SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Flying over Alaska on his way to Asia, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn‘t help but take a lighthearted jab at the state’s former governor.
His Twitter message Thursday night said he was “looking everywhere but can’t see Russia from here,” a reference to an infamous remark from Republican then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential campaign.
That prompted a tart response from Palin on Friday.
The former Alaska governor says in her own Twitter message that “Arnold should have landed” so she could explain to him her state’s multibillion dollar budget surplus. California has a $19 billion budget deficit.
Schwarzenegger, also a Republican, was leaving for a weeklong trade mission to China, Japan and South Korea.
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Comments (71)
V-Forge
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:44pmI can see russia from one of our satellites. Other than that, i don’t care. Hey Arnold, Run for president some time…ooooooooo sorry. Seriously man, make another movie, your great. Your an action hero and everybody love you doing that stuff but you failed as a governor. It’s not the easiest thing to do, you should know that by now, so give the woman a break, She can’t be an action hero loved by millions and you can, but you can’t run a seven eleven and she can run a state and man has she got millions loving her. BTW I voted for her, not john mccain.
Report Post »GodsDotr
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:40pmSchwarzenegger is a Republican? I can‘t see that and I’m in California!
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:09amThere are no Republicans in California……that’s why they are broke !
Report Post »TaterSalad
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:26pmArnold……The RHINO whould just registor as a Democrat and get over it. He’s a loser with the conservatives and knows it. That is why he makes these dumb statements.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 11:19pmare u the real tatersalad
Report Post »The Bees
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:16pmYo Arnie,
C’mere – don’t mess with that broad – she’ll mess ya up.
With love,
Report Post »The Bees
bigdeg
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:13pmI didn’t see a better place to put this so…
Report Post »I have been trying to find a map of u.s.cities that have been mostly controlled by conservatives…I do not want to go to liberal cities…for example Detroit and SanFran. Have you been there? They are mostly a large collection of crack-houses.
The Bees
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:17pmyea but those crack houses are now on the Historical Register.
Report Post »realchrisjones
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:08pmIf he couldn‘t see Russia he wasn’t looking hard enough, because you can see Russia from Alaska. Russian bombers constantly violate US airspace over Alaska and are routinely intercepted by American and Canadian fighter jets.
Report Post »T.JeffersonWasTheBest
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:58pmNice, I like Palin’s response! LOL
Report Post »jimstrohmeier
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:25pmThe Terminator of the Golden State’s economy, couldn’t land, only because he, like most liberals, are simply not grounded. I served on the Alaskan Aleutian Island of Shemya, now known as Eareckson AFS, from Sept 1992-1993, Mr S, and I DID see Russia from there! The tip of the Aluetian Island chain is a few hundred miles from Kamchatka Pennisula. Please don’t insult the Republican Party, however flawed, by including his name as a member, Ahnold, is, was, and always will be, a RINO, and a tentative rino at that. His policies follow the folly of demokrat policy, and one is defined by what they do, not waht they refer to themselves as. Great movies though. The Californians whom recalled Grey Davis from office and elected this buffoon must be very cynical by now. Meg Whitman, however, will be a refreshing change to the land of fruits and nuts. Career politicians beware, the gravy train is coming to a stop.
Report Post »Spokavriel
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:43pmHe’s a progressive. An environmentalist progressive. Something California has been producing for decades. George W was a progressive in his own ways too. The dividing line is no longer R and D.
Report Post »GnomeChomsky
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 6:23pmSorry to say Jim, there is no way you could possibly see the Kamchatka peninsula from Shemya. At a distance of 450 miles it just isnt possible due to a number of factors eg curvature of the Earth, atmospheric refraction etc. Even Everest cant be seen from more than approx. 240 miles
Report Post »Doc_Slammin
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 7:20pm@Spokavriel : Amen brother!
Report Post »HONORQUEST
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:19pmShe said “you can actually see Russia from land in Alaska”.
Report Post »odin1960
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:52pmYou can Big Diomede Island (Russia) is 2.4 miles away from Little Diomede Island (Alaska)
Report Post »http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomede_Islands
HONORQUEST
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:17pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXL86v8NoGk
Report Post »dressseller
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:06pmDid Palin actually ever make that comment?? I thought it was put out there by Tina Fey when she was impersonating Palin..??
Report Post »DeniseVB
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:18pmindeed it was Fey’s line which proves how clueless Ahnuld is :) the comedic quote was taken out of context also. Sarah only said from some parts of AK you can see Russia!
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:28pmIf Ahhhanold Kennedy would drill Caliefournia like Sarah drilled Alaska we might be in better shape
Report Post »userfriendly
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 4:19pmWhat S.P. actually said: “They’re our next door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.”
Report Post »GnomeChomsky
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 5:04pmM31Sailor, you do know that California is the nation’s 3rd largest producer, just 1% of nation’s total production less than Alaska, of oil right? Its not as though theyre not drilling there.
