You win the trophy.
My guess is she reads it constantly.
All war is deception and this is war. You hide your intent and plans from the enemy. You fight on ground of your choosing and under terms most favorable to you. You remain calm and listen to your inner voice of counsel.
The successful general controls with grand strategy and is not controlled by the actions of others.
I believe she also reads the 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene. It not only covers the wisdom of Sun Tzu, but the strategies of Napoleon, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Ulysses S. Grant and MANY others.
It is one of the finest pieces of strategy I have ever read.
It brings the great strategies of history into direct application to our own daily conflicts of life.
The book even details how Alfred Hitchcock used grand strategy to control the films he made.
The way Mae West came to Hollywood and took control of a film, in which she played a very small role, was an amazing clinic on strategy included in the book. An overweight and aging actress, with no prior movie acting experience, launched a new career using brilliant strategy against experienced movie executives who underestimated her.
One of Sarah Palin's best weapons is her worst enemies ALWAYS underestimate her, to their woeful regret.
A failure to act as anticipated is unnerving to your enemies. You always try to act outside of your enemy's experience.
History has consistently shown a surprise flanking attack is often successful.
Speed and surprise are great tools of war.
Sarah Palin is a brilliant strategist.
What a great post!
NCLA, you 'get it'. I would want you in the informal 'war room when the word is sent out. The moment is fast approaching. God speed!
I THINK, Governor Palin views press interviews as something of a business transaction. She now has value. Any interview is a ratings getter. She is going to determine who trades on that value and on what terms. Tell me what other politician can say that.
What of Fox? They were ticked she didn't give them a heads up. She gets paid to perform a service. Obligation ends there. Fox has no more right to trade on her value than any other media does.
She has said she will not waste her time on media types who are not interested in a healthy exchange of ideas. I say, More Power to Her.