of the american people. an extraordinary chief executive officer. i know he understands the economy. he s uniquely qualified to get our economy moving again. take control. not a stuffed-shirt guy. charismatic. he is rock solid. authentic leader. his values are so strong. a man of faith. extraordinary character. cares about the lives of those with voices that are unheard. an amazing, humble man. i think he has a great deal of pride. finds a way of turning adversity into opportunity. this is the guy who can do it, turn this country around. i will devote every waking hour of my energy of to getting america strong again. that s what an american president has to do. the big night for governor mitt romney, just minutes until he takes the stage and accepts his party s nomination for president. good evening, i m bret baier. good evening, i m megyn kelley. the surprise speaker we now know is clint eastwood. florida senator marco rubio will speak after
of the american people. an extraordinary chief executive officer. i know he understands the economy. he s uniquely qualified to get our economy moving again. take control. not a stuffed-shirt guy. charismatic. he is rock solid. authentic leader. his values are so strong. a man of faith. extraordinary character. cares about the lives of those with voices that are unheard. an amazing, humble man. i think he has a great deal of pride. finds a way of turning adversity into opportunity. this is the guy who can do it, turn this country around. i will devote every waking hour of my energy of to getting america strong again. that s what an american president has to do. the big night for governor mitt romney, just minutes until he takes the stage and accepts his party s nomination for president. good evening, i m bret baier. good evening, i m megyn kelley. the surprise speaker we now know is clint eastwood. florida senator marco rubio will speak after
former governor of arkansas, mike huckabee delivering a speech on the floor. he says, now he wallows in the mud of the media. he happens to be our colleague here at fox newschannel. he meant you. is that right. well, you are watching live coverage of the republican national convention. here at the tampa bay times forum. i m bret baier. i m megyn kelley. coming up, former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, also new mexico governor, suzanna martinez and the headliner of the night, vice-presidential candidate, paul ryan. let s get the perspective from the floor, chris wallace is at the podium position, near the floor with more. hi, chris. reporter: interesting night. let me give you a preview of the two big speakers. condoleezza rice, as you mentioned, secretary of state under president george w. bush. we will go after obama s foreign policy, saying that this country
success in the private sector. he built a company from the ground up, created lots of jobs and, yes, he made money. [cheering] he made it the old-fashioned way, folks. he earned it! [cheers and applause] then you have barack obama, who never started a business, never even worked in business and yet he claims those who have should give credit to the government, or someone else for their success. [boos from crowd]. so have you one candidate who understands that success comes from working hard, competing and taking risks. and you have another candidate who believes that success comes from government. let me ask you this which one do you think knows how to turn around this economy? [cheering] right answer. let me ask you this which one would you choose to invest your life savings? [crowd cheering romney ] should it be any different for safeguarding our nation s economy? or let s say you don t have any savings, let s say you are worried about how to pay september s re
i had hoped once of addressing you under different circumstances. our fellow americans had another plan four years ago and i accept their decision. i have been blessed for so long to play a role in our nation s affairs and i m conscious only of the debt i owe america and i thank you for the honor. [ applause ] we nominate mitt romney we do so with a greater purpose than winning an advantage for our party. we charge him with the care of a higher cause. his election represents the best hopes for our country and the world. it is said that this election will turn on domestic and economic issues. but what mitt romney knows and what we know is the success at home also depends on our leadership in the world. it is our willingness to shape world events for the better that has kept us safe, increased our prosperity, preserved our liberty and transformed human history. at our best, america has led, we have led by our example as a shining city on a hill. we have led at the direction of