Report Post »Teezer
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:53pmAt the end of the video – “A lot of people don’t think Arnold IS a Republican…”
True, dat.
Report Post »AKSamson1
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 5:22pmBy California’s standards, they are more liberal than the rest of the country.
Report Post »GOOOJOOO
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:00amHe is a RINO (Republican In Name Only)
Report Post »idefine
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:50pmI have heard Palin didn’t actually say she could see Russian from her house. Does anyone know the actual qoute? thanks.
Report Post »bree
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:31pmGIBSON: 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.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:45pmEven if she did say “her back door”or whatever, you have to take that in the way people exaggerate things like, “that store is a stone’s throw away” when it might be a mile.
Some people get so worked up over what‘s literal and what’s not. The point is, Alaska does neighbor Russia.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:47pmBesides, anyone who did about 8 seconds of homework would know she didn’t mean it literally since she lives about 700 miles from Russia.
Report Post »Hugh Williams
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 4:38pmTina Fey in skit on Saturday Night Live dressed like Sara Plain said the famous line. I can see Russia from my house. It’s on Youtube. Very funny.
Report Post »tthomas
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:29amThis is of course the line from Tina Fey “from my house” that liberals love to repeat when insulting Plain. Why Arnold would repeat this lame insult is beyond me.
Report Post »inferno
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:39pmThere is not too much room for humor, when you are governor of a state that is for all intents and purposed is bankrupt. As to making fun of Palin in regards to her Russia comment, as she pointed out he should send a delegation to Alaska to find out how California can create a budget surplus.
Report Post »California also needs to send a trade delegation to states like Tennessee, Nevada, Arizona
and other states that have been taking jobs from our state. California produces nothing but spend
happy politicians, who would sell their children for votes.
GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 4:20pmGood Idea, but unfortunately it won’t work. The ONLY thing Commiefornia will ever have in surplus is Illegal Mexicans. You can only pay off your debts in “Green Backs” not “Wet Backs”
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:39pmO’Biden can I call ya Joe
Report Post »CurlyBrunette
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:36pmYeah, Arnold, I cant see any money in your buget either.
Report Post »jessieH
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:30pmArnold should send her an I O U !
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:28pmGreat to see civil and witty “back and forth” between those with differences.
Report Post »Much more edifying than mudslinging… and fun, too!
Hugh Williams
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 4:34pmI agree, but sometimes it does get bad here too.
Report Post »ASteinhoff
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:28pmLet’s be honest, Alaska plays the redistribution of wealth game, taxing the oil companies and giving that money to citizens. If Palin were a true conservative, she would have led the charge to repeal that tax.
Report Post »darwin
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:56pmThe resources in Alaska are owned by the citizens of Alaska. As such, the citizens of Alaska receive a share of the profit.
Report Post »Spokavriel
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:38pmI’m more worried that the Federal Spread the Wealth rhetoric will turn into policy and start taking those state budget surpluses and spreading the wealth to ensure the states refusing to actually do anything profitable can ignore the threat of bankruptcy.
Report Post »Kilkee
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 2:44pmIts in their state constitution that all resources are owned by the people.
Report Post »foxhamilton
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 4:34pmA little envious, eh?
Report Post »Sutter Buttes
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:09pmThe tax that is distributed to Alaskans is the FAIR way to pass money to the citizens for use of their natural resources. The way Washington does it is nothing more than theft.
You are talking pure BS. Your either a Loosertatian or a Liberal, braindead either way.
Report Post »Balmy
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 1:30amThat is not redistribution of wealth. It is legitimate dividends to stock holders which are the citizens.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:06amGuess you don’t live in Alaska…..do ya.
Report Post »redneckphilosopher
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:24pmYou would think people would learn not to trade shots with this girl she plays hardball. She throws the fast ball of truth.
Report Post »LibertyDoctor
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:06pmAs we all know, if you stand on the truth it’s a lot easier to pay hardball.
Report Post »Which is Sarah Palin’s strength and gift.
Debrabate
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:18pmtooooooo funny. I love it when people have fun with politics… it is so rare now-a-days.
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:18pmto which Arnold should have replied… “I’ll be back”…
Report Post »*PATRIOT*GAMES*
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:15pmSchwarzenegger is a boob.
Report Post »LJ_4_JESUS
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:53pmArnold is another big mistake Californian’s have made.
Report Post »123halle
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:14pmarnold you should stayed in acting . you are really bad governer. you go girl you rock palin
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 3:42pmhe does realize she didn’t mean it in a LITERAL sense right?
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:06pmArnold, you idiot, Tina Fey said that. If you get your news from SNL, its no wonder that Cali is snking into the ocean under your stewardship! I got two word for you, steroid usage!
Report Post »Ice_Shade
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 1:11pmhahahahaha! This is hilarious! It’s good to see two people having some fun in this volatile world of politics.
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