Palin: Alaska’s proximity to Russia ‘certainly does’ give me foreign policy experience.»

[babylonsister]

:shrug:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/25/palin-near-russia/

Palin: Alaska’s proximity to Russia ‘certainly does’ give me foreign policy experience.»

During the second half of her interview with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), Katie Couric gave Palin a chance to defend her previous claims that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience. Palin lamented the fact that the press had “mocked” the notion, adding, “Our next door neighbors are foreign countries — they’re in the state that I am the executive of.”

Watch it at link~

After the interview concluded, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) canceled an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to sit for an unscheduled interview with Couric.

Update: Yglesias notes, "Moscow is closer to New York than it is to Anchorage. And yet nobody would say that David Paterson has extensive foreign policy experience thanks to his proximity to Russia."

[Blue_In_AK]

1. I have foreign policy experience

My grandsons are enrolled in Russian immersion at their elementary school. :shrug:

[babylonsister]

She's a pip, isn't she. Did you guys know

she had some mental lapses?

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Well, not to THIS extent.

Most Alaskans I know are hating on her now for presenting us in such a bad light on the national stage. She's a disaster. I'm counting the hours until our rally on Saturday. I want to see thousands of angry Alaskans.

[babylonsister]

8. Ooh, takes pics, Blue! I wish I lived closer. nt

[Poseidan]

9. I can imagine

I personally love Alaska. Went there 10 years ago, traveled the Dalton Highway all the way to Prudeau Bay and back. She makes me not want to return.

[Happyhippychick]

5. Me too. I had french toast for breakfast.

[spanone]

2. she is not worth the time

[K Gardner]

3. Preposition at end of sentence. Directionally challenged. Geographically and otherwise ILLITERATE.

[Native]

4. you seriously cannot watch these videos with food or drink in your mouth - be forewarned!

[calico1]

7. Anyone here live near the Canadian or Mexican

border?

You have foreign policy experience that's just as good as hers.

:eyes:

[sickinohio]

10. I do - I do!!

Canada is right straight across Lake Erie from me!! Plus, we have a Nucular Power Plant only a few miles away!!

[Blue_In_AK]

11. That's a "New-Clear" power plant, right?

I'm trying to think where it was I saw that teleprompter with "nuclear" spelled out that way so she wouldn't make the mistake of saying "nucular." :rofl:

[sickinohio]

13. Right - New Clear

you probably saw that on fixed news!!

[Blue_In_AK]

14. Olbermann, no doubt.

[calico1]

16. Congratulations!

You have what it takes to be VP. Or President!

[sickinohio]

21. Thanks - and I will not blink

while accepting the VP candidate nomination!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. I live in NY so I'm neighbors with Europe and Africa too!!!!

[Lex]

12. Here's her foreign policy doctrine:

[AtomicKitten]

15. I had Chinese food last night. Can I be VP?

[chiefofclarinet]

17. I MADE Chinese food last night. Can I be Pres?

[dana_b]

20. yes you can! can I be your SOS? I really like dim sum! n/t

[LiberadorHugo]

18. I'm Canadian and I consider myself extremely politically literate.

And yet I never heard of this woman until her name came up among the VP hopefuls; likewise, I attended a lecture about my professor's experience on a number of think tanks dealing with issues pertaining to Russian politics and Russia's relations with the rest of the world and meeting with Putin, Medvedev, and other high-ranking Russian officials, and believe me, the issues he discussed during the lecture and the questions that came up during the 40 minute QA had nothing to do with Sarah Palin and were so far outside of what most would perceive to be her depth that she would have been ridiculed by everyone in the room, including the kids who were there to respect our dear professor.

Palin has demonstrated ABSOLUTELY NO UNDERSTANDING of Russia's role in modern geopolitics, Moscow's relationship with Washington and with the world, and of internal Russian politics; nonetheless, had she been asked any serious follow-up questions about these issues or these concepts in her interviews, Inhannity, Limpballs, and all those other reactionary pigs would be spending the next 6 months pissing and moaning about the media's librulcomm13p1nk0f@gBAIS!!!1!11!!!!!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

19. lol! This guy from the Politico on Hardball just said that people are not only questioning

if Palin would be capable for the office of vice president, they're wondering if she could even find the office!!!

:rofl:

[Hepburn]

23. I live next to the Pacific Ocean....

...does that make me an expert on Marine mammals?

:shrug: