Kasz216 said:
The Anarchyz said:
Kasz216 said:
The Anarchyz said:
Kasz216 said:
Also, why do people keep thinking Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from her house.
She never said that.
She said she could see Russia from Alaska. Which is true... and was meant to mean that she's often had to deal with Russia on a state level.
Also likely true... I believe she's actually negotiated with Russia before and no doubt has been briefed on Russia's military capabilties.
It's like asking someone if they know good seafood and the response is "Well I do live right next to the Ocean."
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People usually use the "Russia from her house" phrase precisely because of her saying she can see Russia from Alaska, Tina Fey took that line, added it more spice, and did the SNL bit with her as Palin and Amy Poelher as Hillary, so it became "And i can see Russia from my house".
This is not the complete clip, but it has the line.
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No I know that's why. Using that line just makes you look stupid though because you are essentially bashing them for nothing they've said and it makes you sound like your so ignroant you can't divide fantasy like SNL and the Daily show from reality.
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Well, that's true, using that line seriously is not accurate at all from what she really said...
Now, talking about the actual line, it's true on some levels (like seeing Big Diomede from Little Diomede or seeing some mainland from high points), but the point about saying this was proving that Sarah Palin has experience on foreign affairs, and even if she could see the Kremlin from Alaska that doesn't give her expertise on the matter...
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I dunno if that's true. Afterall, being that close to Russia, you'd have to assume she's had to deal with them on the state level.
I believe Russia and Alaska have individual trade deals, and as the govenor you can bet is briefed whenever the russian's invade Alaska's airspace. (Or come close to it anyway.)
I bet the Govenor of Texas knows Mexico better then most politicians, and the Govenor of Florida knows cuba better then most politicians. It's only natural that the leaders of border states would have a greater knowledge and recieve briefings about adjacent countries.
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If she really had experience with Russia she would have said the experiences she had with russia, not simply saying you can see russia from 1 little tiny island in alaska. Wouldn't that be a real answer to the question that she was asked?
