With John McCain set to accept his party's presidential nomination, the Republican National Convention lineup that will precede him features a panoply of new faces in the Grand Old Party.
Bobby Jindal, the first-term Louisiana governor who is the son of Indian immigrants, will have a prominent speaking role. So will Michael Steele, current head of GOPAC and the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, who is black. As will Gov. Sarah Palin, the popular first-ever woman to lead the state of Alaska.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman will also have roles, leading off with speeches on Sept. 4 and Sept. 3, respectively.
Below is a schedule of speakers at this years convention:
Monday, Sept. 1
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut Who? The only Democrat that had a brain.
Vice President Dick Cheney
First lady Laura Bush
President George W. Bush
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas
Former Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman
Rosario Marin, former U.S. treasurer
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle
Former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele of Maryland
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal At least the rest of the state figured it out. Now to fix New Orleans.
Meg Whitman, National Co-Chair for McCain 2008 and former President and CEO of eBay Yes, you read that correctly
Carly Fiorina, Victory '08 Chairman for the Republican National Committee and former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.
