You are correct, Jeo, in ascribing the "I can see Russia from my house" phrase to Tina Fey's parody of her.

Though her literal comments - at least as I saw them reported - weren't exactly deep or insightful, they didn't contain that line or anything like it.

According to Yahoo! Answers, and it would appear to be credible, the transcript of the relevant questions and answers is the following:



"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. "