White House: Haggard was "only an OCCASIONAL participant in conference calls"

[Human Torch]

White House spokesman Tony Fratto attempts to pull an Abramoff..."We hardly KNOW the bitch!"

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The Rev. Ted Haggard, left, who has White House ties, denies allegations by Mike Jones that the pastor paid him for sex.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/03/haggard.allegations/index.html

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) -- The Rev. Ted Haggard, who has resigned as one of the nation's top evangelical leaders, admitted Friday he had contacted a male prostitute for a massage and bought methamphetamine.

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Haggard was one of a group of religious leaders who regularly participated in conference calls with White House aides, Time magazine reported.

On Friday, the White House sought to downplay Haggard's influence within the administration. Spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters Friday that it was inaccurate to portray him as being close to the White House, insisting Haggard was only an occasional participant in weekly conference calls between West Wing staff and leading evangelicals. "He has been on a couple of calls," Fratto said. "He's been to the White House one or two times."

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Last year, Time -- citing Haggard's White House access -- put him on its list of the nation's 25 most influential evangelicals.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/03/haggard.allegations/index.html

[HereSince1628]

1. Yeah, just like Abramhof was an occasional visitor.

The things they try to parse are just too dumb.

[tanyev]

2. He was supposed to be a weekly participant, but there were

lots of times when he couldn't be found and nobody on his staff knew where he was.....

[The Magistrate]

3. Indeed, Sir: On The Occassions When There Was A Call, He Participated

The English language is a beautiful thing....

[Richard Steele]

4. "Occasional" as in "once a week, every week". Nice try, WH spin guy! nm

[rzemanfl]

5. He apparently didn't participate when he was getting his

"massages." The bullshit in this country is so deep I am amazed we can still get around.

[Bitwit1234]

6. So

Was he only an occasional visitor who had his picture taken with bush. They can't lie about that one.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Yeah, Ted came and went. Mostly came.