diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js b/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js
index 70fe1b5da..b16e137e1 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/collections/stream.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ app.collections.Stream = Backbone.Collection.extend({
     return path;
   },
 
-  model: app.models.Post,
+  model: function(attrs, options) {
+    var modelClass = app.models[attrs.post_type] || app.models.Post
+    return new modelClass(attrs, options);
+  },
 
   parse: function(resp){
     return resp.posts;
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/like.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/like.js
index d18d96685..534317c8a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/like.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/like.js
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-app.models.Like = Backbone.Model.extend({
-})
+app.models.Like = Backbone.Model.extend({ })
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
index f5d707bc4..4cabdaa1b 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
     }
   },
 
+  reshareUrl : "reshares/",
   reshare : function(){
-    var reshare = new app.models.Reshare();
-    reshare.save({root_guid : this.baseGuid()}, {
-      success : function(){
-        app.stream.collection.add(reshare.toJSON());
-      }
-    });
-    return reshare;
+    return this._reshare = this._reshare || new app.models.Reshare({root_guid : this.get("guid")});
+  },
+
+  reshareAuthor : function(){
+    return this.get("author")
   },
 
   toggleLike : function() {
@@ -35,23 +34,16 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
   },
 
   createdAt : function() {
-    return +new Date(this.get("created_at")) / 1000;
+    return new Date(this.get("created_at")) / 1000;
   },
 
-  baseGuid : function() {
-    if(this.get("root")){
-      return this.get("root").guid;
-    } else {
-      return this.get("guid");
-    }
+
+  likeUrl : function(){
+    return this.url() + "/likes"
   },
 
-  baseAuthor : function() {
-    if(this.get("root")){
-      return this.get("root").author;
-    } else {
-      return this.get("author");
-    }
+  like : function() {
+    this.set({ user_like : this.likes.create({}, {url : this.likeUrl()}) });
   },
 
   unlike : function() {
@@ -60,9 +52,5 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
     likeModel.destroy();
     this.set({ user_like : null });
-  },
-
-  like : function() {
-    this.set({ user_like : this.likes.create() });
   }
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js
index a88f62538..c1c5105c8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 app.models.Reshare = app.models.Post.extend({
-  url : function() { return "/reshares"; },
-
   rootPost : function(){
     this._rootPost = this._rootPost || new app.models.Post(this.get("root"))
-    return this._rootPost 
+    return this._rootPost
+  },
+
+  reshare : function(){
+    this.rootPost().reshare()
+  },
+
+  reshareAuthor : function(){
+    return this.rootPost().reshareAuthor()
   }
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/status_message.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/status_message.js
index fb73daad4..7a2c8120a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/status_message.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/status_message.js
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-app.models.StatusMessage = app.models.Post.extend({
-  url : function() { return "/status_messages"; }
-});
+app.models.StatusMessage = app.models.Post.extend({ });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
index c45dbdbf8..68dc013a1 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ app.views.Feedback = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
     this.model.toggleLike();
   },
 
-  initialize: function(options){
-    this.setupRenderEvents();
-    this.reshareablePost = options.model;
-  },
-
   resharePost : function(evt){
     if(evt) { evt.preventDefault(); }
-    if(!window.confirm("Reshare " + this.reshareablePost.baseAuthor().name + "'s post?")) { return }
-    this.reshareablePost.reshare();
+    if(!window.confirm("Reshare " + this.model.reshareAuthor().name + "'s post?")) { return }
+    var reshare = this.model.reshare()
+    reshare.save({}, {
+      url: this.model.reshareUrl,
+      success : function(){
+        app.stream.collection.add(reshare);
+      }
+    });
   }
 })
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
index 0fb51bb57..adb46d6b8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
@@ -35,12 +35,7 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
 
   feedbackView : function(){
     if(!window.app.user().current_user ) { return null }
-    var feedbackViewClass = this.resharedContent() ? app.views.ReshareFeedback : app.views.Feedback 
-    return new feedbackViewClass({model : this.model});
-  },
-
-  resharedContent : function(){
-    return this.model.get('root')
+    return new  app.views.Feedback({model : this.model});
   },
 
