If the weather permits yeah you can see Russia from Alaska...but maybe not from her house. They are neighbors.

Compliments of Mark Levin (that which is in bold here, was edited out of the televised interview - the audience had not a clue as to the actual conversation):

GIBSON: Let me ask you about some specific national security situations.

PALIN: Sure.

GIBSON: Let’s start, because we are near Russia, let’s start with Russia and Georgia. The administration has said we’ve got to maintain the territorial integrity of Georgia. Do you believe the United States should try to restore Georgian sovereignty over South Ossetia and Abkhazia?

PALIN: First off, we’re going to continue good relations with Saakashvili there. I was able to speak with him the other day and giving him my commitment, as John McCain’s running mate, that we will be committed to Georgia. And we’ve got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable and we have to keep…

GIBSON: You believe unprovoked.

PALIN: I do believe unprovoked and we have got to keep our eyes on Russia, under the leadership there. I think it was unfortunate. That manifestation that we saw with that invasion of Georgia shows us some steps backwards that Russia has recently taken away from the race toward a more democratic nation with democratic ideals. That’s why we have to keep an eye on Russia. And, Charlie, you’re in Alaska. We have that very narrow maritime border between the United States, and the 49th state, Alaska, and Russia. They are our next door neighbors. We need to have a good relationship with them. They’re very, very important to us and they are our next door neighbor.

GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?

PALIN: They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.  

GIBSON: What insight does that give you into what they’re doing in Georgia?

PALIN: Well, I’m giving you that perspective of how small our world is and how important it is that we work with our allies to keep good relation with all of these countries, especially Russia. We will not repeat a Cold War. We must have good relationship with our allies, pressuring, also, helping us to remind Russia that it’s in their benefit, also, a mutually beneficial relationship for us all to be getting along.  

We also see from Palin's following remark, which was also edited out, that she is far from some sort of latter day Cold Warrior which the edited interview made her seem to be:

We cannot repeat the Cold War. We are thankful that, under Reagan, we won the Cold War, without a shot fired, also. We’ve learned lessons from that in our relationship with Russia, previously the Soviet Union. We will not repeat a Cold War. We must have good relationship with our allies, pressuring, also, helping us to remind Russia that it’s in their benefit, also, a mutually beneficial relationship for us all to be getting along.

Palin's extended remarks about defending our NATO allies were edited out to make it seem that she was ready to go to war with Russia. 

GIBSON: And under the NATO treaty, wouldn’t we then have to go to war if Russia went into Georgia?

PALIN: Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you’re going to be expected to be called upon and help. But NATO, I think, should include Ukraine, definitely, at this point and I think that we need to — especially with new leadership coming in on January 20, being sworn on, on either ticket, we have got to make sure that we strengthen our allies, our ties with each one of those NATO members. We have got to make sure that that is the group that can be counted upon to defend one another in a very dangerous world today.

GIBSON: And you think it would be worth it to the United States, Georgia is worth it to the United States to go to war if Russia were to invade.

PALIN: What I think is that smaller democratic countries that are invaded by a larger power is something for us to be vigilant against. We have got to be cognizant of what the consequences are if a larger power is able to take over smaller democratic countries. And we have got to be vigilant. We have got to show the support, in this case, for Georgia. The support that we can show is economic sanctions perhaps against Russia, if this is what it leads to. It doesn’t have to lead to war and it doesn’t have to lead, as I said, to a Cold War, but economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, again, counting on our allies to help us do that in this mission of keeping our eye on Russia and Putin and some of his desire to control and to control much more than smaller democratic countries. His mission, if it is to control energy supplies, also, coming from and through Russia, that’s a dangerous position for our world to be in, if we were to allow that to happen. 

That answer presented Palin as a bit too knowledgeable for the purposes of ABC News and was, of course, edited out. Later, Palin's answers about a nuclear Iran were carefully edited to the point where she was even edited out in mid-sentence to make it seem that Palin favored unilateral action against that country:

GIBSON: Let me turn to Iran. Do you consider a nuclear Iran to be an existential threat to Israel?

PALIN: I believe that under the leadership of Ahmadinejad, nuclear weapons in the hands of his government are extremely dangerous to everyone on this globe, yes.

GIBSON: So what should we do about a nuclear Iran? John McCain said the only thing worse than a war with Iran would be a nuclear Iran. John Abizaid said we may have to live with a nuclear Iran. Who’s right?

PALIN: No, no. I agree with John McCain that nuclear weapons in the hands of those who would seek to destroy our allies, in this case, we’re talking about Israel, we’re talking about Ahmadinejad’s comment about Israel being the “stinking corpse, should be wiped off the face of the earth,” that’s atrocious. That’s unacceptable.

GIBSON: So what do you do about a nuclear Iran?

PALIN: We have got to make sure that these weapons of mass destruction, that nuclear weapons are not given to those hands of Ahmadinejad, not that he would use them, but that he would allow terrorists to be able to use them. So we have got to put the pressure on Iran and we have got to count on our allies to help us, diplomatic pressure.

GIBSON: But, Governor, we’ve threatened greater sanctions against Iran for a long time. It hasn’t done any good. It hasn’t stemmed their nuclear program.

PALIN: We need to pursue those and we need to implement those. We cannot back off. We cannot just concede that, oh, gee, maybe they’re going to have nuclear weapons, what can we do about it. No way, not Americans. We do not have to stand for that.  

Get the picture? 

(;~/ gary

Palin is right, that there are areas in Alaksa that you can see Russia. They used to be connected by a land bridge... grade school knowledge.

Now tell me,which of the 57 states can say the same? :P

I can't fault Charlie for asking a tough question or two to now former Gov. Palin.  I do wonder why I never heard any of the LSM ask any tough questions of either 0bama, or Biden.

Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.

SARAH PALIN: Very significant, and we are a gatekeeper for the
continent, so far national security reasons, and for energy
independence and resource development reasons, Alaska should be
recognized for strategic location on the globe.

Really? How many people cross over to North America via Alaska as opposed to New York , California, Atlanta, or Miami? Gateway to North America? Alaska? Me thinks you're watching too much "Red Dawn."

SARAH PALIN: Very significant, and we are a gatekeeper for the
continent, so far national security reasons, and for energy
independence and resource development reasons, Alaska should be
recognized for strategic location on the globe.

From Sarah Palin's resignation speech -

Alaska’s mission – to contribute to America. We’re strategic in the world as the air crossroads of the world, as a gatekeeper of the continent. Bold visionaries knew this - Alaska would be part of America's great destiny.

Indeed it has been the gatekeeper. From being part of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Over the Horizon Radar system, to the basing of nuclear bombers prior to the advancement of ICBM missiles. From supplying the submarines that crossed the Arctic Ocean under teh ice to the numerous Cold War bases including Adak, Alaska. Alaska was a vital front during WWII. Parts of Alaska were invaded by Japan. Alaska and her numerous natural resources has been a vital link in keeping this country safe.

  The Cold War may be over but Alaska's role as gatekeeper has not subsided. The Arctic Ocean is one of the last least explored frontiers and Alaska sits on her edge. History.com - The Arctic 

 And we still have quite a few military installations and 24,000 military men and women serving in Alaska today.

Sincerely,

a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.

Ah they're dragging out the old "I can see Russia from my house" SNL routine-- very cute, MSM-- well, at least Governor Sarah is "seeing Russia"-- all that your guy BHO MMM MMM MMM  could see from his house in Chicago, was Jeremiah "GD America" Wright and William "The Mad Bomber" Ayres!

That ain't nothing!

I can see @ssh*les on the network TV news everytime I turn the TV on!