McCain: The Gaffe that Keeps On Giving.

Oh, this is one of my favorites. presidential Hopeful John McCain was giving his nominatory acceptance speech when the backdrop image was a pleasant looking school.

Why would there be a school in the background?

Well, it seems that Mr. McCain was trying to draw an image of Walter Reed medical Center, the site of the very embarrassing scandal in 2007 that showed that the army hospital was in horrible disrepair.

Someone from his campaign mistook Walter Reed Middle School for the medical center.

This is a strong example of the miscues that can arise on Live Television. The McCain campaign did not immediately respond to questions to find out why the school was used. In other words, they wanted time to cover up the mistake.

The school's response:

"It has been brought to the school's attention that a picture of the front of our school, Walter Reed Middle School, was used as a backdrop at the Republican National Convention," middle school Principal Donna Tobin said.

"Permission to use the front of our school for the Republican National Convention was not given by our school nor is the use of our school's picture an endorsement of any political party or view."

At least we know it wasn't McCain, who admittedly looked better against the school's green background than the hospital's gray one, since McCain does not even know how to turn on the computer.

But what if he picked it....Qualified to be commander in chief???

I think not.

update:

Click on this for a take on the story from an alumni of the middle school