Actually, she called them her next-door neighbor and said you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska... Gibson alluded to McCain's recent statement that Alaska's proximity to Russia lent Palin some expertise on that nation, asking Palin to explain.
"They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska -- from an island in Alaska," she said.
I can see the Federal Courthouse from where I sit, but that doesn't qualify me to practice federal law in a courtroom...does it?