Live Thread: GOP Nat'l Convention Day 2 (Paul Ryan speaks tonight!)

Herald Tribune ^ | 8/29/2012 | Online Staff

[KansasGirl]

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29, 2012

7:00 p.m. Convention convenes

Call to order

Introduction of Colors by Amputee Veterans of America Support Team (AVAST)

Pledge of Allegiance by Brigadier General Patrick E. Rea, US Army (Ret.)

National Anthem sung by Ayla Brown

Invocation by Ishwar Singh

Ron Paul Video

Remarks by Senate Republican Leader and Convention Temporary Chairman Mitch McConnell (KY)

Remarks by Senator Rand Paul (KY)

Remarks by Christopher Devlin-Young and Jeanine McDonnell

8:00 p.m. Remarks by Senator John McCain (AZ)

Remarks by Attorney General Pam Bondi (FL) and Attorney General Sam Olens (GA)

Remarks by Governor Bobby Jindal (LA)

Remarks by Senator John Thune (SD)

Remarks by Senator Rob Portman (OH)

9:00 p.m. Remarks by Governor Luis Fortuño (PR)

Remarks by Governor Tim Pawlenty (MN)

Bush 41, 43 Film

Remarks by Mike Huckabee

10:00 p.m. Remarks by Condoleezza Rice

Remarks by Governor Susana Martinez (NM)

Remarks by vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan

Benediction by Archbishop Demetrios

Adjournment

[exit82]

Joe Biden is drinking very heavily right now.

[madison10]

VP Ryan and Governor Martinez are great!

[smokingfrog]

I just checked. Looks like she was living in Texas when she was 18, so no problem.

[Deo volente]

“The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we’re going to stop it!”

EXCELLENT!

[KosmicKitty]

Code pink hags just wish they had a guy like Ryan!!

[bigbob]

I live an hour away, holler and I’ll buy you a beer and we can toast the the padlocked GM plant that Obama “saved”.

[jb729]

Probably Madcow’s girlfriend.

[onyx]

Yes!

He’s deliberate and convincing!

[KC Burke]

He is explaining the MATH and the money.

It is going to be devastating.

[Fawn]

Somebody please tell him to quit clearing his throat....

[rodguy911]

Hahaa,LOl, The greatest threat to medicare is obamacare and we are going to stop it. Just too good!

[mylife]

Very good, but I would have called it .7 trillion dollars.

[tina07]

yes, he will obliterate Biteme!!!

[matt04]

Well, uh, my, uh plan hasn’t had enough time to, uh, show, uh results. That is way it’s imperative you give me another term t fix the mess caused by Bush.

/obama off

[free-in-nyc]

Posting a little late, but - my wife teared up listening to the end of Dr. Rice’s speech. Indeed - “it does not matter where you came from, only where you are going!”

[skr]

I'm trying to figure out why it is so important to focus on Obama and not the actual Republican nominees at a Republican convention. Save that for the campaign ads and the stump speeches. It's a waste of time to tell the delegates what they already know about Obama, and it's not as though non-Republicans are clamouring to watch a chopped up convention.

[jwalsh07]

Some talking empty heads have been indicating that Ryan was not good at the podium. How damn stupid they are.

[higgmeister]

Now he’s saying what America needs to hear. Condi and Martinez were wasted air IMO.

It's a mosaic that each contributes a part.

[onyx]

RIGHT ON RYAN!