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- Challenge first issued in June 2008Colbert Nation: Green Screen Challenge: Make McCain Interesting! (June 5, 2008)
- A previous Green Screen Challenge was Star Wars themed
- New challenge is for video from September 5 convention acceptance speechColbert Nation: Green Screen Challenge: Make McCain Interesting! (June 5, 2008)
- Mistake reportedly the fault of McCain staffer Fred DavisTalking Points Memo: He Did It! No He Did It!! (September 5, 2008)
- Green screen: A green backdrop used in movies and television to insert digital images behind a performerDeskshare.com: Using the Green Screen Technique
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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.Wired: McCain Uses Walter Reed Middle School, Not Hospital... (September 5, 2008) 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.
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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."Colbert Nation: Green Screen Challenge: Make McCain Interesting! (June 5, 2008)
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