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Smith Barney, Meet Your Match

By Matt Cooper

J. Jennings Moss reports from his living room in Manhattan: Here's the best line of the night in Denver.

A man named Barney Smith, in a red checkered shirt, a regular man, a working guy from Indiana who has seen his blue collar job go to a foreign worker, stands before a crowd of nearly 80,000. Before Barack Obama accepts the nomination, he talks about growing up as a Republican. Not any more.

"My country needs a person who needs Barney Smith, more than they need Smith Barney," he said. Cue the loud applause. John McCain should worry about Barney Smith and those like him.

J. Jennings Moss

Want more from Denver? Check these stories out:

-- Google's Schmidt: "They Have Guns and We Don't"
-- Why Does Everyone Want In on the Act?
-- I'm T. Boone Pickens and This Will Save America.
-- The Election According to Mr. Burns.
-- The Portfolio.com Capital Index.

And get ready for the Republican convention in St. Paul with these:

-- Where to Eat in the Twin Cities.
-- How to Party Like a Rockstar TV Star With Republicans.

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Full post as published by Portfolio.com: Capital on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).