   postContentView: function(){
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c89e5f2d..000000000
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-app.views.ReshareFeedback = app.views.Feedback.extend({
-  initialize : function(){
-    this.reshareablePost = (this.model instanceof app.models.Reshare) ? this.model.rootPost() : new app.models.Reshare(this.model.attributes).rootPost();
-    this.setupRenderEvents();
-  }
-});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/models/post_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/models/post_spec.js
index d0c3c5191..ed5aede9f 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/models/post_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/models/post_spec.js
@@ -13,22 +13,6 @@ describe("app.models.Post", function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("baseGuid", function(){
-    it("returns the post's guid if the post does not have a root", function() {
-      this.post.attributes.root = null;
-      this.post.attributes.guid = "abcd";
-
-      expect(this.post.baseGuid()).toBe("abcd")
-    })
-
-    it("returns the post's root guid if the post has a root", function() {
-      this.post.attributes.root = {guid : "1234"}
-      this.post.attributes.guid = "abcd";
-
-      expect(this.post.baseGuid()).toBe("1234")
-    })
-  })
-
   describe("toggleLike", function(){
     it("calls unliked when the user_like exists", function(){
       this.post.set({user_like : "123"});
@@ -67,20 +51,4 @@ describe("app.models.Post", function() {
       expect(app.models.Like.prototype.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     })
   })
-
-  describe("baseAuthor", function(){
-    it("returns the post's guid if the post does not have a root", function() {
-      this.post.attributes.root = null;
-      this.post.attributes.author = "abcd";
-
-      expect(this.post.baseAuthor()).toBe("abcd")
-    })
-
-    it("returns the post's root guid if the post has a root", function() {
-      this.post.attributes.root = {author : "1234"}
-      this.post.attributes.author = "abcd";
-
-      expect(this.post.baseAuthor()).toBe("1234")
-    })
-  })
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js
index 5181f8f8f..5f61f0ad7 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 describe("app.models.Reshare", function(){
-   describe("rootPost", function(){
-     beforeEach(function(){
-       this.reshare = new app.models.Reshare({root: {a:"namaste", be : "aloha", see : "community"}})
-     });
+   beforeEach(function(){
+     this.reshare = new app.models.Reshare({root: {a:"namaste", be : "aloha", see : "community"}})
+   });
 
+   describe("rootPost", function(){
      it("should be the root attrs", function(){
        expect(this.reshare.rootPost().get("be")).toBe("aloha")
      });
@@ -16,5 +16,13 @@ describe("app.models.Reshare", function(){
        expect(this.reshare.rootPost()).toBe(this.reshare.rootPost())
      });
    });
+
+   describe(".reshare", function(){
+     it("reshares the root post", function(){
+       spyOn(this.reshare.rootPost(), "reshare")
+       this.reshare.reshare()
+       expect(this.reshare.rootPost().reshare).toHaveBeenCalled()
+     })
+   })
 });
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
index 8f060bc54..070b0822c 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ describe("app.views.Feedback", function(){
     this.view = new app.views.Feedback({model: this.post});
   });
 
-  describe("initialization", function(){
-    it("sets the model as the reshareable post", function(){
-      expect(this.view.reshareablePost).toBe(this.post);
-    })
-  })
 
   describe(".render", function(){
     beforeEach(function(){
@@ -130,11 +125,11 @@ describe("app.views.Feedback", function(){
       expect(window.confirm).toHaveBeenCalled();
     })
 
-    it("reshares the reshareablePost", function(){
+    it("reshares the model", function(){
       spyOn(window, "confirm").andReturn(true);
-      spyOn(this.view.reshareablePost, "reshare")
+      spyOn(this.view.model.reshare(), "save")
       this.view.$(".reshare_action").first().click();
-      expect(this.view.reshareablePost.reshare).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(this.view.model.reshare().save).toHaveBeenCalled();
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js
index d775005b4..790913afd 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/post_view_spec.js
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ describe("app.views.Post", function(){
       this.reshare = this.collection.models[1];
     })
 
-    context("for a reshare", function(){
-      it("should display ReshareFeedback", function(){
-        spyOn(app.views, "ReshareFeedback").andReturn(stubView("these are special reshare actions"));
-        var view = new app.views.Post({model : this.reshare}).render();
-        expect(view.$(".feedback").text().trim()).toBe("these are special reshare actions");
-      })
-    })
-
     it("displays a reshare count", function(){
       this.statusMessage.set({reshares_count : 2})
       var view = new app.views.Post({model : this.statusMessage}).render();
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view_spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bcbc0fb2..000000000
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view_spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-describe("app.views.ReshareFeedback", function(){
-  beforeEach(function(){
-    var posts = $.parseJSON(spec.readFixture("multi_stream_json"))["posts"];
-    this.reshare = new app.models.Reshare(_.extend(posts[1], {public : true}));
-    this.view = new app.views.ReshareFeedback({model : this.reshare }).render()
-  })
-
-  it("inherits from feedback view", function(){
-    expect(this.view instanceof app.views.Feedback).toBeTruthy()
-  })
-
-  it("sets Up the root Post as the reshareable post", function(){
-    expect(this.view.reshareablePost).toBe(this.reshare.rootPost())
-  })
-
-  it("reshares the rootPost", function(){
-    spyOn(window, "confirm").andReturn(true);
-    spyOn(this.reshare.rootPost(), "reshare")
-    console.log(this.view.el)
-    this.view.$(".reshare_action").first().click();
-    expect(this.reshare.rootPost().reshare).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  })
-
-})