Bill Clinton's long, long speech about the meanie Republicans  —  Bill Clinton, don't get me wrong, was the best speaker Wednesday night.  But that is largely because the rest of the evening was atrocious.  Clinton was hoarse, and he seemed to holler for no reason at all.

Bill Clinton: wonk-in-chief  —  “People ask me all the time how we delivered four surplus budgets,” former President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday night.  “What new ideas did we bring?  I always give a one-word answer: arithmetic.”  —  That's also the one-word answer to what Clinton brought to his convention speech.

Our Clinton Nightmare  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former President Bill Clinton's stem-winding nomination speech was a fact-checker's nightmare: lots of effort required to run down his many statistics and factual claims, producing little for us to write about.  —  Republicans will find plenty of Clinton's scorching opinions objectionable.

How Bill Clinton does it  —  The crowd was roaring, TV commentators were gushing, and Barack Obama himself thanked Bill Clinton for his nominating speech with a big hug as he left the stage here Wednesday night.  —  Well might Obama be grateful: In 48 minutes, the 42nd president had stated …

Romney, Ryan Double Down On False Welfare Attack Clinton Decried  —  CHARLOTTE — In one of the most pointed moments of President Clinton's Wednesday speech to the Democratic National Convention, he slammed the Romney campaign for lying in ads and statements by claiming President Obama …

Associated Press ‘Fact Checks’ Clinton's Speech By Bringing Up Monica Lewinsky  —  Bill Clinton's 48-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night was, as FactCheck.org put it, “a fact-checker's nightmare: lots of effort required to run down his many statistics and factual claims …

Why Bill Clinton's Speeches Succeed  —  Because he treats listeners as if they are smart.  —  That is the significance of “They want us to think” and “The strongest argument is” and “The arithmetic says one of three things must happen” and even “Now listen to me here, this is important.”

Bill Clinton's DNC speech: Fact check finds former president's claims of compromise a stretch  —  Clinton portrayed Obama as a pragmatic compromiser who has been stymied at every turn by Republicans.  There was no mention of the role that the president and the Democrats have played …

Boston's response to Clinton as of midnight...  (Updated)  —  ...was nothing.  —  Bill Clinton wrapped up his roughly 45-minute, meandering, box-checking, fist-pounding, off-script Democratic National Convention speech about 40 minutes ago.  So far, Mitt Romney's campaign has not issued an official statement.

Romney, GOP Groups Pull Ads From Michigan and Pennsylvania  —  Republicans signaled this week that they might have given up hope in two important swing states.  —  TPM Slideshow: Romney Takes The Stage At The RNC  —  The Romney campaign and conservative groups like Crossroads GPS …

Conservatives pull ads from Michigan  —  Pro-Romney groups focus on key states; Obama's campaign off air for weeks  —  Mitt Romney's conservative allies are bypassing Michigan with their advertising while stepping up efforts in other battleground states — suggesting campaign strategists …

Republican Staffer Breaks Up With Obama  —  Could they not find anyone else?  —  Source: youtube.com  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republicans are out with a new web video today highlighting their messaging push during the Democratic convention that President Barack Obama is a disappointment …