Former Obama foe Bill Clinton rallies Dems, hopes history will repeat itself
Obama to deliver acceptance speech tonight, on anniversary of civil rights' milestone
8:50 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008
Opponents to Barack Obama call him inexperienced and too young to be commander and chief, but Bill Clinton knows all too well those types of attacks hold little weight with voters.
"Sound familiar? It didn't work in 1992, because we were on the right side of history. And it won't work in 2008, because Barack Obama is on the right side of history," Clinton told the Democratic delegation Wednesday night.
Clinton criticized Republicans for misleading the country, saying Americans deserved better.
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"Everything I learned in my eight years as president and in the work I've done since, in America and across the globe has convinced me that Barack Obama is the man for this job," Clinton said.
Obama's number two man, Joe Biden, spoke as well, tearing into McCain.
"He voted 19 times against the minimum wage, people struggling to make it to the next day. That's not change. That's more of the same," Biden said. "The choice in this election is clear. These times require more than a good soldier; they require a wise leader."
And in a surprise appearance, the Democrat's choice for change himself joined with Biden to close the night.
"I think we are going to have a great night tomorrow night, and I look forward to seeing you there. God bless you. God bless America," Obama said.
The convention now moves to Invesco Field at Mile High where Obama will give his acceptance speech on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech.
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