (the only reason I could come up with -- to be the one that filed the lawsuit -- is nullified by the fact that my name has been on the BW masthead for some eight or nine years, putting me in the same category as Kyle and Madison). It's bad enough that Jefferson County (where I still reside) is making federal news for the sewer mess, but Langford has probably done more to embarrass the city than anyone in decades.  <br><br>The sad thing is that I agree with a lot of his (stated) politics; don't confuse this as any sort of feeling that stems from ideological concerns. It's the lying, (alleged) criminality, and petty and selfish (and, sadly, very public) behaviors that are so poorly reflective of this city.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-27_14:17:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Insomniactive", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 9940196, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8728040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "great job. It's a shame that the local news is seemingly so beholden to the mayor that they don't have the guts to pursue such an obvious story....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_10:41:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "mw_Fultondale", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9939948": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, I wouldn't want to live in any city that had a doofus like Larry Langfurd for a mayor, either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-25_21:01:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "WalterLA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8726641": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for holding Bham's leaders accountable when no one else seems to be.  When none of the TV stations are willing to spend the time necessary to expose Langford for what he is, you are relentless.  Kudos for doing what needs to be done when no one else is willing to be uncomfortable or go the extra mile to get the story.  THANK YOU!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_09:44:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "ThankfullyOutofJeffCo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9118963": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The extent and depth of corruption goes too deep and has been in process <br>for far too long for immediate or lasting remedy. One is reminded of how<br>it is that a single bad-apple will eventually spoil an entire barrel of apples. <br>Whatever may be the process or means of emptying the barrel of its rot<br>will not come because it cannot come, readily. To the poster's mind; the <br>sordid ethno-political synergies have, for too long, been  pervasive.<br><br>The conviction, here, holds that empting the barrel of it's corrupted and <br>corrupting influences will, because it must, come from sources socially <br>and ethically alien to those which for, so long, have held sway at county-<br>city centre; the poster sees no other way except from authoratative and <br>unsoiled outside hands", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-08_00:31:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "JuliusGeezer", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "8729207": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ultimately, though, this column isn't so much about Langford, and that's why that last line is there. It's about Birmingham. If no one in Birmingham cares that Langford doesn't live here, then it really is the dead issue the mayor and his supporters want it to be and this will be the last that comes of it. He wins.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_11:23:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "bhamweekly", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8728887, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "8740347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hm. I assumed it was relatively new, not knowing how long he'd had a big black SUV. According to the information on Google Earth, the imagery dates to March 2002, so it's irrelevant.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-27_13:53:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Dystopos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 8739845, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9979774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First you equate me with all that is wrong with society. Now you liken me to a lawyer. When will the personal attacks cease?? Have mercy!<br><br>(I asked Madison and Kyle, they answered the questions. What's to take personally?)<br><br>I'd love to know Mayor Langford's response. Certainly I am not as intuitive as other readers out there to know what's on his mind before the question is asked.<br><br>Someday, you may be profiled in the media. Would you rather have a chance to comment or not? Fairness leads to better credibility.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-26_23:15:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "WadeonBirmingham", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 9950179, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12203155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Larry Langford struts about like a little Banty Rooster, crowing at the top of his lungs.  When anyone disagrees with him, he crows and runs from the room.  It is all very childish.  His  inability to tell the truth about his legal residence is not at all surprising, it is merely another falsehood perpetuated by another failed so called public servant .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-06_13:04:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "ellawill", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "html://www.bhamweekly.com/disqus-stuff.html", "theme": 1, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "16736506", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "110705", "hash": -117756959596567519}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 36, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 16736506, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "6e055dce2642730c0681eaf1b1f1e5bd", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": true, "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"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://bhamweekly.disqus.com/larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range/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/bhamweekly/_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 select one to 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">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">36</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://bhamweekly.disqus.com/larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range/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://bhamweekly.disqus.com/larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range/">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">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:16736506" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		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.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		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://bhamweekly.disqus.com/larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range/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 '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:16736506" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p> \n';
