John McCain: Look behind you

The country music went without a hitch. The spotlight on McCain worked flawlessly. But what on earth was going on with the enormous television screen behind the speakers at the Republican Convention?

The projector managed the omnipresent flag, great American lakes and, of course, George W. Bush just fine. But then John McCain got on stage and our senses were assailed by a strange green glow.

As The Plank points out in this intriguing post:

The much-noted green background behind John McCain during part of his speech was in fact the verdant lawn in front of an imposing edifice, as you can see in this wide shot. One of McCain's many dwellings? No, it turns out it's the Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, California.

Walter Reed Middle School? Hmmmm. Mistake Number 1. As the Plank hypothesises, it should surely have been Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

And mistake number 2? Well, that sickly green background does no-one any favours.

Comments

[Wyatt Earp]

Uhm,,,,,, Daniel.... did you not hear him state that education will be the "civil rights issue of the 21st century"...????? Once again, the media ignores the facts and reports from their emotional bias.

[Frieda]

Ok...there was a mistake...but what is the significant about that? hmmm

[Art Hostage]

Daniel,

it is the same backdrop used by Matt Santos in the TV Series West Wing.