how much did Clinton fire up the base?

[MODU]

No doubt that he was/is a good speaker.  However, as my tired eyes would reveal, I stayed up to hear the end of his speach.  Much more tame than it could have been.  However, I think Clinton comparing himself to Bush as far as not going to Vietnam might hurt Kerry's "I'm a war vet" platform, since Clinton defeated two war vets in his campaigns, and those two vets had much more time in theater than Kerry's few months.