1. 4:44 p.m. ET | Rob Lowe takes on Rick Perry...
  2. Rick Perry just called the RNC convention "hip". It is many things, but not that. #CNN
  3. 4:41 p.m. ET | Meanwhile, Ann Romney and Chris Christie debate the nature of love in this mashup of their speeches on BuzzFeed:
  4. 4:39 p.m. ET | Now live: Hat Cam is doing an interview on the shuttle bus.
  5. 4:36 p.m. ET | From the Atlantic: Why Romney is Playing the Race Card
  6. 4:16 p.m. ET | Conventions: just long political ads? One of our viewers sent us this tweet. Weigh in with your thoughts by clicking on the orange comment icon at the top of the live blog, or hovering over any individual post.
  7. @NewsHour my question is, does anyone other than party faithful care about conventions? They're really just long political ads
  8. 4:13 p.m. ET | Mitt Romney started his speech at an American Legion convention in Indianapolis with a Hurricane Isaac joke, Politico reports. More here: 
  9. 4:08 p.m. ET | Best coffee at the convention? NewsHour consensus is Google.


  10. 4:04 p.m. ET | Here’s Eastwood’s two-minute “Halftime in America” commercial for Chrysler, which first aired during last February’s Super Bowl. The spot drew attention at the time for its stark imagery and message of economic recovery.

    "People are out of work and they're hurting," Eastwood said in the commercial. "And they're all wondering what they're gonna do to make a comeback, and we're all scared because this isn't a game."
  11. 3:59 p.m. ET | Also from the NPR news files, there are whispers that Clint Eastwood will be the mystery speaker:
  12. 3:51 p.m. ET | Also at the convention yesterday, an RNC production manager proposed to his girlfriend, Laura Bowman.
  13. The engagement graphics on the screens of the #gop2012 conv. Two production staffers got engaged here earlie instagr.am/p/O66K6vkzmr/
  14. NPR has the story:
  15. And this tweet:


  16. Some dude just proposed on the convention stage. Jack Johnson on the PA http://pic.twitter.com/SXu77mn7
  17. 3:42 p.m. ET | From the "We Build It" signs, to the "You Lie" pins, here's a photo essay from last night's convention floor.

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