GRAHAM, RIDGE, MCCAINS COMPRISE FINAL NIGHT FESTIVITIES
The brand new stage is set and the schedule has just been released for the final night of the Republican National convention. And the prime time festivities kick off with a very familiar face.
At 8 p.m., Sen. Lindsey Graham will address delegates and millions of Americans at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. in perhaps the largest, most significant speech of his life. I will post excerpts from his remarks when they become available.
Following Graham will be a video on vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, after which former Gov. Tom Ridge will speak. A video titled “America’s Place in the World” will follow Ridge’s remarks.
Immediately after that video, possible future first lady Cindy McCain will take the stage.
And then, shortly after 9 p.m., presidential nominee John McCain will mark the pinnacle of the convention when he delivers his formal acceptance speech, which will be capped off by a floor demonstration and balloon drop.
A reminder, you can watch all of this on the Ustream live feed located at the top of the right sidebar, or by clicking here. Of course, if you have a television, you can turn to pretty much any network or cable news station.
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UPDATE: Former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs will be endorsing McCain just prior to Graham’s speech, I’m guessing around 7:45 p.m. Ironically, that will be only a few minutes after the ‘Skins kick-off the 2008 NFL season on NBC.
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