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Republican National Convention (view source)
Revision as of 14:45, August 26, 2012
, 14:45, August 26, 2012→2012 convention: Much like the Irene debacle.
The list of speakers include former [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Rand Paul]],<ref>[http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/07/rand-paul-to-speak-at-republican-nationa Rand Paul to speak at Republican National Convention, says Reuters] Brian Doherty, reason.com, retrieved August 13, 2012</ref> [[South Carolina]] Governor [[Nikki Haley]], [[New Mexico]] Governor Susanna Martinez, Ohio Governor [[John Kasich]], Florida Governor [[Rick Scott]], whose state is hosting the convention, Louisiana Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], [[Rob Portman]], [[Kelly Ayotte]], [[Bob McDonnell]], [[Connie Mack]], [[John McCain]], [[Jeb Bush]], and Artur Davis.<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/16/vp-almosts-added-to-convention-speakers-list/</ref> The keynote speech will be given by [[New Jersey]] Governor [[Chris Christie]]. The first speaker at the convention will be Ann Romney.
The list of speakers include former [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Rand Paul]],<ref>[http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/07/rand-paul-to-speak-at-republican-nationa Rand Paul to speak at Republican National Convention, says Reuters] Brian Doherty, reason.com, retrieved August 13, 2012</ref> [[South Carolina]] Governor [[Nikki Haley]], [[New Mexico]] Governor Susanna Martinez, Ohio Governor [[John Kasich]], Florida Governor [[Rick Scott]], whose state is hosting the convention, Louisiana Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], [[Rob Portman]], [[Kelly Ayotte]], [[Bob McDonnell]], [[Connie Mack]], [[John McCain]], [[Jeb Bush]], and Artur Davis.<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/16/vp-almosts-added-to-convention-speakers-list/</ref> The keynote speech will be given by [[New Jersey]] Governor [[Chris Christie]]. The first speaker at the convention will be Ann Romney.
In a move reminiscent of the unnecessary panic that arose during the [[Hurricane Irene]] debacle, in which the [[Michael Bloomberg]] administration inconvenienced millions of [[New York]]ers for no good reason, the RNC decided to delay the start of the convention by at least one day over fears that a tropical storm may interrupt the proceedings. This delay was put in place even though Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told reporters that : "We don't think it will hit Tampa," <ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-08-26/republican-national-convention-isaac-storm/57328810/1]</ref>
==Prior conventions==
==Prior conventions==