	};

	//
	// 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 must log into an account in order to comment on Birmingham Weekly" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Required:</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:16736506" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/openid-login-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false">OpenID</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'				: 'bhamweekly',
			't'				: 'larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range',
			// 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/bhamweekly/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/bhamweekly/larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range/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/bhamweekly/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range'
			+ '&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/bhamweekly/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range'
			+ '&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/bhamweekly/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'larry_langford8217s_home_out_of_range'
				+ '&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/bhamweekly/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/16736506/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;
		}
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Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8726641">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8726641" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8726641" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8726641">ThankfullyOutofJeffCo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8726641" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8726641" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for holding Bham\'s leaders accountable when no one else seems to be.  When none of the TV stations are willing to spend the time necessary to expose Langford for what he is, you are relentless.  Kudos for doing what needs to be done when no one else is willing to be uncomfortable or go the extra mile to get the story.  THANK YOU!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8727691">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8727691" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8727691" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8727691" href="http://wadeonbirmingham.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WadeonBirmingham</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8727691" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8727691" class="dsq-comment-message">Did you ask Mayor Langford for comment? If not, why not?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8728040">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8728040" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8728040" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8728040">mw_Fultondale</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8728040" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8728040" class="dsq-comment-message">great job. It\'s a shame that the local news is seemingly so beholden to the mayor that they don\'t have the guts to pursue such an obvious story....</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8728279">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8728279" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8728279" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8728279">bhamweekly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8728279" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8728279" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve asked the mayor and so have others, although it has been awhile. When I did, he demanded to know why it was any of my business. When I asked if that was his answer, he insisted it was none of my business. This was in front of other reporters, no less. I\'m not the only reporter this has happened to or the only one who has witnessed this, but I\'m the only one that I know of who has reported it. <br><br>Beyond a certain point, though, it doesn\'t matter. He was asked directly about this in court under oath, and he didn\'t tell the truth then, either. There aren\'t two sides of this story. As Bernard Kincaid used to say, "res ipsa loquitur." It\'s a Latin term used in law. It means, roughly, "the thing speaks for itself."</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8728887">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8728887" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8728887" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8728887" href="http://wadeonbirmingham.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WadeonBirmingham</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8728887" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8728887" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it would\'ve strengthened your column to ask how many nights a week he spends at his Birmingham residence, and if he hadn\'t already, if he intended to follow through on his promise to move to Birmingham.<br><br>I\'m not sure it\'s a vulnerability anyway. Calling an elected official out on lying or breaking a promise isn\'t anything new, and residency isn\'t a requirement of the mayor\'s office (if I remember correctly).</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8729207">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8729207" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8729207" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8729207">bhamweekly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8729207" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8729207" class="dsq-comment-message">Ultimately, though, this column isn\'t so much about Langford, and that\'s why that last line is there. It\'s about Birmingham. If no one in Birmingham cares that Langford doesn\'t live here, then it really is the dead issue the mayor and his supporters want it to be and this will be the last that comes of it. He wins.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8738453">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8738453" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8738453" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8738453" href="http://wadeonbirmingham.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WadeonBirmingham</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8738453" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8738453" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t buy it.<br><br>As a journalist, you\'re making allegations against a public official. The very least thing you could\'ve done is called or knocked on the door for a response. Even if it was the same question for the 100th time.