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McCain and the OODA Loop
McCain and the OODA Loop
There are two military concepts here that explain the (absolutely spectacular) choice of Governor Sarah Palin. Both of them are important to the training of a fighter pilot.
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Pushing the Envelope
Vodkapundit — Home About Too Silly, Maybe Home Pushing the Envelope Posted by Stephen Green on 30 Aug 2008 at 10:22 am Sarah Palin — fighter pilot ? Tagged as: Uncategorized ( ) Leave a reply You must be logged in to post a comment. [image] Navigation MDS - Give Until It Hurts Terror War Scorecard Watching America 50 Things American Cancer Ablation Center Buy VodkaPundit Stuff VodkaPundit on Amazon No separate PDA template is necessary anymore... Wordpress PDA ...

Labor Day links
Maggie's Farm — ... him nationally known). Teddy was also extraoridnaily young; at 42, he remains the youngest President ever. And again, there were those wire-rimmed glasses. Related: Palin is Commander of the Alaska national Guard. But what do they do? Did you already read this? MSNBC Host Rips AP Reporter's Analysis of Obama Speech. That's our fair and balanced press. More from Brit Hume. McCain and the OODA Loop Photo from Conservatives find the girl ...

Darryle Pollack: Fighting Words
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... It's his debate style, his persona, his character. He used the word "fight" more than 40 times in his acceptance speech -- and got the loudest cheers. Even his vice presidential pick comes from a fighter pilot strategy -- "operate at a faster tempo than the enemy... get inside the mind and decision cycle of the adversary." ...

Shooting Obama out of the sky (again)
sisu — ... John McCain "has gotten inside Barack Obama's OODA loop," wrote Michael Barone (and others) recently, explaining that "For a fighter pilot, that means honing in above and behind the adversary so you can shoot him out of the sky. For a political candidate, it means acting in such a way that the opponent's responses again and again reinforce the points you are trying to make and undermine his own position." Above, "the OODA loop in practice" over Vietnam (Thanks to Bill in the comments for the ...

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The Fighter Pilot and the Moose Hunter
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THE EXECUTIVES vs. THE PRIVILEGED Some conservatives have asserted that the Obama/Biden ticket lacks any executive experience. Is that fair? We know that as a pilot, John McCain led the largest squadron in the United States Navy as their commanding officer. And we know that Sarah Palin has had ...
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As news that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) might select Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running began trickling out at the Denver airport, Reps. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) met it with a joint “huh?” “How do you pronounce her name, Adam?” Moore ...