"On the campaign trail, one of her duties as a Vice Presidential candidate was to sit down with journalists to demonstrate her expertise in both domestic and foreign policy. During one such interview in September of 2008, ABC’s Charlie Gibson posed this question: “What insight into Russian actions, particularly during the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of this state give you?”
To which she gave an earnest, but widely ridiculed, response: “They’re our next-door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia, from land, here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.”
She had no answer when it was first asked.
Later, after she was abused, and more prepared, I think it was the Katie Couric interview, she said something different.
"See it from my house" versus "They're our next door neighbors. And you can actually see Russia, from land, here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
No real difference.