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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Where Do They Find These People?

posted by on August 28 at 18:48 PM

The parade of “American Voices” that just came across the stage was pretty hilarious. This is standard fare, but Pamela Cash-Roper, the “unemployed nurse and lifelong Republican from North Carolina,” was a huge ham who started off with something like, “You won’t believe my story!”

Which is the subtle message of every common-person talk like this, so to have her state it so baldly brought laughs in the press box.

And then Barney Smith, “Indiana plant worker—lost job of 30 yrs when plant moved to China,” with his plaid shirt and plaintive look, delivered a great line about wanting a government that will “take care of Barney Smith, not Smith Barney.”

There were actual cheers in the press box for that one. A great, over-the-top version of a campaign rally cliche. Loves it.

Now playing: “Born in the USA.”

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Man, I wonder if they had the line and then looked for a Barney Smith, or had Barney Smith and then someone had a lightbulb moment...ahhh, the exquisite mysteries of political marketing.

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | August 28, 2008 6:50 PM
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I predict that Barney Smith will become a cult celebrity among the dems, William Hung style.

Posted by meggers | August 28, 2008 7:01 PM
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Oh shit, normal people, what is a wealthy, spoiled brat, elitist from Seattle to do? Why didn't Obama want a lesbian couple from SF to talk about the enviroment, or a gay man recovering from meth addiction from NYC to talk about equal rights. Normal people from the midwest, please, stfu, The Stranger is much more important and gayer then you.

Posted by Toledo Stripper | August 28, 2008 9:01 PM
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Eli - truth told that was a great segment - plain spoken reality checks, real drama in the living life trenches and well done

Ch. 9 folks liked it, so did I

Where do they get them, from your family, mine, and 50 millions of the same, duh

Posted by Andrew | August 29, 2008 1:54 AM

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