She gave that as an answer when asked about her insight into Russia. LOLWow, now you have demonstrated your ignorance of geography. Less than 3 miles of water separate Russia and Alaska, so I am pretty sure that you can see Russia from Alaska while standing on the land.
Diomede Islands - Super cool place you should visit blog
Please note that there is a difference between Palin making the factual statement that Russia can be seen from land in Alaska, and the claim that she said "I can see Russia," which she never said.
Please, keep digging the hole deeper. I am enjoying myself.
The actual question was, "What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of this state give you?"
If some idiot reporter asked you that question how would you answer?
Probably something like this, "D'uh, Russia is so far away we cannot even see it from anywhere in Alaska, and I want to be famous to all those people who think conservatives are idiots."
her actual response (paraphrased) was that because russia shared a maritime border with alaska, this gave her some level of foreign policy expertise.