http://www.tampabay.comtimesnewsblogCopyright 2013 Tampa Bay Times. All rights reserved.en-usWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:20 EDT5Tampabay.com RSS Feedhttp://www.tampabay.com/iwov-resources/images/sp-timeslogo.gif1. The most talked about speech of the convention was the one in which a <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/gop-clint-eastwood-15000-social-media-snarkers-boatload-bizarre-rnc-tampa">disheveled Clint Eastwood</a> spoke to an empty chair. This means <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/31/us-usa-campaign-media-idUSBRE &#8230;2058973@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/three-thoughts-speeches-rnchttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/three-thoughts-speeches-rnc/2058973Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:31:41 EDT<p><img width="620" height="620" src="http://distilleryimage7.instagram.com/8c1d35f4f36911e1b05e123138100cee_7.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tripgabriel/status/241517041067118593">Snapped by Trip Gabriel of the New York Times</a>.</p>2058974@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/and-theyre-gonehttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/and-theyre-gone/2058974Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:46:36 EDT<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/08/31/160379867/in-defense-of-tampa">Scott Finn of WUSF</a>: 2058975@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/defense-tampahttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/defense-tampa/2058975Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:35:17 EDT<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/rnc-attendees-give-tampa-bay-area-mixed-reviews-as-they-head-home/1249048">Some of the delegates</a>: 2058976@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/so-what-did-people-thinkhttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/so-what-did-people-think/2058976Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:21:59 EDT<img width="620" height="620" src="http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c67.0.403.403/p403x403/560944_10151062618020787_921214244_n.jpg" alt="" /> 2058977@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/last-night-tampahttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/last-night-tampa/2058977Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:33:25 EDT<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/forget-pirates-cigars-and-sangria-tampa-gets-only-two-dimensional-coverage/1248997">Totally agree here with the Times' Tom Jones</a>: 2058978@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/plenty-discuss-postmortemhttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/plenty-discuss-postmortem/2058978Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:22:17 EDT<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/romney-fires-up-his-party/1249024"><img width="620" height="413" src="http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00237/A4S_main083112_237797c.jpg" alt="" /></a> 2058979@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/morning-tampa-bay-times-9http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/morning-tampa-bay-times-9/2058979Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:57:15 EDT<img width="620" height="620" alt="" src="http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/a5305e9af33711e1a8ab22000a1e957a_7.jpg" /> 2058980@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/after-comes-quickhttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/after-comes-quick/2058980Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:58:28 EDTThat list by the Times' Adam Smith of the <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/adam-smiths-winners-and-losers-rnc">winners and losers of the RNC</a>? I'd add to the losers the <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/category/unrealestate-tags/protests">protesters</a>. &quot;They seem to have a hard time making up &#8230;2058981@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/what-do-they-wanthttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/what-do-they-want/2058981Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:01:39 EDT<img width="620" height="620" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4T/+RXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgACwEPAAIAAAAMAAAAkgEQAAIAAAAEMjUyAAESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEaAAUAAAABAAAAngEbAAUAAAABAAAApgEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAExAAIAAAAsAAAArgEyAAIAAAAUAAAA2gITAAMAAAABAAEAAIdpAAQAAAABAAAA7oglAAQAAAABAAACdAAAAtpIaXBzdGFtYXRpYwAAAABIAAAAAQAAAEgAAAABSm9obiBTIExlbnMsIEtvZG90IFhHcml6emxlZCBGa &#8230;2058932@http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/tunnel-tonighthttp://www.tampabay.com/blogs/timesnews/content/tunnel-tonight/2058932Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:43:11 EDT