Now the conventions are over, one cannot help but note how much more professionally the DNC was handled compared to the RNC. And the Democratic nominee was endorsed by her former opponents, resoundingly so. Whereas the GOP candidate got a 'vote your conscience' endorsement from his leading opponents, and is actually publicly threatening to use his wealth to end their political careers.
did the RNC feature the Russian black Sea fleet navy to honor vets
like the DNC did
--LOL
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."
Naval experts concluded the background was a photo composite of Russian ships that were overflown by what appear to be U.S. trainer jets. It remains unclear how or why the Democratic Party used what's believed to be images of the Russian Black Sea Fleet at their convention.
A spokesman for the Democratic National Convention Committee was not able to immediately comment Tuesday, saying he had to track down personnel to find out what had happened.
The veteran who spotted the error and notified Navy Times said he was immediately taken aback.
"I was kind of in shock," said Rob Barker, 38, a former electronics warfare technician who left the Navy in 2006. Having learned to visually identify foreign ships by their radars, Barker recognized the closest ship as the Kara-class cruiser Kerch.
Russian ships displayed at DNC tribute to vets