Influential Christian evangelist and Bush confidant: I threw the meth away

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/123709,CST-NWS-hag04.article

Says he got only a massage from male prostitute

November 4, 2006
BY CATHERINE TSAI

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Rev. Ted Haggard admitted Friday he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a male prostitute. But the influential Christian evangelist insisted he threw the drugs away and never had sex with the man.

Haggard, who as president of the National Association of Evangelicals wielded influence on Capitol Hill and condemned gay marriage and homosexuality, resigned Thursday after a Denver man named Mike Jones claimed that he had many drug-fueled trysts with Haggard.

Friday, Haggard said he received a massage from Jones after being referred to him by a Denver hotel, and that he bought meth for himself from the man.

But Haggard said he never had sex with Jones. As for the drugs, "I was tempted, but I never used it," the 50-year-old Haggard told reporters from his vehicle while leaving his home with his wife and three of his five children. snip

Haggard, who had been president of the NAE since 2003, has participated in conservative Christian leaders' conference calls with White House staffers and lobbied members of Congress last year on U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

[rucky]

1. They'll find a way to make this guy a hero...

for resisting all those earthly temptations.

:lol:

[pooja]

2. And when did pigs start flying????

[H2O Man]

3. Sad.

I suppose it is not unusual for people who abuse substances to tell a lie or two when confronted about it. I'm thinking of how this type of lie would go over in a treatment group setting. Bought that stuff just to throw it out, eh?

[Toots]

4. I wonder does he LIE about everything?

Should all good Christians be wondering this as well?

[etherealtruth]

10. I think it's pretty safe to assume he does.

[don954]

5. sure you did

we all go calling our dealer for "more, a 100 or 200 dollar supply" after we toss our drugs out..

[Ms. Clio]

6. "I did not have drug relations with that crank. . . .

nor did I have sexual relations with that male prostitute."

Yeah, sure, right; I didn't believe Clinton when he said it, so why should I believe you, Hellbound Haggard?

[Donkeykick]

7. Only goes to show you if...

you cut a right wing religious conservative that he/she will bleed the color red like everyone else.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. "But I didn't inhale . . . "

I think I've heard this song before.

[knitter4democracy]

9. Evangelical code for a blowjob.

He didn't have sex, he had a blowjob. I went to an evangelical college, and we all were quite clear that, when we said we hadn't had sex yet, we were leaving out oral sex as part of the definition.

As for the drugs, that's just a lie. He probably took some, threw some of it away, and that's what he's basing his statement on. Evangelical religion majors at our college were amazingly good at parsing the truth, and I'm sure he is part-and-parcel.

[Soloflecks]

11. I saw him say it on the nooze.

No doubt about it. You can tell by his face, and his story doesn't make sense. If it doesn't make sense, it's not true. I hope all these hypocrits will be publicly exposed eventually.

[leesa]

12. He clearly says he wants "more" on the tape and he's asking for 100-200

dollars worth. This guy is a regular user.