Sarah did not say that merely living close to Russia was foreign policy experience. She commands the Alaskan National Guard which is the first line of defense against Russia. She merely mentioned that she could see Russia from her front porch and that Alaska was the 57th state - uh, sorry, that was the Big O who said said something about 57 states.
She didn’t say she could see Russia from her house. That was Tina Fey’s line on Saturday Night Live. Sarah said you could see Russia from some places in Alaska in the Charlie Gibson interview.
The media makes up stuff and puts it people’s mouths. And then we believe it.