No embarrassment for Palin on this one

In the May 15 letter titled "Foreign policy expertise," Mary Warren of Wheaton asks us to remember embarrassment regarding former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's comments about Russia. The only embarrassment comes from people confusing Tina Fey's spoofing of Governor Palin and what Governor Palin actually said.

In the skit, Fey pretending to be Palin said "And I can see Russia from my house."

The actual comment from Governor Palin came during an ABC interview when she was asked what insight she had gained from living so close to Russia. She responded, "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."

Since that is true, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Terry Tallian

Wood Dale