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Barney!

The average folks part of the program was just terrific. Line of the night: A laid-off factory worker from Marion, Ind named Barney Smith:

"We need a government that puts Barney Smith ahead of Smith Barney!"

Great stuff, even if only a handful of TV viewers--PBS, CSpan sorts--actually saw it.

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