Russian ships displayed at DNC tribute to vets

Outrage of the day or joke of the century?




"On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a retired Navy four-star took the stage to pay tribute to veterans. Behind him, on a giant screen, the image of four hulking warships reinforced his patriotic message.

But there was a big mistake in the stirring backdrop: those are Russian warships.

While retired Adm. John Nathman, a former commander of Fleet Forces Command, honored vets as America’s best, the ships from the Russian Federation Navy were arrayed like sentinels on the big screen above.

These were the very Soviet-era combatants that Nathman and Cold Warriors like him had once squared off against.

“The ships are definitely Russian,” said noted naval author Norman Polmar after reviewing hi-resolution photos from the event. “There’s no question of that in my mind.”.......................................

You better provide a link before the link/pc/spelling police find out!

Heisenberg wrote: You better provide a link before the link/pc/spelling police find out!

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/09/n ... te-091112/

Sorry. I will commission a bipartisan commitee to do a thorough study as to why my over sight committee did not chew my ass.

Yeah, I saw that this morning. Just a silly mistake. There seems to be some organizational problems at the DNC this year. Whoever was in charge might just be fired or not get their contract renewed.

What did the RNC do in their tribute to our military men and women?

Oh wait, they didn't have one, did they?

Raees wrote: What did the RNC do in their tribute to our military men and women?

Oh wait, they didn't have one, did they?

They don't have as much apologizing to do as the Democrats.

Now they do.

Perhaps the photos of the Russian ships were meant to show the vets what the future of our Navy will look like under four more years of Obama? The US will become allies with the brothers Castro, Hugo Chavez, and any other Socialist/Communist country in the world and everything will be so much better than it is today.

The DNC apologized today:

“Due to vendor error, incorrect images appeared briefly on screen behind fifty-one veterans during the convention and the DNCC apologizes for this mistake,” the Democratic National Convention Committee said in a written statement to the Navy Times. “This error should not distract from the words of Admiral Nathman and others who spoke to President Obama’s strong record on issues that impact those who have served our nation.”

Never missing an opportunity, the DNCC also included a jab at GOP nominee Mitt Romney in its apology.

“We’re proud of the service and sacrifice of our veterans and military families, and while they were an important and active part our of convention, Mitt Romney failed to even mention them in his speech in Tampa,” they said.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... -veterans/

Perhaps the photos of the Russian ships were meant to show the vets what the future of our Navy will look like under four more years of Obama?

Line from wargames, I think it was. "I hope you like Vodka."