Evangelist admits meth, massage, no sex

Yahoo ^ | 11/3/06

[Mr. Brightside]

Evangelist admits meth, massage, no sex

By CATHERINE TSAI, Associated Press Writer

9 minutes ago

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent.

Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and step down as leader of his Colorado megachurch while the two groups investigate the allegations.

He denied the sex allegations but told reporters outside his home that he did buy the meth because he was curious, but he said he threw it away.

"I bought it for myself but never used it," he said. "I was tempted, but I never used it."

Haggard, 50, said he never had sex with Mike Jones, a 49-year-old male prostitute who sparked the scandals when he told a radio station he had had a three-year sexual relationship with the minister.

Haggard said he did get a massage from Jones after being referred to him by a Denver hotel.

[Tamar1973]

Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent.

If the "evangelist" was high on meth, how would he know if he had sex with the guy or not?

[Suzy Quzy]

WHO'S LYING?????

[the lone wolf]

Sounds like a limited modified hang-out. Does not sound like the complete truth. He still has some explaining to do.

[Suzy Quzy]

Is the gay massager the PUSHER...uh...I know he's the pusher but was he the SELLER of the Meth?

[NicknamedBob]

"Haggard, 50, said he never had sex with Mike Jones, a 49-year-old male prostitute ..."

"Not once! Never! Well, maybe once ... but I didn't inhale."

[Enchante]

....he did buy the meth because he was curious, but he said he threw it away. "I bought it for myself but never used it," he said. "I was tempted, but I never used it."

oh, yeah, you buy meth in order to throw it away.... this is just as bad as Clinton's "did not inhale" b.s. This guy is such a pathetic turkey -- is he a plant for the Demagogues?

[Slicksadick]

Kinda sounds like the dreaded Clintoon defense.

[Red Badger]

a massage? With his hands?.........

[Red Badger]

Who was massaging whom?.........and with what?..........

[dmz]

I think that's pretty obvious now, isn't it?

He has totally pulled a Clinton - I bought but did't use
I had a massage from a gay prostitute, but not sex.

[badpacifist]

He is guilty as SIN

[Red Badger]

LOL!!!!YOU BAAAAAADDDDDDDD!!!..........

[Slicksadick]

“Hi Mike, this is Art. Hey, I was just calling to see if we can get any more. Either a $100 or $200 supply. And I can pick it up really anytime tomorrow, or we can wait until next week sometime. And so, I also wanted to get your address so I can send you some money for inventory. But that’s obviously not working, so if you have it go ahead and get what you can. I may buzz up there. I don’t know, maybe even later today, but I don’t know if your schedule would allow that unless you have some in the house. So, I’ll check in with you later today. Thanks bye.”

Get any more huh? inventory? So he threw it away more than once?

[Pondman88]

who is this guy? And why should I care? Aren't personal matters of this type usually whispered about after the minister has been fired??? I guess everyone in America needs to know about a GAY evangelical....

[george76]

[CardShark]

If you can't trust your gay prostitute/meth dealer, who can you trust?

[RodgerD]

Pastor Ted uses his good hand to battle his gay doper hand.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Phew....the massage and meth are ok... but thank GOD he didn't have sex!

[Raebie]

Why isn't this guy under investigation for dealing meth? I'd think they have all of the reason they need, basd on the voicemails.

[Mamzelle]

Sunds like this guy's reading a script. Wonder who wrote it...?

[HamiltonJay]

Denied the sex? Please.... Meth's main appeal is sexual in nature... of course use it long enough and you can't even have sex anymore... but that's another story.

I'm not buying the guy paid for meth and messages, but did nothing else.

[CDHart]

The only thing I know about the New Life Church is they had a program on Bott Radio Network a while back that replaced Randy Carlson's Parenttalk On-Call. There was such an outcry from Bott listeners about the New Life show (it was mostly about dieting and very little about the Bible) that they brought Carlson's show back.

Carolyn

[Dante3]

Sure sounds like the Clinton defense. At the time Clinton was president so I presume the story got a lot more coverage than this story?

[sappy]

the hope is that it will disenfranchise evangelical voters from voting for the GOP.

