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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney waves to delegates after speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Jae C. Hong/AP
Actor Clint Eastwood addresses the Republican National Convention. Charles Dharapak/AP
Michigan delegate Linda Lee Tarver from Lansing wipes away her tears during the Republican National Convention. Charles Dharapak/AP
Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan waves from the stage after his runningmate, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney accepted the nomination, during the final session of the Republican National Convention. Adrees Latif/Reuters
Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan waves as his family (from l.) Charlie, Liza, Sam and wife Janna run up to him after his acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Charles Dharapak/AP
Ron Paul supporters cheer on the convention floor as a video tribute to the Texas congressman and recent presidential candidate is shown to the Republican gathering. Warren Richey/The Christian Science Monitor
Political brawling puppets are on sale in shops near the convention site. Romney v. Ron Paul set for a political slug fest. Warren Richey/The Christian Science Monitor
Sarah Nelson, a page from Marietta, Ohio, listens as Senator Rand Paul addresses the convention. Warren Richey/The Christian Science Monitor
George Engelbach, a Missouri delegate, dressed as President Abraham Lincoln. Warren Richey/The Christian Science Monitor
Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, stands in front of a large picture of her husband as she addresses the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida August 28, 2012 Brian Snyder/Reuters
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney meets his wife Ann Romney onstage after she addressed the second session of the Republican National Convention. Brian Snyder/Reuters
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie points as he delivers the keynote address to delegates during the second day of the Republican National Convention. Eric Thayer/Reuters
Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan (c.) R-Wis., works on the speech he will deliver at the Republican National Convention, with senior adviser Dan Senor (l.) and senior aid Conor Sweeney. during the campaign charter flight from Wisconsin to Tampa, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Mary Altaffer/AP
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is applauded by his wife Ann (2nd L), former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (2nd R) and the rest of the crowd at the end of the second session of the 2012 Republican National Convention. Joe Skipper/Reuters
Texas delegates (l.- r.) Read King of Denton, Jason Kute from Austin, Allen Johnson from Austin, and Jeremy Blosser from Ft. Worth gather on the floor of the Republican National Convention in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. David Goldman/AP
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks to Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the Republican National Convention. Charlie Neibergall/AP
The Republican convention features two debt clocks among the political slogans and media signs adorning the Forum. One records the rising national debt. The second clock (not shown) will show the amount of government debt accumulated during the convention. Warren Richey/The Christian Science Monitor
A delegate is interviewed by a member of the media at a Republican National Convention kickoff party St. Petersburg, Florida, August 26, 2012. Eric Thayer/Reuters
Georgia delegate Judy Griffin wears her button laden hat before the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Charlie Neibergall/AP
Former Republican presidential candidate, Representative Ron Paul, R-TX, (l.) greets convention goers as he walks the floor before the start of the second session of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28, 2012. Eric Thayer/Reuters
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (c.) and his wife Callista stand alongside a stage technician during a sound check at the podium on the second day of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28, 2012. Jason Reed/Reuters
Dona Poelman from Racine, Wis. fashions accessories on her shirt at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. David Goldman/AP
On the day before the convention, the floor is jammed with journalists, delegates, and convention staff members scrambling in preparation for the approaching event. Warren Richey/The Christian Science Monitor
Behind the Ohio state delegate sign, pictures of Ohio native Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, are displayed on the main stage the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Armstrong died on Saturday. David Goldman/AP
Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush (l.) talks to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. David Goldman/AP
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner is directed on stage during a run through at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 27, 2012. Eric Thayer/Reuters
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (r.) stands on the main stage in the Tampa Tribune Forum before the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus gavels open the abbreviated first session of Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Charlie Neibergal/AP
Convention guest Tom Moor of Dedham, Massachusetts, wears a colonial tri-corner hat as he walks the floor of the Republican National Convention before the start of the first session of the convention in Tampa, Florida, August 27, 2012. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Delegates from the state of Ohio listen to Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus during the abbreviated opening session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Lynne Sladky/AP
A security personnel uses hand-held metal detecter at a check point to enter the Tampa Bay Times Forum at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. David Goldman/AP
Col. Oscar Poole (r.) and Claire Simpson, both of Georgia, arrive at the 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee’s welcoming event for the delegates of the Republican National Convention, on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Chris Urso/The Tampa Tribune/AP
A demonstrator is detained during a march through the streets of Tampa, Fla., to protest the Republican National Convention on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Patrick Semansky/AP
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. checks out the stage at the Republican National Convention inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Alex Casetta, from Denver, Colo., holds up a Ron Paul sign following the abbreviated first session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Charlie Neibergall/AP
Arkansas delegate Zack Smart is reflected before the Republican National Convention before the start of the first session of the convention in Tampa, Florida August 27, 2012. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
The Monitor's Warren Richey was in Tampa, Fla., last week, cameras in hand, to capture the wacky theater that is a political convention. The GOP convention you saw on TV was the scripted version. There's oh so much more.
Republicans from across the nation descended on Tampa, Fla., last week for their national political convention. The mission: nominate GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
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