Former President Bill Clinton, on Wednesday, eloquently endorsed Obama telling delegates at the Democratic convention that Obama is "ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world."

"With Joe Biden's experience and wisdom, supporting Barack Obama's proven understanding, insight and good instincts, America will have the national security leadership we need," Clinton said.

Since Hillary Clinton lost to Obama in the primaries, in June, Bill Clinton had maintained his distance and not spoken out strongly in support of Obama. But Wednesday proved to be a new day altogether.

"I want all of you who supported her to vote for Barack Obama in November," he said, thrusting a finger at thousands of cheering delegates.

Clinton even compared Obama's presidential pursuit to his own quest for the presidency in 1992, when "Republicans said I was too young and too inexperienced to be commander in chief."

"Sound familiar?" said Clinton. "It didn't work in 1992, because we were on the right side of history. And it won't work in 2008, because Barack Obama is on the right side of history."