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Offline Skul

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Definition of "Hubris" Just for DUmpmonkets
« on: September 11, 2013, 10:13:56 AM »
Found over at Oldnfo.  Likable old coot, and fun to read.
http://oldnfo.org/

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         EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THE DEFINITION OF “HUBRIS”!

George Bush
 George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:
 The success of yesterday’s mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq .
 The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the Dictator’s footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate them.

Obama
 Barack Hussein Obama speech, Sunday, May 1, 2011:
 And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as I continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
 Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by my intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan . And finally, last week, I determined that I had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
 Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan .

Hubris (hu·bris), also hybris, means extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one’s own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power.

-Bill Painter

Here's the challenge, DUmpmonkeys.
Which of the examples above, best illustrates the term?
Take your time. we'll wait.
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Re: Definition of "Hubris" Just for DUmpmonkets
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2013, 10:56:48 AM »
Let me help you out, primitives, since when it comes to logic and reasoning, all of you are lucky that breathing is a reflex action.

Quote from:
George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:

The success of yesterday’s mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq. The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the Dictator’s footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate them.

Barack Hussein Obama speech, Sunday, May 1, 2011:

And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as I continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.

Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by my intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that I had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.

Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Also note the use of Bush's "our" and "we" meaning "all Americans," as opposed to Obama's "we," as though he had any clue as to how to "develop information" or "locate" anything.

I bet even now you dolts still won't get it. Dumb primitives.

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« Last Edit: September 11, 2013, 11:03:25 AM by USA4ME »
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Re: Definition of "Hubris" Just for DUmpmonkets
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2013, 12:15:19 PM »
Hubris? Obummer has it in SPADES.












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Re: Definition of "Hubris" Just for DUmpmonkets
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2013, 03:48:27 PM »
When things go well, Obama takes all the credit.....when things go wrong, Obama spreads the blame around.
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