Dems Apologize for Displaying Russian Warships Behind Vets at Convention: 'Vendor Error

Democratic officials have issued an apology for mistakenly displaying Russian warships as the background to a ceremony honoring U.S. veterans at the Democratic National Convention.

The apology reads, according to the Navy Times:

“Due to vendor error, incorrect images appeared briefly on screen behind fifty-one veterans during the convention and the DNCC apologizes for this mistake...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."

The apology concludes with a swipe at Republican nominee Mitt Romney:

"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.”

But many Navy Times readers are not mollified.

Several of the ships weren't just any Russian ships, but Soviet-era warships that the "honored" soldiers once "squared off against," the site says.

The Navy Times concludes:

Many...readers have cite the image’s erroneous broadcast as evidence that the Democratic Party was out of touch with veterans.

“A retired admiral with a shot of Soviet-era ships behind him,” one reader, who said he was a Navy vet, commented via Facebook. “Is the Democratic Party that far removed that they can’t check up on a simple picture?”

The apology is also reminiscent of the convention passing blame for another video error.  When a video played during the same week saying that Americans "belong" to government, the DNC said that was the fault of the host committee.

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