McCain Green Screen Challenge

During the 2008 Republican Convention, John McCain spoke in front of a large video screen backdrop, which at one point showed a picture of Walter Reed Middle School instead of Walter Reed Hospital. The school's grassy front lawn provided a green screen-type backdrop to the speech.¹ As a result of this apparent mistake, Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report has re-issued a "Green Screen Challenge" to his fans to provide a humorous backdrop for the speech.

Fast Facts

1. Challenge first issued in June 2008²
2. A previous Green Screen Challenge was Star Wars themed
3. New challenge is for video from September 5 convention acceptance speech³
4. Mistake reportedly the fault of McCain staffer Fred Davis⁴
5. Green screen: A green backdrop used in movies and television to insert digital images behind a performer⁵

June 2008 Challenge

The first McCain Green Screen Challenge was issued shortly after a June 3, 2008, event in which McCain spoke in front of an actual green screen during a speech in Kenner, Louisiana. At that time, Colbert urged his fans to "make McCain more exiting."³

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