stupidity

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Those of us who have an unfavorable view of Bush and who have warned about how his stupidity is a threat to all of us like to blame others for putting Bush into office.

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  1. noun The quality or condition of being stupid.
  2. noun A stupid act, remark, or idea.

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  • Get over yourself, your stupidity is an embarassment. —  Think Progress
  • I'm not even a big Pulp fan, but the stupidity is at a level I can only describe as stupid. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • I'm as happy as anyone that Captain Phillips is safe but, from the reports out there, I think we have to chalk this up to good luck and a good dose of stupidity from the Somali pirates. —  Media Blog
  • Never underestimate the amount of stupidity from the American people. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Secondary to this stupidity are the repo companies, the "middle men" between the bank and the selling real estate agency. —  Crooks and Liars
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  1. = French stupidité = Italian stupidità, from Latin stupidita(t-)s, senselessness, dullness, from stupidus, senseless, stupid: see stupid.
 

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