White House on Evangelical Scandal: Reverend Who?

[CatWoman]

From today's press gaggle:

Q This Reverend Haggard out in Colorado, is he someone who is close to the White House? There had been reports that he was on the weekly call with evangelicals. Is that true?

MR. FRATTO: I'm actually told that that's not true, that he has -- in terms of a weekly call that he has? He had been on a couple of calls, but was not a weekly participant in those calls. I believe he's been to the White House one or two times. I don't want to confine it to a specific number because it would take a while to figure out how many times. But there have been a lot of people who come to the White House, and --

Q -- when was he at the White House?

MR. FRATTO: I couldn't tell you specifically. I know that there was a picture of him with the President in one of the TV reports, so obviously he met with the President at some point in time.

Look, this is a personal issue for someone. It's something that Reverend Haggard needs to deal with, with his family and his church. And I'm not sure that there's any comment beyond that that's necessary.

Q Would that make evangelicals dispirited and maybe sit out the election Tuesday?

MR. FRATTO: I doubt it. I doubt it.

Q Why?

MR. FRATTO: Well, because I think the community you're referring to understands where the Republican Party is on issues that are important to them, and someone's -- something that an individual did that affects them personally shouldn't affect their interest in advancing issues that they care about.

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[H2O Man]

1. With the White House

in such a sorry state, it's too bad there isn't a steady hand to take control ....

[CatWoman]

5. LOL

Snuck up on me, huh?

:hi:

[Marnieworld]

10. waaaaaa!

LOL! :rofl:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

2. Typical, absolutely typical...

What else did you expect??? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[MadMaddie]

3. Time to get those sign in ledgers...

[flowomo]

4. Ken Lay revisited

n/t

[Imalittleteapot]

7. Abramhoff revisited. nt

[opihimoimoi]

6. ICE in the White House??? Jeff Gannon, Foley, Haggard? Who else?

This is the tip of the ICEBERG...

Nx we gonna find out they were taking trips to CAMBODIA/THAILAND...

DAMMMNNNN

[greenbriar]

9. Chertoff, Abramoff

and anyone else who gets in trouble.




wonder if bush ever did anything wrong as a child... probably always jebbies or robins fault

[opihimoimoi]

13. How in the World is Rove gonna spin this one out

[tinfoilinfor2005]

8. Bush should really reconsider stem cell research.

with his increasing memory loss.

[Imagevision]

11. he's been to the White House one or two times? - Haggard said 1-2 times weekly!

[Imagevision]

12. Tony Snow should be a treat on this one...