Live updates from the first night of convention speeches at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL.

UPDATE: Enter New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Video Montage & Speech

So Gov. Christie says it’s about respect not love. Ann Romney said it’s all about love. SO CONFUSED.

#Christie2016

UPDATE: Ann Romney Speaks

Best line: “Mitt doesn’t like to talk about how he’s helped others because he sees it as a privilege, not a political talking point.”

Ann Romney takes the stage in a red dress. “I want to talk to you tonight about that one thing that unites us…tonight, I want to talk to you about love.”

UPDATE:

7:01pm PST/10:01pm EST

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley speaking now. Champions Voter ID laws and receives standing ovation.

UPDATE:

From Instagram…

UPDATE: Top Tweets on Rick Santorum’s Speech

6:35pm PST/9:35 EST

Santorum:I thank God America still has one party that reaches out their hands to lift up all of God’s children, born and unborn. #GOP2012

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 29, 2012

Santorum, shorter: “Hands hands hands hands hands hands hands. Also vote Republican in November.”

— Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) August 29, 2012

Santorum says Obama “waived the work requirement for welfare”. This is a lie – spoken by runner-up and devout Catholic thebea.st/SPQv2R

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) August 29, 2012

The implicit definition of “freedom” in Santorum’s speech is really weird. freedom is not getting the unemployment insurance you paid for?

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) August 29, 2012

Hope you caught Santorum’s math. If you’re not married there is 38 times a 2% chance of being in poverty: so 76% of singles are in poverty..

— Zach Green (@140elect) August 29, 2012

RT @jesseltaylor: “In 1923, there were no government benefits for immigrants, and look where we were 10 years later.”

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) August 29, 2012

UPDATE

6:00pm PST/9:00 EST

Schedule for tonight:

9:00 p.m. (EST)

Remarks by Governor Brian Sandoval

Remarks by Rick Santorum

Remarks by Senate Republican Candidate Ted Cruz

Remarks by Artur Davis

Remarks by Governor Nikki Haley

10:00 p.m. (EST)

Remarks by Mrs. Luce Vela Fortuño

Remarks by Mrs. Ann Romney

Remarks by Governor Chris Christie

Benediction by Sammy Rodriguez

Adjournment