Convention opens
By | Friday, May 29th, 2009 | Politics

The convention has been called to order. Kay Coles James has been nominated for temporary chair…there was no challenge…despite the rumors indicated in my video update below.

Now the rules…it’s a rising vote…and the rules pass…they are adopted…it might be a boring Friday after all!

As for the numbers, there are nearly 11,000 credentialed delegates. 1800 are here today.

For the rest of the day, it will be speechifying. We’ve heard from Wittman and Goodlatte (via video). We’ll also here from the CRFV, YRFV, and others.

Here’s the live stream:

RECESS!!!! See ya tomorrow at 10 a.m! Watch for our pre-game video!

(Jane here). Aaaaannd the fire alarm went off and we had to leave the building (floor events already over for the day). Richmond Fire arrived, but after maybe 10 minutes they let us back in. False alarm??

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JR Hoeft

Conservative to the core; liberal with his opinion! J.R. has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is also the director of “Blogs United” in Virginia. E-mail J.R.. Follow J.R. on Twitter.

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4 Responses to "Convention opens"
  1. Spiker May 29, 2009 16:21 pm

    I knew i should stay away from you JR…i wind up in random pictures!

  2. Linwood Cobb May 29, 2009 16:55 pm

    A boring Friday makes Saturday much better. We can get the work done in a quick efficient manner. Hope to see you there Jim.

  3. Ghost of Ted Dalton May 29, 2009 18:52 pm

    Just to let you conventiongoers know, Richmond is hosting its annual Greek Festival on Grove. It’s always a good time with great food.

  4. Saturday Morning Reading May 30, 2009 08:10 am

    [...] Republican Convention coverage continues at Bearing Drift, Crystal Clear Conservative, SWAC Girl, and I’m Surrounded By [...]

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