The cringe-worthy explanation of why proximity to Russia is a valid foreign policy credential. Please, Baby Chuy, do not let this woman have missile codes...watching this clip on YouTube was physically painful. It was like watching Miss South Carolina say "the Iraq--such as."

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--

[Interuption on my part. Have you seen a GD map, lady. You do realize that the entire TOP of the US shares a border with Canada... and what about the states that share with Mexico... Jesus... Alaska isn't that special...]

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state.

[Me again: I like the reassurance... "we--we do" very comforting... and did you just seriously say Putin is going to "rear his head?" Sarah... you do realize that he is a world leader and not the little animal in the Whack-A-Mole game, right? No...? Well, he is.]

Posted in: on 9.26.2008 at at 3:37 PM