Ted Haggard says he "over-repented" for a massage that went awry...

[cynatnite]

He acknowledged grave lapses of judgment in the episode he refers to as "my crisis." But Mr. Haggard also said that in his sorrow and shame, he accepted too much guilt after the scandal broke.

"I over-repented," he said.

In February 2008, Mr. Haggard asked to be released from supervision by other clergy. His former church, New Life, consented, though officials there put out a pointed statement calling Mr. Haggard's recovery incomplete.

The four pastors who supervised Mr. Haggard wouldn't comment on his new church. New Life pointed to an earlier statement, released in November 2008, that said, "we cannot endorse his return to vocational ministry."

Mr. Haggard said that is ridiculous. He portrays his encounter with the prostitute as a massage that went awry and said he doesn't have same-sex attractions. He dismisses as a "witch hunt" the findings of his former church that he engaged in a pattern of misconduct, including sordid talk and inappropriate relationships. (He said his only fault was cracking a few crude jokes.) But his assurances have raised some eyebrows.

"I'm still skeptical that the whole sorry story has come out in full," said Tim Morgan, an editor at the evangelical magazine Christianity Today.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704249004575385170843908594.html

[hobbit709]

1. "Over repented"-That's a good one

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[SwampG8r]

16. laugh if you must but its going into my bag of tricks

[tavalon]

20. It's going into a lot of ours

Such priceless bullshittery is rare. Well, except for when Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck open their mouths.

[SwampG8r]

25. im using it the next time

my boss points out something i admitted screwing up
i will claim over repenting and given that time has passed i may get a better outcome
yeah......thats what ill do!

[madokie]

53. Yep I can see that going over big time

[Joe Bacon]

45. So did he go back to posting on MANHUNT.COM?

:rofl:

[Stevenmarc]

2. His massage finished with a Happy-Repenting

[elocs]

3. I've got to admit that I've never heard that one before.

Yes, like one may repent too much. I'm sure god would hold that against him (actually, "repenting" does not need to have anything to do with any god).

[Bozita]

4. So I'm guessing he over-sinned.

[pinboy3niner]

5. He over-got-caught nt

[tavalon]

21. Blessedly (and wisely, may I add) I set aside the glass of water I was drinking

just before I got to your post. This whole thread is funny, but that one was a spitter. I wonder if his massager was?

[pinboy3niner]

33. LOL!

Hypocrites like Haggard make it easy, don't they? (If your dog would put down the popsicle, probably even he'd contribute a 'howler' :) ).

[Atticus]

6. We've all had people who rubbed us the wrong way! nt.

[dionysus]

7. boom-tiss *rimshot*

[jah the baptist]

12. snicker nt

[RainDog]

8. he sounds delusional. n/t

[metapunditedgy]

14. I think he sounds like someone who wants to start raking in money again. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

36. He sounds like a republicon

A typical rentboy republicon

[MrMickeysMom]

9. Ted, have I got a Betty Bowers ring town for you...

(ring, ring)... "Get that repenter out of your mouth and answer the phone!"

:rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

10. rehab dropout...REHAB DROPOUT......R E H A B .. D R O P O U T

he ain't fooling me....

he wanna spend monies once more....not sell magazine subscriptions, serve ice cream....etc

[LibertyLover]

44. Wadda ya mean serve ice cream?

Ol' Teddy started himself another church back in the spring and is hoping to make the big time (big money) once again.

[jah the baptist]

11. i hate it when that happens

massages gone awry

[Dogmudgeon]

17. As soon as I saw the OP, I said just that

Then I saw your reply.

HIGH FIVE!

--d!

[jah the baptist]

47. :-)

[givemebackmycountry]

13. Well shit, give the man a break.

Every guy snorts meth off the ass of their male escort friend.
Ya got a problem with that?
It's not like he did anything wrong.

:sarcasm:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. Overpaid, Overfed, Overhyped, Oversated, Overblown, yes. Over-repented???

Call me under-whelmed.

