August 28th, 2008
10:15 PM ET
15 years ago
What the TV cameras aren't watching
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/08/28/art.smith.ap.jpg caption="Barney Smith got the Invesco crowd to its feet."]While TV cameras weren't watching, "ordinary guy" Barney Smith - part of the convention's "American Voices" segment - brought mile-high stadium to its feet.
He told his story of losing the Indiana factory job he'd held for 30 years and then said America needed a president who paid more attention to "Barney Smith" not "Smith Barney."
The crowd leapt to its feet chanting "Barney, Barney!"
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ALL men and women of good faith must rise up for a change enough is enough. Gop and all blood suckers must go!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a challenge to Humanity!, no doubt.
ALL the lies, ALL the spining, all the blood spill, ALL THE KILLING MUST COMES TO AN END., ALL the war mongers must be stop and put to their place.
"Whatever goes up must come down" The time is here!
RISE UP, RISE UP, RISE UP TO HUMANINITY.
No going back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!now or never
I love that story. Barney! Barney!!!
NOT A REPUBLICAN AND NO LONGER A DEMOCRAT SO HERE'S MY TWO BITS:
I am from Chicago and I can tell you Obama is all talk no substance.....
Chitowngal waiting for Change.........................................
waiting...................................................................................
waiting................................................................................
still waiting.............................................................................
what's that Obama want to become President of the U.S. darn better get the rest of the chairs out of the basement so we call all "HOPE" AND WAIT FOR "CHANGE".........................................................
STILL WAITING HERE IN CHICAGO WHERE HE SUPPOSSEDLY REPRESENTS US FOR A WHOLE FOUR YEARS AND TWO OF THOSE HE HAS SPENT CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT....................
WAITING................................................................................
That's funny. I saw it. I saw it all on PBS. It was brilliant. It's a shame you people missed it.
Obama is full of hot air. That is why he started running for
the POTUS two years into his first 6-year term in the Senate.
If he had waited longer, say 2012 or 2016, people will have
realized that he really would not accomplish anything of
substance. Just ask the people from Illinois about Obama
record!
CNN Censors positive Obama comments
Obama/Biden '08
Just because CNN isn't showing it during their coverage doesn't mean the cameras aren't watching it...
As a Hillary supporter and love the heck out of Bill Clinton I want to go back to the good ole days of having a job, cheap gas, food that I can afford and a least having 2 dollars in the bank to treat my children to a Happy Meal.
I cannot see another 4 years of GB. I need a change and I need it now. On verge of losing everything I have worked for.
If my darling Bill can support Obama I guess I have to be one of those 18 million that will narrow the gap to stand at 17999 million now.
Obama you owe us this change that you have talked about and got the DNC to bend over backwards for you!!
And he expects a ex-senator who sat on his butt thru the state senate and only voted present, who has sat thru the US senate and not even voted, do anything to get his job back...bull and the dumb bunnies who kiss obama butt are eating it up.
The TV cameras were watching – it was shown on PBS.
Barney I feel your pain and I pray that the Change will come that we need.
You can know a person my the word the speak. McCain speaks negativity while Obama speaks the positive. McCain attacks while Obama uplifts.
The above are paid bloggers for Big Oil and K street.
Barry was the man!!! That was so cool.
IT APPEARS AS THOU HE HAS BANDAGES FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS AND NO REAL SOLUTIONS... TAKE THE OIL PROBLEM.... WE HAVE ENOUGH OIL IN THE WELLS THAT ARE CAPPED BY THE USA. WE NEED MORE REFINERIES. BUT THIS MAKES TO MUCH SENSE. AND I,M NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
AL GORE SHOULD BE REAL PROUD FOR HE IS THE ONE THAT WANTS GAS TO GO TO $5:00 PER GAL ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW HE WANTS THE GREEN EFFECT AND WANTS GAS TO BE SOLD FOR $5:00 PER GAL GO FIGURE
For all those people who want to retreat to the "good ole days" of the past, go bury your heads in the sand, and let the youth of the future make sure you get your social security – even if you cower in challenging times.
Now I have cried twice. The first time watching Barney on C-Span and then again here and glad that CNN actually reported this momentous time for the ordinary man.
If he is his brother's keeper, why is his brother living in a shack in Kenya on less than $1 a month? Somehow, I feel he would have benefited from leaving that remark out. We've all seen the video.
WISH I could believe like the sheeple in the stadium. I would love to say I believe in Obama and see a black person (female would make me even happier) become president but something just doesn't ring true. Then again, I don't like McCain either.
If Obama or Mccain loses this election they and their family will profit from the senate for the rest of his life. So why are all you people getting so excited about this? It's politics at its best.
I would just like to see history made which is all it is – vote Obama!
That's a really clever line.
Who is this man blaming for losing his job? Shut up and go find another one, like I did. Maybe it was his fault to begin with.
"And he expects a ex-senator who sat on his butt thru the state senate and only voted present, who has sat thru the US senate and not even voted, do anything to get his job back"
Yeah, and what is McCain gonna do? He's gonna give ANOTHER tax cut to the guys who OWNED the factory! And hope that maybe they'll use it to reopen that factory instead of pocketing it.
Keep dreaming...McCain has been absent more than Obama, and in 26 years of Senate service McCain's actual accomplishments are pretty thin, when he's not actively denouncing them.
Ooooooooooh all the angry Repug's are on here tonight.
Rush, is that you?
President Bush did not do all this damage to our country all by himself.Joe Biden,John Kerry,Harry Ried'Obama and all of these clowns have been right there in congress and they failed to do the job they were elected to do.They are as much to blame as bush.
hey did you forget it it was the democrates that sent our jobs across the world and made them richer