If you knew your geography, you would have appreciated her comment for what it was. Only the ignorant joke in their stupidity, making fools of themselves. Ever heard of a Metaphor? Alaska is only 55 miles from Russia. Sarah Palin was using a metaphor, but the left in their ignorance made a joke of it. Apparently, you are one of the fish that follow the rest of the liberal school. Hmmm, did I just make a metaphor?