Bill Clinton delivers rousing speech to fired up Democratic National Convention crowd

The Takeaway

Bill Clinton led a rousing, 50-minute defense of Barack Obama's tenure as President of the United States Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

He coupled that with an indictment of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, Obama's Republican challengers, and the agenda of the Republican Party.

At the conclusion of his speech, Clinton, who served to formally nominate Obama to be the Democrats' nominee as president in 2012, was greeted on stage with a hug from Obama, making his first appearance at the convention. Clinton made a slight bow to Obama before they waved to the crowd and greeted those standing nearby.

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