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Uh, isn't Alaska the 57th state or something like that?

Sooner, you’re confusing Tina Fey with Sarah Palin. Nobody was talking about Tina’s “I can see Russia from my house” joke from SNL! The subject was Sarah Palin saying “You can see Russia from Alaska” during the Charlie Gibson interview. Charlie asked what insight into Russian actions the proximity of Alaska gives her. Sarah apparently thought insight meant ‘in sight’ as ‘within eyeshot.” and replied “They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.” Nobody is saying the comment isn’t factual. It was just a marvelously dumb answer that earned Sarah some well-deserved ribbing. Now she’s trying to shift blame for her silly response by claiming it was taken out of context. But it wasn’t taken out of context. In fact, the context is what makes the remark so funny in the first place!

Sarah’s answer wasn’t weak; it was nonexistent! She should have said something – anything - even if she made some people mad! She should have told them point blank and in no uncertain terms to STOP IT! AND STOP NOW! AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE NO PART OF IT AND WOULD NOT TOLERATE SUCH ATTACKS COMING FROM HER PEOPLE! And she shouldn't have cared if it cost her votes or even cost her the vice presidency!

WWW: His answer was too weak! He should have been much more direct even if he made some people mad! He should have told them point blank and in no uncertain terms to STOP IT! AND STOP NOW! AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE NO PART OF IT AND WOULD NOT TOLERATE SUCH ATTACKS COMING FROM HIS PEOPLE! And he shouldn't have cared if it cost him votes or even cost him the presidency!

Rucy: Being able to see Russia from Alaska is NOT the same as being able to see it from her house! What she said is absolutely true because the island in the Bering Sea from which Russia is visible is part of Alaska! If you don't believe me then just get a map or a globe and look it up! BUT SARAH PALIN DID NOT SAY THAT SHE COULD SEE RUSSIA FROM HER HOUSE! THAT IS A LIE THAT BEEN TOLD ON HER!

Sarah the hatemonger roused the rabble at her rallies. She uttered not a single word against the racist slurs and comments made by her fans. But Obama, who says of attacks on Sarah’s family “I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories," is wrong for not putting it in stronger language? lol, carlyonsue. Buh-bye!

What the heck are you talking about? She DID say you can see Russia from a Alaska! Now she is saying that her comment was taken out of context and mocked. It was NOT. It was mocked IN context because it was such a stupid answer.

PALIN: They are our next door neighbors. We need to have a good relationship with them. They're very, very important to us and they are our next door neighbor.

GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?

PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.

Rudy: And you have the gall to call Sarah dishonest! You are the skillet calling the pot black! You know that is NOT what she said! She said that you can see Russia from an island off the coast of Alaska in the Bering Sea. THAT IS TRUE!

Sarah Palin, in a new Esquire interview:
You have to let it go. Even hard news sources, credible news sources — the comment about, you can see Russia from Alaska. You can! You can see Russia from Alaska. Something like that — a factual statement that was taken out of context and mocked — what you have to do is let that go.
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She is so dishonest. She wasn’t taken out of context and mocked. She was mocked for saying it IN the context of giving her better insight into foreign affairs.

No, many of us are not going to let it go. It’s one of America’s favorite Palin gaffes.

WWW: I'm going to respectfully say that I think any further comments between us are pointless because you and I don't agree and we will never agree!

WWW: If that is true then he should have put it in a lot stronger language than that because they weren't listening! And he DID associate with terrorist Bill Ayers and convicted developer Tony Rezko!

carlyonsue, Obama did try to stop attacks on the Palin family. Sarah has never acknowledged this.

"I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Governor Palin's performance as governor, or her potential performance as a VP. And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories," he said.

carlyonsue wrote, “Obama and Biden and democrat party should have put a stop to the ridiculous and downright hateful comments that their fans have been making about Sarah and her family in these comment boards, too, but they haven't. In fact they haven't said one word about them!”

Obama and Biden have no control over bloggers “and you know it.” If that were possible, Sarah should have put a stop to her fans calling Obama the N word, and making racist commentary on these boards.

Nobody said Sarah made death threats, “and you know it.” But she INCITED hatred. That’s why the Secret Service blamed her.

Excerpts from a Telegraph article:
Palin “attracted criticism for accusing Mr Obama of ‘palling around with terrorists.’”

“The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies.”

“But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists to go even further.”

“The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the Democratic candidate, coinciding with Mrs Palin's attacks.”

WWW: Obama and Biden and democrat party should have put a stop to the ridiculous and downright hateful comments that their fans have been making about Sarah and her family in these comment boards, too, but they haven't. In fact they haven't said one word about them!

USA-No1: You are right! Going after her children was just about the lowest thing they could do! I daresay that there are not any parents in the world, whether they are republican, democrat, independent or whatever that are going to allow attacks on their family for very long! She put up with a lot longer than I would have! She should have spoke out over four months ago but she has every right to speak out now!

WWW: She didn't make those threats! People in the crowd who attended the rally did! She neither agreed nor disagreed with them! I admit she should have spoke up and said that she wasn't going to allow those kind of comments but then so should have John McCain! Their only mistake was not putting a stop to it! Also their security people weren't doing their doing their jobs or they would have thrown those people out!

Don't blamed Palin a bit for fighting back at the bias media. The bottom feeders went after her childrens and that's a no no in anyone book with a right mind. Maybe in a lefties household, you can come in and smacked the family around a bit and it's OK but we Republicans won't stand for that.

From an interview on Saturday:

What did [anonymous bloggers] get wrong that you would like to have them correct? Anything in particular?

Palin: Oh, where do I begin? I can’t even begin. There are too many.

Hey, wait a second. Wasn’t that the same answer she gave when asked which newspapers and magazines she reads?

carlyonsue, the Secret Service blamed Sarah Palin’s “pallin’ around with terrorists” comments for a spike in the number of death threats against Obama. Nothing that anyone said about Sarah or Bristol or Trig, no matter how hateful or idiotic, ever caused any death threats against the Palins.