These excerpts are from CBS News Russia Is Our Neighbor Couric : You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that? Sarah Palin : That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and, on our other side, the land-boundary that we have with Canada. It's funny that a comment like that was kinda made to … I don't know, you know … reporters. Couric : Mocked? Palin : Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah. Couric : Well, explain to me why that enhances your foreign-policy credentials. Palin : Well, it certainly does, because our, our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of. And there… Couric : Have you ever been involved in any negotiations, for example, with the Russians? Palin : We have trade missions back and forth, we do. It's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia. As Putin rears his...
I'm speechless after that jazz.
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