A leader's sexual hubris?

I watched the Beck and King interviews the other night. He is a strange man and only a person with problems of some sort would want to expose himself on two shows and make the situation worse, much worse. He rambled on and on repeating himself over and over and I along with Beck and King were asking "Why are you here" The Country is better off not having this man involved in its leadership.

I think attributing a greater inclination to adulterous conduct to those with power misses the mark. I think everyone has an inclination to adultery. It's just that, when ordinary people do those things, the press doesn't investigate and report on it, so nobody knows or cares. Reports of ordinary people giving in to temptation sell very few newspapers.

Years ago, I read that 90% of married men have strayed at least once during their marriages. I believe that the statistic came from the Kinsey Report. So, often, those who indignantly declare that the rich and powerful believe that, "the rules don't apply to them," have themselves, in fact, strayed.

And if you count in all the "inappropriate" gropings and pinchings of subordinates and/or associates which do not go all the way to actual sex, the incidence is huge.

Granted that a person who holds power may seem more attractive than a person who does not, all others factors being equal, but that only increases the number of opportunities an individual may have.

The first part of this question is bogus, as many of the commentators have already pointed out: regardless of what we publicly "eschew" as a society, power clearly still IS sexual charisma. There is no confusion on the part of leaders in this regard until we change at a fundamental biological level.

The second part of the question depends largely on your definition of the word "leader". Having power and being a leader, to me, are not the same thing regardless of what Webster's or textbooks on the subject say. Leadership is what one does when given power, it is not an automatically conferred trait. To use a sports analogy, leadership is like being able to hit a baseball and with more power it is easier to get better results. However, being able to bench press 250 lbs. does not guarantee that you'll be able to hit a baseball.

That being said, I don't think leaders face more temptations than the rest of us because leaders take care to avoid temptation when possible. When I was a youth worker there were specific rules to follow about how we interacted with kids, including things like making sure never to be alone with them in a private place. This was for our own protection as well as theirs because it meant we could not be falsely accused of impropriety - we always had a witness in our defense.

As leaders it was up to us to recognize human nature and put ourselves in positions where temptations could not arise. People with power who are not leaders, however, face all sorts of temptation because they have no sense of responsibility to avoid it. Where we go wrong is not in confusing power with sexual chemistry but in confusing power with leadership.

Sex drive is strong for most men and many would stray if they think they could get away with it. Most in power think they can get away with almost anything. Add it up.

On the front page link to this question, you mention that all scandals have one thing in common, Marriage. Well if the person in question wasn't married, then what is the scandal referring to? Sex before marriage?

If so, 90% of the public has been scandalous at least once during their lifetime.

Wherever there's a need there's a fortune. When a woman makes up her mind and doesn't say anything about it, she does it. Politicians are inclined too talk out of both sides of their mouths at the same time. Their good will is synthetic. I prefer natural fibers on the bed.

The little head and the big head have different motivations, in case you hadn't noticed. To fall prey to small "thinking" is more the norm than the anomaly. Instead of dwelling on the commonplace, we should extol the unusually virtuous, who are true leaders.

Furthermore, let's not forget the young females who are equally complicit in the moral failure.

"For the journey is done and the summit attained,

And the barriers fall," Prospice

You ladies are tops.

I don't believe that leaders face more personal temptation, but I do think that some of the massive egos which cause these guys to believe they should be leaders, sometimes interfere with good judgment and common decency.

Confucius – “Males are born lascivious. Their desires lead them into war and bloodshed. Since this is their nature it will be hard to rein them in the hardness of the task is the measure of the gentleman.”

Confucius suitor “Master, do you really believe that a gentleman’s personal morality is the most important thing?”

“My belief is that a man who wakes up living a life of civility will go to his death a justified man.”

Confucius went on to say a mans weakness is “Because I have not yet seen anyone who puts principal before licentiousness”