Hubris…

Posted on by September 6, 2013

Just for reference…

·         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

h/t Dammit 

Comments

Hubris… — 17 Comments

  2. “Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.”
    ― Thomas Sowell

  3. Counted two “I”s and no “me” or “my”s in the Bush snippet. 6 “I”s and two “my”s in Barky’s. Narcissistic piece of shit.

  6. Barack does not have an American heart. His mother, father, Uncle Frank, and grandparents were communists. His nanny was a tranny (in Indonesia). If he hadn’t become POTUS, he’d be just as likely to be waxing his eyebrows, walking like a duck, smoking Virginia Slims – one more fruit fly hanging out at the local gay bar.

  8. Yeah. Even if he didn’t lie every time he opens his mouth, the “I”s would lead me to ignore him anyway.

  9. Hubris in the classical sense has the meaning of self pride, arrogance & narcissism, usually to the point of self destruction.
    We can only pray.

  10. LL- Excellent point!

    CP- Point!

    PH- Good point too!

    Roger- He’s heading that way, but he’s taking us with us!!!

    • He’s heading that way, but he’s taking us with us!!!

      and that is what turns it from a semi amusing train wreck to a national tragedy.

  13. acts/12-23.htm

    Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of  So he was consumed with wormsand died.

    I’m waiting.

  14. “He’s heading that way, but he’s taking us with us!!!”
    First,the last word should be “him”. Then that is correct only if we allow him to. He cannot destroy us if we are righteous, for the Lord has promised that He will not suffer the wicked to destroy the righteous,1 Nephi 22:16-17.

    The best scriptures that I’ve found (and there are many) regarding righteousness are contained in Isiah 32:17-18 and 54:14, the last being the best treatise I’ve found regarding freedom from terror!

    Can that really be that simple? Try Leviticus 26:1-12, which lists the blessings promised to those who honor the Lord, keep His commandments, sabbaths, and walk in His statutes. Verses 14-15 contain the “if” clauses, followed by vs. 16-39 which lists His judgements upon those whom today are commonly called dissenters, the very first being (are you ready for this?) terror.

    If our leaders today were truly wise, we could largely end the current extremely costly and ultimately futile “War on Terror”. It is possible, if we adopt righteousness and honor as our credo. May it be so.

  15. In Bush’s speech, he uses the I, to thank and congratulate the armed forces. According to zero, he was leading the assault element with his own double barrel .410 shotgun (because Joey Biden says all you need is a double-barrel shotgun…), taking down the bad guys, with help from DEVGRU…