RNC Day 1: The Speeches by the Numbers

First, a number of Republican gave speeches. Then, Chris Christie gave the same speech, but louder, and while imagining the audience as a bunch of unionized school teachers in their underwear (because he had taken their pants, alongside their lunch money). The day drew to a close with a performance by Three Doors Down, because torture is still a part of the GOP platform.

Here's what else you may have missed from all the evening's events…

Number of times Chris Christie mentioned Mitt Romney: 7

Number of times Christie mentioned himself: 37

Number of Republicans besides Christie who are happy about this: 0.

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Tags: Chris Christie, John Boehner, Kelly Ayotte, Marsha Blackburn, Reince Priebus, Republican National Convention, Rick Santorum, Ted Cruz