<br><br>You call out other media for not doing a better job. But you must also set the example you want others to follow.<br><br>For example, let\'s say you don\'t like the hit-and-run commentary coverage on 24-hour cable news. Does this column fall within the same category? Is it fair?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8750134">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8750134" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8750134" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8750134">MadisonU</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8750134" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8750134" class="dsq-comment-message">We certainly could have done that, but I have hope that this bit of reporting will bring the question of the Mayor\'s residency to the forefront, where it does belong. The legitimacy of our elections is important, at least to me.<br><br>And I would defend this reporting--I think it is a valuable piece of investigation on an issue that is inexplicably paid little attention. (I\'m a bit biased in favor of my own work, of course)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9016740">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9016740" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9016740" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9016740" href="http://occamsrazr.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ike Pigott</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9016740" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9016740" class="dsq-comment-message">Wade -- something else struck me.<br><br>The remark about Langford\'s wardrobe seemed to be little more than a stab at reminding everyone about the mayor\'s embarrassing clothing bills.<br><br>As someone who knows the mayor from a professional standpoint, I can tell you that his love for cars and clothes is greatly surpassed by his love of music.  He is an audiophile of the highest order, with specially-calibrated surround-sound equipment, and the specialty CDs to match.<br><br>An inquiry such as this that does NOT reach out to Langford for comment, while erroneously assuming knowledge of his passions and preferences loses much in credibility.<br><br>Which in turn dilutes the power of the question:  where do you really live?</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8729474">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8729474" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8729474" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8729474">gothamlibrarian</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8729474" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8729474" class="dsq-comment-message">The mayor is required to be a citizen of the city in which s/he is mayor.  Quoting the Mayor/Council Act in the Code of General Ordinances City of Birmingham, Alabama:<br><br>"Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the office of mayor may become such candidate by filing in the office of the Judge of Probate of the county in which such city is situated, a statement in writing of such candidacy, accompanied by an affidavit taken and certified by such judge of probate or by a notary public that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he desires to be a candidate.  Such statement shall be filed at lease 21 days before the day set for such election, and shall be in substantially the following form:  \'State of Alabama, _____ County.  I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the City of _______, in said State and County, and reside at _____ in said City of _____...\'" etc.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9016781">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9016781" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9016781" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9016781" href="http://occamsrazr.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ike Pigott</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9016781" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9016781" class="dsq-comment-message">The first few visits were all on the same day of the week, so I\'m not sure that\'s a reasonable statistical sample to glean anything concrete.<br><br>Where are the pictures with the digital date-stamp?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8729619">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8729619" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8729619" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8729619" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Brad-Daly/20514757" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brad Daly</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8729619" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8729619" class="dsq-comment-message">great work.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8736970">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8736970" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8736970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8736970" href="http://birminghamblues.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kathy</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8736970" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8736970" class="dsq-comment-message">Kyle, kudos to you and Madison for sticking with this story.  You make an excellent point about the requirement that Langford give one address only to the federal probation office.  It\'s a shame that document isn\'t public information, but it certainly could be subpoenaed if a Birmingham resident (or group of residents) did decide to sue.<br><br>While I can understand the reluctance of private citizens to get involved in a costly and time-consuming court proceeding, I can\'t fathom the "don\'t rock the boat" attitude that seems to have infected most of the press.  Here we have yet another example of Langford\'s staunch belief that the rules don\'t apply to him, and we\'re letting him get away with it.  Is the Birmingham News waiting for the federal trial to take care of this problem?<br><br>ETA:  Perfect music in the video!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8738366">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8738366" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8738366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8738366">Gladgran</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8738366" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8738366" class="dsq-comment-message">After the initial giggle at the gotcha (yes, great music), sober thoughts took over.  If Birmingham residents don\'t care, we are in even worse trouble, because it was also pointed out earlier this morning at a civic meeting that the Mayor is working to diminish citizen participation, which is already too low.<br><br>Birmingham residents, let\'s get more people involved and paying attention.  You can start by helping to set a citizens\' agenda for the council elections.