Massachusetts is "closer" to Russia than Alaska...

[WorseBeforeBetter]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2008/sep/12/sarahpalin.russia

And we wonder why people doubt our credibility...

It continues to amuse me that they keep using this ridiculous "Russia is close to Alaska" thing. And the press keeps kinda taking it seriously! And the "serious" media wonder why so many people get their news from Jon Stewart?

"Russia," as a political entity, isn't a bunch of rocks in Siberia. It's Moscow. We don't dispute that, right? Right.

So let's do a little experiment. How close is Juneau, Alaska's capital, to Moscow? It's 4,559.6 miles. Meanwhile, how close is, say, Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, to Moscow? It's 4,498.8 miles. (Distances calculated using this site.)

So there you have it. Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick is more geographically qualified to speak of matters Russian than Palin is. I wish someone would make this into a commercial. They'd never trot this argument out again.

[HughMoran]

1. Deval Patrick for VP!!

Heck, he's as qualified :D

[WorseBeforeBetter]

3. Agreed! (n/t)

[HardWorkingDem]

2. Oh, you are good....

great point...

[WorseBeforeBetter]

5. I can't claim credit...

but it will be fun to phuck with a few wingnuts. :evilgrin:

[gravity]

4. Let them trot this argument

Its worst than "you forgot Poland." It ain't helping their campaign