- 4:44 p.m. ET | Rob Lowe takes on Rick Perry...
- 4:41 p.m. ET | Meanwhile, Ann Romney and Chris Christie debate the nature of love in this mashup of their speeches on BuzzFeed:
- 4:39 p.m. ET | Now live: Hat Cam is doing an interview on the shuttle bus.
- 4:36 p.m. ET | From the Atlantic: Why Romney is Playing the Race Card
Why (and How) Romney is Playing the Race CardThe Romney campaign is either recklessly ignorant of the facts or it is lying about its appeal to the politics of race. A few months ago,...- 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.
- 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:
Romney opens Indiana event with Isaac jokePOLITICO's Ginger Gibson reports: Mitt Romney started his speech to the American Legion convention in Indianapolis, Ind., with a joke...- 4:08 p.m. ET | Best coffee at the convention? NewsHour consensus is Google.
Found the good coffee at the RNC: it's at Google #GOP2012 pic.twitter.com/BRcCaFdYom/BRcCaFdY
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."- 3:59 p.m. ET | Also from the NPR news files, there are whispers that Clint Eastwood will be the mystery speaker:
Is Clint Eastwood Going To Make Mitt Romney's Day? : NPRThanks to Townhall.com's Guy Benson, one of the hotter stories of the morning here in Tampa seems to be that actor/director/American icon...- 3:51 p.m. ET | Also at the convention yesterday, an RNC production manager proposed to his girlfriend, Laura Bowman.
- The engagement graphics on the screens of the #gop2012 conv. Two production staffers got engaged here earlie http://instagr.am/p/O66K6vkzmr/ O66K6vkzmr/
- NPR has the story:
Love On Stage At The GOP Convention: Staffer Pops Question; She Says Yes : NPRThe Republican National Convention isn't only about politics, it seems. One young staffer used the stage this morning to ask his girlfrie...- And this tweet:
Some dude just proposed on the convention stage. Jack Johnson on the PA pic.twitter.com/SXu77mn7om/SXu77mn7- 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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