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8739017">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8739017" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8739017" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8739017">Dystopos</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8739017" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8739017" class="dsq-comment-message">You can add a 6th sighting to your list. The black Escalade is visible on Google Maps satellite view. ( <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.46257%2C-86.924504&spn=0.00173%2C0.001505&t=h&z=19" rel="nofollow">http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.46257,-86.924...</a> )</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8739845">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8739845" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8739845" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8739845">bhamweekly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8739845" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8739845" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw that. I wonder if there is a way to determine the date of that photo. I ask because when I first looked up his address in 2007, I looked at the house on Google Maps. The car wasn\'t there then. It is now. Hmmmmm.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-8740347">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8740347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8740347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8740347">Dystopos</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8740347" class="dsq-comment-message">Hm. I assumed it was relatively new, not knowing how long he\'d had a big black SUV. According to the information on Google Earth, the imagery dates to March 2002, so it\'s irrelevant.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8793026" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8793026" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8793026">theduder</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8793026" class="dsq-comment-message">Kudos to Kyle for doing what appears no one else is willing to do.  At the very least, he is unwilling to do what many if not all of our citizens have done -- ignore it.  Wade, I can appreciate your dedication to journalistic integrity.  Maybe if you two were to join forces, two rights can make a left.  I do believe that something is better than nothing, which is what the rest of us are all guilty of (not) doing.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8795280">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8795280" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8795280" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-8795280" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20501352" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">facebook-20501352</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8795280" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8795280" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, the fact is that the people of Birmingham elected him, his abnormalities and ideas, to be in charge of the city and get it where they believe it should be. He has been a favorite for decades. The people want him in office. These kinds of attacks come across very negatively. We know you guys don\'t favor him but come on guys. He at least needs the opportunity to explain. If he lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan the people would probably still vote for him. His residence is not their issue.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8817492">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8817492" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8817492" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8817492">HAnysdey</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8817492" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8817492" class="dsq-comment-message">Langford\'s merely continuing the century-old tradition of Birmingham, Jefferson County and much of Alabama. Namely office holders  who perpetuate ruinous corruption, ego-driven decision-making, and self-righteous violations of the laws of man, Common Sense and the strictures of the Bible.<br><br>Langford is just another personification of all that is wrong with this place...and all of us who do nothing but complain about him and his ilk. <br>   At least he makes the garbage pick-ups run on time. Now, we need a Reform Movement to remove our political garbage.<br>       H. A. Nysdey</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8931773">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8931773" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8931773" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8931773">Sixx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8931773" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8931773" class="dsq-comment-message">He also has a really nice Cadillac 2-door sporty looking car.  Not sure which Caddy it is - dont really care; personally I think it\'s tacky.  But I think it stays in the garage.  I agree with you totally.  So, why isn\'t he held accountable?  <br><br>I do enjoy reading and watching all you do about him.  How is his "Apartment" in bham?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8990514">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8990514" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8990514" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8990514">greyw</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8990514" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8990514" class="dsq-comment-message">So whose responsibility is to "file a lawsuit challenging Langford’s claim to the office."  I don\'t know anything about these kinds of procedures.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-8998173">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-8998173" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-8998173" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-8998173">MadisonU</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-8998173" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-8998173" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s the responsibility of anyone who lives within the city limits and believes in the rule of law (and who prefer that the people Birmingham elects elect to live in Birmingham). <br><br>There would likely be an issue of motive if Kyle or I filed the suit, though. Larry\'s lawyers could say that we\'re simply trying to gin up a story, and since we\'d obviously want to cover the lawsuit as news, they might be right.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9091533">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9091533" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9091533" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9091533">ileoskye</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9091533" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9091533" class="dsq-comment-message">FANTASTIC REPORTING!  But face it, the once-promising great city is dead like most big U.S., Democrat/Socialist/Statist-run welfare-state cities.  Birmingham is a shithole with prison schools run by semi-retarded, Tammany-Hall-patronage, ignorant assholes.  