jQuery Embedded Anonymous FUNctions

gistfile1.js

  // ajax get the upvote click
  jQuery( document.getElementsByClassName( "up_count" ) ).bind( 'click', function( event ){
    jQuery( '#vmp_message' ).empty();

    jQuery.ajax( {
      url:ajax_object.ajax_url,
      method:'get',
      dataType:'json',
      data:{
        action:'count_vote_090813',
        post_id: event.target.parentNode.lastChild.innerHTML,
        type:'upvote'
      },
      success:function( response ){
        jQuery( '#vmp_message_panel' ).animate( { 'top': '50px' } ).delay( 3000 );

        if ( 'error' == response.type ){
          jQuery( '#vmp_message' ).html( response.html ).css( 'background-color', 'red' );
        }else if( 'success' == response.type ){
          jQuery( '#vmp_up_counter' ).html( response.html );
          jQuery( '#vmp_message' ).html( "Successfully registered vote" );
        }else{
          jQuery( '#vmp_message' ).html( "An unknown error has occured. Check your connection." ).css( 'background-color', 'green' );
        }

        jQuery( '#vmp_message_panel' ).animate( { 'top': '0px' }, 500, 'swing',
                function() { jQuery( '#vmp_message' ).empty( ) } );
      }
    } );
  } );