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Originally Posted by Crowl
The actual quote was:
"They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
While the statement she made is technically correct, it's actually of little more value than the Tina Fey version.
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Anyway, now I remember that interview. That interview was the only time we saw the real her nationwide. It was her first major public appearance and they hadn't coached her yet to give evasive answers as she did later on. So what really came through was just how dumb she is. I am sorry, but there is no other way to put it.
Having watched her in the debates later on it was clear that she was just rehashing prepared answers that had been fed to her by campaign managers, in many cases she just didn't answer the questions but went through a list of things she had been taught to say.
We all know why she was picked. Firstly because she was a woman and they thought they needed a woman on the ticket to get more of the female vote, and secondly they had to appease the radical right-wing republicans who didn't like McCain.