They are in it for the clothes and cars that their intellect will not allow them to obtain in the private marketplace.  They are not in it for civic duty or betterment.  They LIE and say they are, but they are just liars and shills.  Birmingham is fast becoming like the old Tina Turner movie, "Thunderdome" a/k/a Detroit.  No, no one does care about it.  That is why anyone with any sense lives outside the dump.  They have taxed and stolen most business and civic-minded citizens out of there.  The U.S. Government is on the same path now.  If Birmingham wants that joke, Mickey Mouse amatuer sludge for a Mayor who cares?  It\'s their baby.  Let them live with it and die with it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9092517" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9092517" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9092517">MadisonU</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9092517" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9092517" class="dsq-comment-message">2000 points for a Tammany Hall reference</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9118963" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9118963" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9118963">JuliusGeezer</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9118963" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9118963" class="dsq-comment-message">The extent and depth of corruption goes too deep and has been in process <br>for far too long for immediate or lasting remedy. One is reminded of how<br>it is that a single bad-apple will eventually spoil an entire barrel of apples. <br>Whatever may be the process or means of emptying the barrel of its rot<br>will not come because it cannot come, readily. To the poster\'s mind; the <br>sordid ethno-political synergies have, for too long, been  pervasive.<br><br>The conviction, here, holds that empting the barrel of it\'s corrupted and <br>corrupting influences will, because it must, come from sources socially <br>and ethically alien to those which for, so long, have held sway at county-<br>city centre; the poster sees no other way except from authoratative and <br>unsoiled outside hands</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9592891">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9592891" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9592891" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9592891">TrueEyes</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9592891" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9592891" class="dsq-comment-message">Look im just gonna say what no one else will, Langford was stuck in office because of one thing....he was in the pockets of black church leaders and for that reason alone. Patrick Cooper was easily the smarter candidate, hell we just hired a President with practically the exact same feel.  Second we are never going to be able to hold political officials accountable for their actions until we can hold Judges accountable for their actions. If they make a decision knowing the facts like in that trial or with George Bush they should be stripped of every robe they own. Third "Wadeonbirmingham" what your doing to these 2 good journalists is EVERYTHING that is wrong with society today. You cant Justice because of people like you.Who really gives a crap if this man knocked on the door or made a phone call to which everyone who has a lil thing called Common Sence would know what was going to happen, either a closed door or a phone call ending with "its none of yoru business." Its people like you who pick at the fabric of truth over and over until eventually when your done with it the point of the matter or truth of it no longer matters because the otherside is having to deal with whether or not they knocked on the door...not whether or not the mans car that he uses everyday is at a residence that is not in the city in which he is a mayor.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9940196">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9940196" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9940196" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9940196" href="http://wadeonbirmingham.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WadeonBirmingham</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9940196" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9940196" class="dsq-comment-message">Good journalists welcome questions about their work. Madison and Kyle didn\'t object. Why should you?<br><br>Good to know I am everything that is wrong with society today. I suspected as much.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-10100327">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10100327" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10100327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10100327" href="http://www.insomniactivity.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Insomniactive</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10100327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10100327" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been telling you that for years.<br><br>While I agree with Wade -- and knowing a little about journalism, TrueEyes, well practiced journalism brings the truth to the forefront, not ... well, whatever you suggest that Wade is doing.  I honestly can\'t pinpoint what you\'re trying to say. -- I think that Kyle and Madison have done a good thing here, by at least trying to bring it back to the forefront.  I would even suggest taking it one step further, by calling Fox 6 and asking them to do an "On Your Side" follow up.<br><br>Langford is, from what I\'ve seen, one of the premiere examples of everything that is wrong with politicians (and, by extension, humanity) today.  He seems entirely out for personal gain, and almost at times appears to take actions for the same that border on sociopathic. He\'s been elected to serve the people of Birmingham, and yet displays utter disregard for those people when it\'s a question of his well-being versus theirs.<br><br>I\'m glad that I don\'t live in Birmingham, even if I do still work here (the only reason I could come up with -- to be the one that filed the lawsuit -- is nullified by the fact that my name has been on the BW masthead for some eight or nine years, putting me in the same category as Kyle and Madison). It\'s bad enough that Jefferson County (where I still reside) is making federal news for the sewer mess, but Langford has probably done more to embarrass the city than anyone in decades.  <br><br>The sad thing is that I agree with a lot of his (stated) politics; don\'t confuse this as any sort of feeling that stems from ideological concerns. It\'s the lying, (alleged) criminality, and petty and selfish (and, sadly, very public) behaviors that are so poorly reflective of this city.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9939948">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9939948" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9939948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9939948">WalterLA</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9939948" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9939948" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I wouldn\'t want to live in any city that had a doofus like Larry Langfurd for a mayor, either.