Walter Reed Middle School

Walter Reed Middle School is a junior high located in North Hollywood, California. During John McCain's acceptance speech for the 2008 Republican Party nomination for President of the United States, an image of the middle school appeared on the screen behind him. Bloggers have suggested that someone confused images of the middle school with those of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which was the intended image.¹

McCain and the Green Screen

McCain was criticized in June 2008 for outlining his policy differences with Barack Obama in front of a "green screen." Shortly after, Stephen Colbert announced on his Comedy Central show the beginning of the "McCain Green Screen Challenge," where viewers were invited to "make McCain interesting" by placing his image into various backgrounds.

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Official Site: Walter Reed Middle School
Walter Reed Middle School: About Our School
Talking Points Memo: Mystery Solved! (September 5, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: McCain and That North Hollywood Middle School (September 5, 2008)
CNet: What's McCain Doing in Front of My Junior High? (September 5, 2008)
Wikipedia: Walter Reed Middle School
YouTube: Walter Reed Middle School Commercial, Makadoutious (Time: 0:27)

Walter Reed Middle School Blogs and Commentaries

LAist: McCain Loves North Hollywood So Much... (September 5, 2008)
DCist: Was McCain's Speech Backdrop the Wrong Walter Reed Building? (September 5, 2008)
DailyKos: McCain's Green Screen Mystery (September 5, 2008)
The Huffington Post: McCain's Lime Green Background Returns (September 4, 2008)

Walter Reed Middle School Humor

Comedy Central: John McCain Proud to Stand Before Random California Middle School For Some Reason (September 5, 2008)
ColbertNation.com: McCain Greenscreen Challenge

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McCain and the Green Screen

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