var comments = {"total":"2","items":[{"id":"23400","storyid":"116842","author":"poor malaysian","userid":"2455","date":"1257622160","content":"I, for one , never and will never consider the so-called leaders of the country as leaders, they are fools without guts, vested self-interest, and beggars of the lowest level","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1258226101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"23350","storyid":"116842","author":"Maggie Lim","userid":"60777","date":"1257586107","content":"That's why people call our leaders \"flip-flop\"","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1258226101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"}]};