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9950179">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9950179" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9950179" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9950179">TrueEyes</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9950179" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9950179" class="dsq-comment-message">I didnt mean it quite like your taking it. I just mean, i think their are other people out there in the world who think that you shouldn\'t give an old lady millions of dollars because she bought coffee...spilled it on herself...and because it didnt say HOT...she wins millions of dollars. You just sort of seem like that lawyer who is telling the woman to sue because it didnt say HOT wade. I understand your questions to kyle and madison....but i also think they are unneccasary. "Did youa sk Mayor Langford for comment?" Wade writes. What do you think hes gonna comment..."Of course i dont live in fairfield"....or "Its none of your business"........why waste tv, newspaper, radio time with crap like that...we already knew that. So dont take it so personal Wade. Remember, this is a War on Dumb!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9979774">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9979774" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9979774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9979774" href="http://wadeonbirmingham.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WadeonBirmingham</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9979774" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9979774" class="dsq-comment-message">First you equate me with all that is wrong with society. Now you liken me to a lawyer. When will the personal attacks cease?? Have mercy!<br><br>(I asked Madison and Kyle, they answered the questions. What\'s to take personally?)<br><br>I\'d love to know Mayor Langford\'s response. Certainly I am not as intuitive as other readers out there to know what\'s on his mind before the question is asked.<br><br>Someday, you may be profiled in the media. Would you rather have a chance to comment or not? Fairness leads to better credibility.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10050994">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10050994" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10050994" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10050994">TrueEyes</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10050994" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10050994" class="dsq-comment-message">Im not gonna play word wars with you, you know what I mean, and to be honest I dont care enough about you to attack you. Facts are facts and its exactly your mentality that has 90% of news on tv of stuff we didnt have to watch to already know. And btw thank god im intuitive enough to know that Larry Langford would say those things....common sence. The only reason to actually ask is to fulfill the needs of folks like you you nitpick at the fabric of justice until the issue no longer matters and all that is left is whether or not someone knocked on the guys door rather than whether or not he lives there. Im no fool, your not either....dont be a silver tounged drama queen wade!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10986845">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10986845" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10986845" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10986845">cbdonlon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10986845" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10986845" class="dsq-comment-message">I think there is a demand for this type of reporting. Thanks for providing some of the supply.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12203155">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12203155" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12203155" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12203155">ellawill</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12203155" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12203155" class="dsq-comment-message">Larry Langford struts about like a little Banty Rooster, crowing at the top of his lungs.  When anyone disagrees with him, he crows and runs from the room.  It is all very childish.  His  inability to tell the truth about his legal residence is not at all surprising, it is merely another falsehood perpetuated by another failed so called public servant .</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-13889443" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-13889443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-13889443">williamfowler</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-13889443" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-13889443" class="dsq-comment-message">If Clint Eastwood lived in California and said that he could solve our problems here in Birmingham, I don\'t care if he lived on the moon.  I think the proof is in "can he fix this darn thing".  Birmingham is broke.</div>\
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	var onInit = [];
	var user = null;
	var defaultRpcClient = null;
	var receiverUrl = "http://disqus.com/facebook-connect/xd_receiver.htm";
	var loginNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-login');
	var authenticatedNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-authenticated');
	var fbName = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-name');
	var fbPic = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-profilepic');
	var iframes = { 
		// Map of rpcServerName -> (rpcClient, iframeDomNode) pairs
		// Main Disqus iframe is added by init()
	};
	var makeRpcServerName = function(opt_postId) {
		// this method should be identical here and in iframeController factored out 
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer';
		} else {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var makeRpcClientName = function(opt_postId) {
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient';
		} else {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var updateFrame = function(rpcServerName) {
		var rpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		var iframeNode = iframes[rpcServerName][1];
		rpcClient.send('setConnected', user);
		iframeNode.className = user ? 'dsq-post-reply-authenticated' : 'dsq-post-reply';
	};
	var setUser = function(userNow) {
		user = userNow;
		// pass null user data to signify logout
		var rpcServerName = null;
		for (rpcServerName in iframes) {
			updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		}
	};
	var createRpcClient = function(frameNode, opt_postId) {
		// Creates an XdRpcClient for communication with the iframe frameNode with parent comment 
		// equal to opt_postId. If this argument is undefined, creates a client for communicating with 
		// the main Disqus iframe. The XdRpcClient and frameNode are added to the "iframes" array.
