The discussion centers on a mix-up involving the background image used during a John McCain campaign event, which mistakenly featured the lawn of Walter Reed Middle High School instead of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This error led to speculation among bloggers about the intended imagery, particularly given McCain's references to his Vietnam injuries. Principal Donna Tobin of the high school expressed dissatisfaction regarding the use of the school's image, while the McCain campaign later clarified that the image was meant to represent Americana rather than the medical center.
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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/john-mccain-acc.htmlThis time around, the green that television viewers saw behind McCain was actually the lawn of the Walter Reed Middle High School in North Hollywood, the name of which can be seen faintly in this picture.
... And as for the use of Walter Reed Middle High School's image in the background? Neither the McCain campaign nor the convention organizers could be reached at the time of this posting. Bloggers suspect that the image that was meant to have been projected was the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, which would have made more sense since McCain spent a good deal of time talking about his injuries in Vietnam.
The high school's principal Donna Tobin declined to comment about the use of the school's image, but issued this statement, suggesting that she wasn't happy about it, on the school's blog:[continued]