What was John "7 houses" McCain and his campaign thinking...?

[krkaufman]

... using this photo of a huge-arsed mansion as a backdrop for his speech? I bet that really connected with a lot of viewers -- along the lines of... "We could probably fit 10 families in that place comfortably... and McCain has SEVEN houses? Maybe that Obama guy is right... McCain just doesn't get it."

[FrenchieCat]

1. It's not even the White House.

[krkaufman]

Nope. 'cause the theme of the night was "Prosperity" and some idiot thought ...

... it'd be a great idea to put up huge photos showing Americans what only the wealthiest among us could ever afford. Genius!

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. they weren't/ incapable of.

[Kutjara]

3. I thought it was a photo of the asylum where they keep McCain at night.

They've removed the bewildered patients and the lawn furniture, but that place has "home for the confused" written all over it.

[XemaSab]

5. It looks like a middle school

Which I guess is a sort of asylum. :shrug:

[Errrica]

4. As soon as I saw this

I turned to my dad & said, "Oh, look. One of McCain's seven houses."

It looks lovely, really. Makes my nice, "middle-class" house look like a wet cardboard box.

[Critters2]

6. The whole convention was so badly run.

But the screen behind him was just stunningly stupid. They make fun of styrofoam columns, when all they have is this? Seriously, it looks like it's being held in someone's basement!

[FrenchieCat]

7. Somebody should send this to KO. It would make a good story.

Especially since most folks don't realize just how dumb that house screen looked behind him. :rofl:

[terrya]

8. Was that the McCain summer cottage?

I'm glad I didn't watch last night.

[DangerousRhythm]

9. Answer:

[krkaufman]

15. OMG... Great caption by CNN. nt

[arcos]

10. It was meant to be Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but it is...

Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, California.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/213806.php

[krkaufman]

16. Ah, thank you. That at least explains why they'd do it.

I still don't think it was too smart, 'cause I'm sure I wasn't the only one thinking of McCain's 7 houses.

[annabanana]

11. When clueless people use "teh google"

They try for Walter Reed Hospital and end up with Walter Reed Middle School.

yeah! THAT'S the kind of administration we want for the next four years...

[Honeycombe8]

12. Whose house is that? nt

[WinkyDink]

13. It's a MIDDLE SCHOOL! SEE THIS THREAD:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6945314

[MiniMe]

14. Plus giving the photoshoppers a great green screen to work with

I was going to say McCain? Think?

[bushisanidiot]

17. Must be one of his houses.. guess he likes to brag about his wealth

to all the lowly american people.

he's an egotistical elitist SNOB!

[WinkyDink]

18. Read the posts above for the answer.