		//
		// Returns the rpcServerName that the client is accessing. This name is also the index into
		// the "iframes" array.
		var ifName = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId);
		var rpcServerName = makeRpcServerName(opt_postId);
		var rpcClientName = makeRpcClientName(opt_postId);
		var endpoint = new FB.XdComm.EndPoint(ifName, FB.XdComm.PageRelation.child, receiverUrl);
		var rpcClient = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcClient(rpcServerName, rpcClientName, endpoint, receiverUrl);
		iframes[rpcServerName] = [rpcClient, frameNode];
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// TODO: does this belong here?
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			rpcClient.send('createRpcClient', FB.XdComm.Server.singleton.get_receiverUrl());
		}
		return rpcServerName;
	};
	var postToNewsfeed = function(opt_result) {
		// Argument opt_result is an object containing values of the fb_connect_newsfeed cookies. 
		// These are `postId`, the id of the comment just posted, and `url`, the shortened link to it
		if (!opt_result) {
			return;
		}
		var activeComment = Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId();
		if (activeComment != opt_result.postId) {
			return;
		}
		var comment = Dsq.jsonData.posts[activeComment];
		params = {
			'site_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name,
			'comment_url': opt_result.url,
			'message': Dsq.Utils.stripTags(comment.message)
			};
		FB.Connect.showFeedDialog(83035958976, params, null, null, null, FB.RequireConnect.require);
	};
	var requireSession = function() {
		// Used when the iframe wants to initiate an FB Connect session
		FB.Connect.requireSession(obj.onLogin);
	};
	
	var onCreateReplyIframe = function(value) {
		if (value.xtype) {
			return;
		}
		var postId = value['postId'];
		if (!postId) {
			// We handle the main iframe separately, so in case somehow this gets called, skip it
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = value['node'];
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode, postId);
		updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		if(user && postId) {
			var node = document.getElementById('dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + postId);
			if (node) { // Not present in Mashable
				node.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	// Public
	obj.onLogin = function() {
		// This is triggered either when the user connects or when they're already connected on visit
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'none'; }
		loginNode.style.display = 'none';
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='block';
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.ProfilePic(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-profilepic')));
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.Name(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-name')));
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(setUser);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'none';
		}

		
		if(typeof(fbcLoginCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLoginCallback();
		}
	};
	obj.logout = function() {
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		FB.Connect.logout();
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			loginNode.style.display='inline';
		}
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'block'; }
		
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='none';
		// Passing null user data to signify logout
		setUser(null);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		if(typeof(fbcLogoutCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLogoutCallback();
		}

		return false;
	 };
	obj.ensureInit = function(callback) {
		// If the controller hasn't already been initted, will wait until it has been before calling
		// callback; otherwise, calls it immediately. Does not attempt to call init.
		if (initted) {
			callback();
		} else {
			onInit.push(callback);
		}
	};
	obj.init = function() {
		// This method should be called after the FB scripts have loaded, FB.init has been called, 
		// and XdComm loaded.
		if (initted) {
			// I think this double init is caused by a bug with FB.ensureInit
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = Dsq.$(Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId());
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode);
		defaultRpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.LoginButton(loginNode));
		}
		Dsq.Events.addHandler(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, onCreateReplyIframe);
		if (Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId()) {
			// If there's a highlighted comment, we may have just posted, so check the cookie
			// to see if we should post to newsfeed.
			defaultRpcClient.send('queryNewsfeed', null, postToNewsfeed);
		}
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			var exportedMethods = {
				requireSession : {'method': requireSession}
			};
			rpcServer = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcServer('disqusParentFbcRpcServer', exportedMethods);

		}
		initted = true;
		for (var i=0; i<onInit.length; i++) {
			onInit[i]();
		}
	};

	return obj;
})();

		ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
			function() {
				FB.ensureInit(function () {
					DisqusFbcParentController.init();
					FB.Connect.ifUserConnected(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin);
				});
			});
	


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');
}

})();




