On the Internet, you can often find a phrase about Russia, allegedly uttered by the American politician Sarah Paylin. We checked whether Palein really spoke her.

The statement is popular not only in Russiabut also in the USA, where it is periodically Quote Local Media. Paylin faced the increased interest of the press after John McCain called her his candidate for vice presidents in August 2008. Before that, since 2006, the American was the governor of Alaska and was not remembered for the post for the post.
However, the election race made itself felt, and, for example, shortly before the vote, the Canadian comedian Mark-Antoine Odette called, introduced himself as President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. Palein, who did not notice the catch, accepted the invitation to hunt seals, complimented the Frenchman's wife and told in a trusting conversation about her political ambitions. At the same time, admitting that after eight years (apparently, so as not to interfere with McCain) it could become a good president.
Palein, which was built by this and other cases, is also in the quote we are considering in the stereotypical image. After all, every person who is disassembled in geography is clear that the residence of Pailin was clearly not at the extreme western point of Alaska.

Nevertheless, this statement cannot be carried among the curious performances of Sarah Palein, and that's why. On September 13, 2008, as part of the Saturday Night Live entertaining show on the NBC channel, actress Tina Fai and Amy Poter played a parody of Sarah Paleilin and Hillary Clinton. There was, in particular, such an episode:

Clinton (Polor): "I believe that diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy."

Paylin (fairies): "And I see Russia from my house."

The parody became very popular and dispersed to quotes, and Fei even received the Associated Press agency for her role. Over time, the humorous context of the phrase was forgotten, and it began to be mentioned in completely serious articles.

However, this fragment of a parody did not arise from scratch. Two days before the air, September 11, 2008, Sarah Paylin gave her first great interview as a candidate for vice presidents of the United States. When the journalist of the ABC television channel asked that she had removed from life near Russia, Paylin replied:

“They are our nearest neighbors, you can almost see Russia from Alaska, from the island in Alaska.”