Bring That Week Back: Republican National Convention Edition
Look back at the RNC's memorable moments.
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RNC's Unofficial Black Attendance Record - RNC delegates throw peanuts at a Black CNN camerawoman, Ann Romney shows Mitt's lovable side, Clint Eastwood has a chat with an empty chair, plus more. – Britt Middleton The RNC historically had been conservative and largely white, but for 2012, at least, folks could keep track of the number of Blacks in attendance, thanks to comedian Baratunde Thurston's "#negrospotting" hash tag on Twitter this week. (Photo: Courtesy of Democracy Now!)
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Ron Paul Supporters Cause Ruckus - Dozens of Ron Paul supporters flooded the halls of the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Tuesday in protest of the RNC's dismissal of a Maine delegation of Paul supporters whose election violated party and parliamentary rules. Paul himself declined to make an appearance in Tampa because he didn’t agree to fully endorse Mitt Romney in his speech. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Rick Santorum Buries the Hatchet - Rick Santorum once called Mitt Romney "the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama" when the two were bitter opponents in the GOP race for the nomination. Expectedly, Santorum threw his support behind Romney in his RNC address on Tuesday and perhaps put to bed their former rivalry. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Ann Romney's Love Fest - Ann Romney made her case to America that her husband is not only capable to lead, but lovable, too. In her address on Tuesday, she touched on Mitt's softer side and made a plea to female voters, telling them that Mitt is their man. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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RNC Delegates Throw Peanuts at Black Camerawoman - Marring what was hoped to be a gathering of unity and progressive ideas, two RNC delegates were kicked out from the convention after they threw peanuts at Patricia Carroll, a Black camerawoman for CNN, and telling her "this is what we feed the animals." (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Introducing Mia Love - Utah mayor and rising GOP star Mia Love became the new, progressive face of the GOP on Tuesday following her impassioned speech in which she slammed President Obama for dividing America. If elected to Congress in November, she will be the first Black female Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives in history. (Photo: Courtesy of FOX News)
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Condoleezza Returns to the Spotlight - While Condoleezza Rice has said repeatedly she has no plans to join Mitt Romney's presidential cabinet if he's elected to office, the former U.S. secretary of state did remind the country that she's got his back politically. In her RNC speech on Wednesday, she called for the return of American leadership in the global marketplace. "We cannot be reluctant to lead and you cannot lead from behind," she said. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Fact Checking the V.P. Nominee - Paul Ryan came under fire for muddling the facts in his speech on Wednesday, specifically in criticizing Obama's response to recommendations made by a bipartisan debt commission in 2010. The GOP vice presidential nominee also blamed Obama for shutting down a General Motors automotive plan in his hometown of Janesville, Wis. (Incidentally, that plant was closed under the Bush administration). (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)