To borrow a phrase from the President, when the history of this election season is over, John Kerry’s botched joke “will be merely a comma!”
Looks like the most recent conservative scandal is fully capable of dominating media coverage over the next 5 days. Reverend Ted Haggard (almost rhymes with Swaggart) – an evangelical leader on a par with James Dobson in terms of White House access, and a gay basher of the highest order - has been accused of paying a "male escort" for sex for the last 3 years.
According to 9 News in Colorado, Haggard has stepped down as pastor of the New Life Megachurch, but is denying the charges. However, the accuser, Mike Jones, claims to have recorded phone calls and a letter to back up his story, and has agreed to take a lie detector test.
This article from Harper’s Magazine describes the full influence of Rev. Haggard, and includes the following revelation.
Pastor Ted, who talks to President George W. Bush or his advisers every Monday, is a handsome forty-eight-year-old Indianan, most comfortable in denim. He likes to say that his only disagreement with the President is automotive; Bush drives a Ford pickup, whereas Pastor Ted loves his Chevy.I guess you can add one more disagreement to the list, Pastor Ted, because it looks like you also drive a male escort with a full head of hair!
[Update] OK - so Pastor Ted isn't denying ALL the charges! I guess the lesson to be learned is that, when it comes to Republican scandals:
Today's Denial = Tomorrow's Confession.
Oh yeah, and I wonder what James Dobson has to say today!
To borrow another line -
ReplyDeleteApparently Mr. Haggard was for gay sex while he was against it.
Gay sex AND illicit drugs. Apparently Pastor Ted found that methamphetemine "enhanced the experience" of sodomizing and/or being sodimized (I think that's the biblical term for it, which somehow seems appropriate under the circumstances!). So in addition to the more personal services provided by his male escort, the procural of crystal meth was also in the job description.
ReplyDeleteOh well, another day, another repressed Republican out of the closet. I love the smell of hypocricy in the morning; it smells like victory!