How long do you think they had to search to find a guy named Barney Smith who could say we need to “put Barney Smith ahead of Smith Barney.” And the crowd loves it — they’re chanting “Barney! Barney!”

The whole series of speeches by ordinary folks from swing states about why they like Obama is pretty great — almost every one is incredibly charming. “I’m Pam … and wait till you hear what happened to me!”

–Sam Boyd

Sam Boyd is a former assistant web editor at the Prospect.