[Yaelle]

Puh-leez. He's guilty. Why would a happily married straight man go hang out for hours and get massages from a gay guy, and pay for meth and throw it away?

I feel sorry for this guy's family. My gosh, his poor wife and kids. Worse because he is famous, and the world has to know. Why don't famous people think long and hard about the shame and pain they will cause their families? Better for him to have divorced her and come out of the closet. Ugh.

[NicknamedBob]

"Who was massaging whom?"

Well, you've got to hand it to this gay prostitute.

He's certainly had the Evangelist by the short hairs.

[UpAllNight]

Watching MSNBC. They said to the prostitute that hiring a prostitute was illegal and asked the prostitute if he would be pursuing legal charges against the pastor! No bias there!

[Kenton]

It wasn't sex, just ask Bill Clinton.

[lilylangtree]

Haggard's confession = former evangelist Jimmy Swaggert's confession

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Buddy of mine counsels at a rehab, said some folks get hooked on Meth after only one use. One of his charges was a successful business man, married the prom queen, had wonderful kids. He tried meth at age 35 and within 6 months had lost everything.

[tumblindice]

Thailand?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I just left the "admits meth" thread to see this "admits meth and massage by gay prostitute" thread. Not good.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Why would anyone be curious about meth?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Smoked but didn't inhale ping.

LOL. Thinkin' the same thing.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

WHO'S LYING?????

Well, we know the pastor did lie because at first he denied all the charges.

[Red Badger]

Yeah, he certainly has his hands full.......

[catholicfreeper]

Good Grief. I am praying for the pastor and will remember him tonight. I know there is a urge in people to tell all and get things off their chest. However in this case much like Foley I wish they would just be quiet a few weeks.

[Lijahsbubbe]

LOL!!!!

[balch3]

despicable that this poor man and his family are being dragged through the mud by the RATS and MSM at the most difficult time of their lives. Everyone has failings. Rev Haggard is not a politician and is not running for anything. This should NOT be news. It's a private matter.

[Maine For Bush]

"Well, you've got to hand it to this gay prostitute."

Sounds to me like the prostitute was "handing it" to Haggard.

[nevergore]

I didn't inhale......

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

One usually remembers what they do while high on Meth.

[HamiltonJay]

Oh I know it can be a 1 hit addiction.. but its main enticement is enhancing sex... at least to get you started... It apparently works on the same receptors in the brain etc....

Of course, take it enough and you can't have sex anymore cause nothing will work.. but like I said, that's another story.

Sadly this guys story is not unique.... Addiction is never pretty, regardless of what it is... but some are uglier than others.

[Your Nightmare]

despicable that this poor man and his family are being dragged through the mud by the RATS and MSM at the most difficult time of their lives. Everyone has failings. Rev Haggard is not a politician and is not running for anything. This should NOT be news. It's a private matter.

The head of the National Association of Evangelicals buying meth and hiring gay prostitutes isn't news? Come on. This is not a private man. He is, by his own design, a public figure. This is news.

[Petronski]

...claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent.

No conflict there, since no one is claiming he wanted to marry the dude.

**eyeroll**

[Lijahsbubbe]

despicable that this poor man and his family are being dragged through the mud by the RATS and MSM at the most difficult time of their lives. Everyone has failings. Rev Haggard is not a politician and is not running for anything. This should NOT be news. It's a private matter.

Huh, wha? He put himself in the mud.I don't see anyone saying anything about his family except that they would pray for them.

And it's not a private matter when a minster of thousands purposely misrepresents himself and deceives his church and the White house

[Strategerist]

And if this was an equivalent religious figure associated with left-wing social-issue causes not a soul on here would be claiming it was a private matter.

[NicknamedBob]

Meth and a massage, but no sex.

Reminds me of ...

"Okay, we'll take the Chinks and the N****s, but NO Irish!"

[theFIRMbss]

>Pastor Ted uses his good hand to battle his gay doper hand

Can't we just request
this guy to do snake handling --
If rattlers bite him

he's lying and if
they just squirm around and hiss
he's still good with God . . .