Thune speaks at convention

John Thune began speaking at 12:53 at the Republican National Convention. During his brief speech, he began by mentioning the July 22 Wall Street Journal editorial entitled "Daschle's Dead Zone." Then Thune said he wanted to end Daschle's obstruction in the Senate because "judicial nominations are dying in the Daschle Dead Zone, permanent tax cuts are dying in the Daschle dead zone, medical liability reform is dying in the Daschle Dead Zone, and the energy bill is dying in the Daschle Dead Zone." Midway through Thune's speech, C-Span shifted its camera to the South Dakota delegation, and Larry Diedrich could be seen standing and cheering.