[dogbyte12]

He admits it's himself on the tape ordering "more" meth like the last time, but says that he keeps ordering it and not using it, and that Jones just gave him a massage.

I believe him. Not.

[dirtboy]

"I bought it for myself but never used it,"

Right up there with "I smoked it but never inhaled."

[BritExPatInFla]

Hey, at least Haggard didn't try to marry the guy, THEN he really would have been a hypocrite.

:p

[L98Fiero]

"I was tempted, but I never used it."

Liar. You can't be tempted by that which you don't know and is not instinct.

[sappy]

Did he lie under oath about it?

[HaveHadEnough]

The fact that Jones was naked when he gave me my massage is irrelevant.

[Kenton]

"I bought it for myself but never used it," Haggard told reporters gathered outside his home. "I was tempted, but I never used it."

Of course he bought it but didn't use it, Isn't that what everybody does? I hear it works great taking the rust off of bumpers, maybe that's why he got it.

[george76]

Toast...

[bahblahbah]

I don't believe him, but you wouldn't believe how many packs of cigarettes I've through away because all of a sudden I felt guilty and pitched them. I probably "quit smoking" at least 100 times. It's not really the same situation but I hear meth is pretty addictive. Regardless, it seems like Haggard and the man whore.

[penelopesire]

Can someone tell me why this story matters? Is the guy running for office or something? I heard Rush talking a bit about it, but still don't get why MSNBC is making a big deal out it!!

[P-Marlowe]

I bought it for myself but never used it," Haggard told reporters gathered outside his home.

Oh man, that is such a clintonesque answer.

But in his defense, I must say that I have bought a lot of stuff I've never used.

I have a cupboard filled with all manner of canned vegetables that are older than some of my grown children.

[montag813]

I do feel vindicated, as I have been bashing Haggard for years over his attempts to Bush global warming on Bush under the guise of Christianity. ("What Would Jesus Drive", etc)

[Fighting Irish]

He admits it's himself on the tape ordering "more" meth like the last time, but says that he keeps ordering it and not using it, and that Jones just gave him a massage.

And this man never inhaled or romped with an intern either.

[Old Professer]

I opened this because it was the only thread among many that had a headline that did what headlines are supposed to do - tell the reader something about the story rather than the subject.

[50sDad]

Screwtape must be laughing his @$$ off, and half a dozen people who looked to this man as an inspiring example of Christ are now sullen, disappointed and lost. We all have our failings. I hope the rest of us are better at admitting them and getting help.

[tioga]

Drugs and sex are two ominous sins. The truth shall set you free.

[top 2 toe red]

Good Grief!

...and there's still four more days until the election for secrets to get oozing out of all these slimy closets.

[vox_freedom]

He was "tempted" alright, but it wasn't just the Meth or massages. The temptations come from the evil one and repentance is what he should be seeking. BTW, he evidently directly lied yesterday in the interview where he categorically denied even knowing the accuser or connection to Meth.

Perhaps "Pastor Ted" can soon come clean with the TRUTH and spare his family, and us, in having this SCANDAL play out over weeks and months... Maybe he could look up the word "scandal" and truly realize the damage being caused by his denials, duplicity, evident hypocracy, and lies...

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

It's very simple. Even if what he says is true, it is enough that he should be removed from his position, have his credentials removed, and be repudiated by his Church for his activities.

Afterward, his life is between him and God, his family and his friends. If he wishes to be re-credentialed, he should have to go through the whole process with no favoritism offered, but he should never see a place of leadership within the Church again.

Ministers should be held to a higher standard, and for this very reason.

[Vasilli22]

Did the massage have a "happy ending"?

[Asclepius]

"I bought it for myself but never used it," Haggard told reporters gathered outside his home.

Crystal meth!? Crystal meth is not typically a gateway drug like pot or alchohol. You don't just leap from using nothing to suddenly procuring crystal meth. And who procures crystal meth and doesn't do something with it?--I mean maybe he didn't use it himself. Maybe he traded it for sex form someone who genuinely is tempted by crystal meth.