Clinton ready to fight for Obama
LONDON. September 6. KAZINFORM Former US President Bill Clinton has delivered a prime-time defence of Barack Obama, nominating the president for a second term in the White House.
His 50-minute speech at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, was strongly critical of Republican economic plans, BBC informs.
He launched a full-throated defence of Mr Obama's policies, saying his economic policies were working.
Mr Obama will take on Republican Mitt Romney in November's election.
Mr Clinton told the crowd that they would "decide what kind of country you want to live in".
"If you want a 'you're on your own, winner take all society' you should support the Republican ticket," he said. "If you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibilities - a 'we're all in it together' society - you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden."
Mr Clinton attacked Republicans for blocking further progress on the economic recovery and getting deep into the detail of policy debates.
"In order to look like an acceptable, moderate alternative to President Obama, they couldn't say much about the ideas they have offered over the last two years," he said, referring to the Republican convention in Florida a week ago.
Reminding the crowd that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had revealed that their number one priority was to get Mr Obama out of office, he declared: "We're going to keep President Obama on the job."
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