Dr. Kate Lister
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walking into the Oval Office, and he's there having sex with one of his secretaries on the sofa. And Lady Bird knew all about this and forgave him because she loved him and knew he couldn't help himself. So she just said, excuse me, and walked out.
walking into the Oval Office, and he's there having sex with one of his secretaries on the sofa. And Lady Bird knew all about this and forgave him because she loved him and knew he couldn't help himself. So she just said, excuse me, and walked out.
And Johnson was livid and had a buzzer installed so that his staff could ring it and let him know to pull his pants up by the time Lady Bird walked into the Oval Office. So that pretty much settled that.
And Johnson was livid and had a buzzer installed so that his staff could ring it and let him know to pull his pants up by the time Lady Bird walked into the Oval Office. So that pretty much settled that.
And Johnson was livid and had a buzzer installed so that his staff could ring it and let him know to pull his pants up by the time Lady Bird walked into the Oval Office. So that pretty much settled that.
No, I don't. I think the hubris syndrome is too strong. It is a psychological disorder. It's like telling an addict, don't take that drug, or an alcoholic, hey, don't take this drink right in front of you. I also think, despite the scandals that have erupted in the past about a candidate's sexuality, Ultimately, I don't think we care.
No, I don't. I think the hubris syndrome is too strong. It is a psychological disorder. It's like telling an addict, don't take that drug, or an alcoholic, hey, don't take this drink right in front of you. I also think, despite the scandals that have erupted in the past about a candidate's sexuality, Ultimately, I don't think we care.
No, I don't. I think the hubris syndrome is too strong. It is a psychological disorder. It's like telling an addict, don't take that drug, or an alcoholic, hey, don't take this drink right in front of you. I also think, despite the scandals that have erupted in the past about a candidate's sexuality, Ultimately, I don't think we care.
When I look at, say, the Thomas Jefferson election, he'd had a relationship and several children with his enslaved woman, but he doubled the size of the country and he was very popular. The country was going very strong economically. They didn't care about his sex life. People vote in their own interests. Nowadays, we don't even really squeak and squawk as much as we did.
When I look at, say, the Thomas Jefferson election, he'd had a relationship and several children with his enslaved woman, but he doubled the size of the country and he was very popular. The country was going very strong economically. They didn't care about his sex life. People vote in their own interests. Nowadays, we don't even really squeak and squawk as much as we did.
When I look at, say, the Thomas Jefferson election, he'd had a relationship and several children with his enslaved woman, but he doubled the size of the country and he was very popular. The country was going very strong economically. They didn't care about his sex life. People vote in their own interests. Nowadays, we don't even really squeak and squawk as much as we did.
I just don't think we care. When you look at certain public officials and all these scandals, people just don't care anymore. I do think it would be interesting, you know, when you look at female leaders around the world, I have never uncovered a sexual scandal
I just don't think we care. When you look at certain public officials and all these scandals, people just don't care anymore. I do think it would be interesting, you know, when you look at female leaders around the world, I have never uncovered a sexual scandal
I just don't think we care. When you look at certain public officials and all these scandals, people just don't care anymore. I do think it would be interesting, you know, when you look at female leaders around the world, I have never uncovered a sexual scandal
With any of these women while in office or even before, as far as I can remember, I mean, Maggie Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Theresa May. They don't have this history. I don't think that the overweening sexuality that comes with a hubris disorder and power attacks them in the same way that it does men.
With any of these women while in office or even before, as far as I can remember, I mean, Maggie Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Theresa May. They don't have this history. I don't think that the overweening sexuality that comes with a hubris disorder and power attacks them in the same way that it does men.
With any of these women while in office or even before, as far as I can remember, I mean, Maggie Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Theresa May. They don't have this history. I don't think that the overweening sexuality that comes with a hubris disorder and power attacks them in the same way that it does men.
Right. Which is my last book off with her head, 3000 Years of Demonizing Women in Power. The standards are just completely different for men and women.
Right. Which is my last book off with her head, 3000 Years of Demonizing Women in Power. The standards are just completely different for men and women.
Right. Which is my last book off with her head, 3000 Years of Demonizing Women in Power. The standards are just completely different for men and women.