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Republican National Convention 2012

The 2012 Republican National Convention is held in Tampa, Fla., from Aug. 27-30. (This storify is curated by PG's social media editor Mila Sanina)

  1. gov
    Twitter Government@gov
    Final peak of Tweets per minute of 14,289 for @MittRomney tops State of the Union 14,131 TPM peak (not adjusted for Twitter growth).
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:50:41
  2. The big finish. Confetti and balloons for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. #Campaign2012 http://pic.twitter.com/0zaUGwT6
    Howard Arenstein@HowardArenstein
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:23:47
  3. MonaLisaATL
    Lisa Persons@MonaLisaATL
    Not sure if what Mitt Romney is saying is true, but this is a very good speech. Simple and easy to understand. #watchoutobama
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:06:01
  4. piersmorgan
    Piers Morgan@piersmorgan
    This is a very good speech. And by comparison to Mr Eastwood, a GREAT speech. #Romney
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:52:26
  5. SabrinaSiddiqui
    Sabrina Siddiqui@SabrinaSiddiqui
    Code Pink protesters interrupt Romney, shouting "people over profits," being aggressively removed by security as crowd chants USA. #gop2012
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:42:08
  6. Protesters during Mitt's speech http://pic.twitter.com/4R8gTVOZ
    ThinkProgress@thinkprogress
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:43:19
  7. Upworthy
    Upworthy@Upworthy
    Mitt Romney: "We Americans have always felt a special kinship with the future."
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:40:41
  8. mandajean1975
    Manda Busbea@mandajean1975
    "Mr. Chairman and delegates, I accept your nomination for president of the United States." Mitt Romney starts his speech. #GOP2012”
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:44:59
  9. RT @richpiatt: Mitt romney enters hall http://pic.twitter.com/J8wryBCj
    KSL 5 TV@KSL5TV
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:36:42
  10. InvisibleObama
    Invisible Obama@InvisibleObama
    The greatest trick @invisibleobama ever pulled was being in every picture hashtagged #eastwooding.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:01:46
  11. InvisibleObama
    Invisible Obama@InvisibleObama
    Someone should tell Marco Rubio he's standing on my foot right now.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:24:38
  12. ezraklein
    Ezra Klein@ezraklein
    So @InvisibleObama is already a Twitter account
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:22:16
  13. PopinjayRose
    Jim Rose@PopinjayRose
    It's gonna be a long week of Entertainment Press stories about how Clint Eastwood ruined his legacy.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:16:51
  14. Clint Eastwood RNC Full Speech 2012, Talks To Invisible Obama
    martysoffice
    ·
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:31:03
  15. Clint Eastwood is talking to a chair on stage at the #RNC #GOP2012 http://pic.twitter.com/CipdGchr
    westON@west_ON
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:10:30
  16. keithboykin
    Keith Boykin@keithboykin
    Is Clint Eastwood blaming Obama for the war in Afghanistan that George W. Bush started?
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:08:13
  17. acidlipgloss
    Rachael Vinyard@acidlipgloss
    Rachel Maddow - "That was the weirdest thing I've ever seen at a political convention. That was bizarre." #RNC @maddow
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:15:25
  18. Clint Eastwood to an empty chair:
  19. seanhannity
    Sean Hannity@seanhannity
    Standing ovation for Eastwood: "we own this country/politicians are employees of ours/when someone does not do the job we gotta let 'em go!"
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:14:22
  20. springwidow
    Carol Schoenrock@springwidow
    If you're not watching Clint Eastwood interview an empty chair aka Obama at the #RNC you are missing out! #hilarious #makemyday
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:09:10
  21. Clint Eastwood, to cheering #RNC2012 crowd: "Save some for Mitt." http://pic.twitter.com/UKoXC2Xr
    MyFoxTampaBay@MyFoxTampaBay
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:07:50
  22. KristiMarie19
    Kristi Marie@KristiMarie19
    You can't say anything bad about Clint Eastwood. He's awesome #SurpriseGuest #RNC2012
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:06:15
  23. Clint Eastwood speaking at @GOPConvention c-span.org/RNC/ #cspanRNC #GOP2012 twitpic.com/apevzf
    CSPAN@cspan
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:06:35
  24. While the #RNC wait for @MittRomney's speech, here's what's going on outside: ustream.tv/occupyeye twitpic.com/apeuj8
    Ustream@Ustream
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    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:01:29
  25. i_am_apt
    Adam Apt@i_am_apt
    The top story they are promoting for the news tonight is people having to chose between watching football and the RNC? Really?
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 18:52:19

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