Confessions of an Angry Hustler
Ted Haggard's bitter boy toy tells all
By Jack E. Jett
http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/11/confessions_of_an_angry_hustler_rev_ted_haggard.phpFor the first time, Mike Jones shares the intimate details about his "working" relationship with one of the evangelical community's biggest national figures.
How does it feel to be thrust into the limelight?I wish I had a word for it. Everything is a blur to me right now. I've had over 500 phone calls, 300 e-mails. It is just overwhelming. You know, I made the decision to do it on my own because that's the kind of guy I am. It's hard for me to ask for help.
What has changed most about your life recently?Well, I don't have a job. What is blowing me away for the most part is when I walk down the street, or when I was in line to vote, people come up to me, hugging me and shaking my hand, and they are not just all gay people. I didn't do it to be a "hero," which some people are calling me. I'm uneasy with that word, but it's been humbling. It's just weird because I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd be in this position.
What did you think when you first saw Ted Haggard on the news denying he knew you? At one point, he says, "What's the guy's name again?"Yeah, that was amazing. With all the money and resources they have, I was shocked that he was speaking for himself. He has always done that, he has always wanted to be in the limelight. I mean, this is the church he built. He couldn't help himself and—you know what?—that's what did him in. The first time he said, "I don't know Mike Jones," I thought, Well, that's the easiest part to prove.
Anything else of note?Okay, I'll tell you one little tidbit, and I haven't said this too much so you are going to get a bit of an exclusive: He loved to have sex in the dark. We would have one little candle going.