Little Diomede Island: Who is Sarah Palin?

by Scout Finch [courtesy of Daily Kos]

Last week, Sarah Palin made the ridiculous claim that she had foreign policy experience because she could see Russia from Alaska. Determine to get a better look, Anderson Cooper 360 correspondent Gary Tuchman went to Little Diomede Island in Alaska to get a better look.

Turns out that Palin is right -- you can see Russia from Little Diomede Island. Not that Sarah Palin has ever been there for a look:

As a matter of fact, no Alaska governor in the state’s nearly 50 year history has ever visited the remote outpost that still has little running water.

Ouch. And what do the Little Diomede residents think of Sarah Palin's claim that Little Diomede's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience? Not much. Turns out that many or most residents don't even know who Sarah Palin is:

Interestingly, many of these Alaskans had no idea who Sarah Palin was! It turns out they have no TV on the island, and therefore, many don’t follow the news.

They did find one person in town who knew Sarah Palin was....Little Diomede Mayor, Andrew Milligrock.  

He does say she seems like an okay governor, but exclaims she should probably pay a visit to Little Diomede sometime. It may not help her foreign policy experience says the mayor, but would definitely help her domestic policy experience.

A double whammy. The mayor rejects her claim foreign policy experience and says she could stand to beef up her domestic policy experience. The Straight Talk Express is beginning to look more like the Hindenburg.  

AC360 will air the complete report tonight.