DEFENDING CARIBOU BARBIE

First, a little background. Sarah Palin's background in foreign policy has come into question and the Noise Machine decided to push back. Steve Doocy of FAUX News may have been the first with the most laughable defense:

DOOCY: But the other thing about her, she does know about international relations because she is right up there in Alaska right next door to Russia

Cindy McCain picked up on this a couple of days later:

CINDY McCAIN: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at stake here.

In her big interview with ABC News' Charlie Gibson, Palin herself used that meme:

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.

This weekend, Saturday Night Live did a skit involving Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) and Hillary Clinton (Amy Poehler) and had Palin say this:

When the Clinton character mentioned diplomacy and foreign policy, the Palin character blurted out: “And I can see Russia from my house!”

Today, I heard Huge Ego Hewitt try to claim that this line wasn't funny, was unfair and mean and elitist and blah, blah, blah.