[tavalon]

22. I'm over-amused

This stuff just writes itself.

[Dogmudgeon]

18. A Poem in honor of Ted's *Faux Pas de Dieu*

Here I pray
Pride- and prick- dented
Had wild sex
Then over-repented

--d!

[tavalon]

23. Excellent!!

You are a true poet
in case you didn't know it!

[tavalon]

19. Over-repented?!?

LOL. Pharisee much?

[brewens]

24. Must have just been kind of like the Seinfeld when George got

the massage and "it" moved. George was all freaked out because he thought that might mean he was gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that:)
Wasn't meth involved too?

[47of74]

26. Fabulous!

[Arkana]

27. Hey, Ted--guess what? You're gay!

When you have sex with another man and you buy meth from him, that makes you a gay meth addict. It doesn't mean you "made a mistake". It makes you a gay meth addict. Accept the fact that you're gay and get some help for the meth addiction.

[tavalon]

31. Yeah, see Ted Haggard isn't being mocked for being gay or even a meth addict

he's being mocked for being a hypocritical "Christian" "Minister".

[Heidi]

28. From the article: "I cuss now," he said proudly.

He's tryin' too hard.

[pinboy3niner]

29. So is today's explanation a "Second Repentment remedy"?

:evilgrin:

[complain jane]

30. Well, as long as he sounds humble about the whole thing

:sarcasm:

[complain jane]

32. Good Lord

"It's amazing. People tell me everything," Mr. Haggard said. "That never happened when we were respectable."

Delusional narcissist.

[xchrom]

34. I can't find 'Thou shalt not over repent' in the bible.

That page must be missing in my bible.

[SpiralHawk]

35. Bwaaa ha ha ha ha - soooo Republicon

No wonder Americans turn their backs on the Republicon Family Pharisees. What a pack of crap.

[Dorian Gray]

37. LOL

He's obviously "over-repented." Calling it a "massage that went awry!" is all sort of the textbook definition of denial! Love the obviousness of his idiocy.

[pinboy3niner]

38. Like the Rent-Boy luggage service that went awry...

Or the RNC's lesbian bondage strip club prayer meeting that went awry. Or the e-mailing to teenage male congressional Pages that went awry. This stuff just writes itself!

"I Went Awry" could be these guys' theme song (they could just adapt the old Gloria Gaynor song, "I Will Survive"). :)

[Chiyo-chichi]

43. Or the airport bathroom wide-stance peeing that went awry.

[marmar]

39. Newsflash, Mr. Haggard. You shouldn't 'repent' for who you really are....

..... you should 'repent' for the phony you are trying to be. Accept yourself and get on with it.

[Orsino]

40. Translation: "Bored now. may I go back to making money?" n/t

[sufrommich]

41. He now wears a cape with the words "Super Hetero"

emblazoned in red, white and blue on it.

[tanyev]

42. It wasn't gay sex, he just got over-massaged!

[cwydro]

46. "Massage gone awry"!

Omg...that is priceless!

[Rob H.]

48. LOL at "massage that went awry"

I can hear it now: "No, no, it wasn't a one-night stand, it was a goodnight kiss that got a little out of control" or "But I'm not a cheating bastard, honey, I'm just 'differently faithful!'"

He just man up and admit that he's gay (or bi, or whatever). Most of his former parishoners likely won't forgive him--due, ironically, to Haggard's own venomous sermons about 'the gays'--but at least he wouldn't sound like such a fool.

[SpiralHawk]

49. "I refudiate Republicon Haggard's pitiful over-repentance." - The Refudiator

fer sure

[PBS Poll-435]

50. METHod behind the madness. nt.

[trumad]

51. I guess he refudiated the Gay lifestyle?

[spiritual_gunfighter]

52. If Grant Haas's story is even partly correct

then Ted Haggard got away with many crimes, and is lucky that his story didn't become part of the narrative. I for one believe him.

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=LbStp_Cc8Oc&feature=related