Schwarzenegger takes long-distance jab at Palin

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, on a weeklong trade mission that will take him to China, Japan and South Korea, took a moment to take a swipe at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as he flew over the state.

On Thursday night, Schwarzenegger took to his Twitter account to note: ‘Over Anchorage, AK. Looking everywhere but can’t see Russia from here. Will keep you updated as search continues.’

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Palin, the GOP vice-presidential candidate, said of Russia: ‘They’re our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.’

But it was comedian Tina Fey’s parody of Palin on ‘Saturday Night Live’ that became a national joke. When Fey, as Palin, was asked about her foreign policy experience, she said, ‘I can see Russia from my house.’

Schwarzenegger will return to the state on Sept. 15.

-- Anthony York in Sacramento