Thursday, August 28, 2008 | by nathan

Clinton and Biden

Once again, the Democratic National Convention hit it out of the park. Bill Clinton, whose reputation with me has been tarnished in the past year - I know, right, what does it take with me? - delivered exactly the speech he needed to both to win over his and Hillary’s supporters and to redeem his legacy somewhat after his campaign gaffes in the spring. He messed up good while he was in the Oval Office, yes, but he really was a great president and the country was better off with him in power than the guy who came after him.

Beau Biden’s introduction of his father was deeply moving; when Obama’s term is up, I say we nominate this guy.

Then Joe BIden got up to speak, and despite a few small mistakes and one "Freudian Slip" that was absolute gold, he gave what has to be the best speech of the convention so far. It was heartfelt and passionate, and it hit just the right notes on foreign policy that it needed to. I think once people hear him talk about how to redeem America’s leadership in the world, it will, at the very least, be a choice that most will have to think long and hard about. I can’t wait to see what Obama and Biden will do once in office. Great things, I’m sure. Anyway, here are the speeches:

Also, if you’re at work or somewhere where you can’t be taking up valuable time listening to speeches, the MP3s of the big speeches of the Convention are available for free download at Audible.com. Just click right here. (Sign up required but worth it).