1.0 link 105044 <![CDATA[The Lime Green Monster: McCain's Speech Widely Panned]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/03/the-lime-green-monster-mc_n_105044.html It may be a superficial quip with Senator McCain's speech tonight, but as Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic noted, in presidential politics, "theatrics matter."

The choice of a lime green backdrop was, to put it kindly, not wise. Beyond representing a jarring visual for even the most colorblind political viewer, the set up was clearly a distraction from the speech itself. Take a look at some of the reviews:

Ambinder: "I wish I had a screen grab... but the green...

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