“We are here to nominate a President, we need someone that’s cool on the outside but burns for America on the inside,” Bill Clinton said at the top of his speech.
“And after last night I want to elect the man who had the good sense to marry Michelle Obama, the former President added, getting a standing ovation from the audience.
Former President Clinton waves as he takes the stage during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images / September 5, 2012)
Clinton delivered a spirited speech in defense of President Obama on every level.
Clinton spoke out on the inherited bad economy situation that Obama kept from getting worse.
“If you want a you’re-on-your-own, winner-take-all society, you should support the Republican ticket,” Clinton will say. “If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility — a we’re-all-in-this-together society — you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.”
