September 2, 2008
Posted: 09:56 PM ET
From CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley There was an incredibly moving tribute to Navy seal, Michael Monsoor, who threw himself on a grenade to save fellow seals in 2006, in the process giving his own life. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously. His sister is here. She received a sustained standing ovation. Several other medal recipients from previous wars are also being honored — leading to the most exercised this crowd has been so far tonight. Now two dozen former POWs from Vietnam are being honored — old soldiers make for poignant moments. Laura Bush, in her second appearance at this convention gets big applause too. She is the most popular person in the White House right now — her approval rating is over 60 percent. She puts her seal of approval on Sarah Palin: "I'm proud the nation's first female vice-president will be a republican woman." Filed under: Candy Crowley Republican National Convention |
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