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November 03, 2006
Hypocrisy thy name is Pastor Ted
"Art" in an altered state
You probably heard about the shocking (!) revelations of mega Pastor Ted Haggard's secret life as a drug user and purveyor of illicit activities with (gasp) other men. Haggard vehemently denied the relationship with hustler Jones, but oddly admitted to buying drugs just to "throw them away" untouched. Alrighty! Unfortunately, the voice mails that were saved and have now been attributed to him by expert voice analysts belie this dubious claim.
Here is Haggard's first voice mail message, left on August 4 at 2:18 p.m.:
"Hi Mike, this is Art. Hey, I was just calling to see if we could get any more.Either $100 or $200 supply. And I could pick it up really anytime...I could get it tomorrow or we could wait till next week sometime and so I also wanted to get your address.
I could send you some money for inventory but that's probably not working, so if you have it then go ahead and get what you can and I may buzz up there later today, but I doubt your schedule would allow that unless you have some in the house. Okay, I'll check in with you later. Thanks a lot, bye."
Emphasis in italics and bold mine.
Ok, ol' Art not only has used before and knows this dealer, but he knows the amounts to buy, wants it today or tomorrow (really today), is willing to pay for "inventory", and is extremely eager to get more.
Haggard was obviously jonesing (pun intended). This was no "experimental" phone call or a casual inquiry about what and where and how. This was not the first time, he did not throw it out, and he is no stranger to this transaction.
He sounds like a budding addict. I can't say "full blown" but certainly budding. Sounds like the "we" part is just a cover.
Whereas he's willing to fudge about his copping dope, he denies the gay relationship.
Apparently, in Haggard's version of Christianity, it's less of a "sin" to buy meth, but the flock might not look too kindly on being unfaithful to your wife, especially with someone of the same sex.
As the cock crows three times, evangelical theocratic buddies like Jerry Falwell are denying knowing him.
How many more of these grandstanding, bigoted, fascist hypocrites can one religion bear? Is that like asking how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, or how many camels can fit through the eye of a needle? You be the decider!
Comments
Check out his numerous books on Amazon. (I won't list a link here b/c they tend to blow out the margins.)
My favorite: "The Jerusalem Diet: The "One Day" Approach to Reach Your Ideal Weight--and Stay There"
ROLF MAO!
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 4, 2006 12:06 AM
The Idaho gubernatorial candidate formerly known as Marvin Richardson is so strongly opposed to abortion that he has changed his name to Pro-Life.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102876.html
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 4, 2006 12:16 AM
Powerful article here:
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2006/nov/04/military_times_throws_down_the_guantlet_rumsfeld_must_go
Definitely got me going! Good morning, 'fits. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Posted by: Johnetta Hancock | November 4, 2006 12:34 PM
I'm changing my name to VoteTheIdiotsOut.
Posted by: CountryGal | November 4, 2006 01:23 PM
Good one, CountryGal!
Posted by: Nadine | November 4, 2006 02:23 PM
This guy's got some pretty good ideas:
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This Time, the Election Will Not Be Stolen
Ian Inaba is staging a revolution, and he damn sure wants it televised. His idea is to have videographers monitor voter polling sites during the upcoming mid-term elections and in greater numbers during the 2008 presidential election. Their purpose: bypass the mainstream media and provide real-time, online media coverage of any problems that arise at voting sites.
His plan for action is what he works on when not promoting his new documentary film, "American Blackout," which looks at the disenfranchisement of the Black vote in America and voting irregularities in the 2000 and 2004 national elections. The film also traces what journalist Greg Palast calls the "political lynching" of Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., for openly questioning the Bush administration's policies involving Iraq and 9/11.
II: The screenings have been very mixed and the film plays well to both minority and mainstream audiences because I think deep down everyone want to know the truth about our democracy. One young viewer stood up and said, 'I thought I was aware and political, but this film makes me feel like I have been duped and my eyes have been opened. I will dedicate my life to being aware and hope that others will do the same.
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http://www.alternet.org/movies/43872/
Posted by: Nadine | November 4, 2006 03:15 PM
It doesn't matter what the American people think:
"It may not be popular with the public — it doesn't matter in the sense that we have to continue the mission and do what we think is right. And that's exactly what we're doing," Cheney said. "We're not running for office. We're doing what we think is right."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2627805
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 4, 2006 04:57 PM
From the above article:
"The fact of the matter is, this is the right thing for us to be doing. We need to succeed here. It has a direct bearing on how we do around the world on the global war on terror."
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He really means their global imperialistic goals to comandeer the oil reserves.
Posted by: loretta | November 4, 2006 05:08 PM
“There has never been an American army as violent and murderous as the one in Iraq”
The bad news,” investigative reporter Seymour Hersh told a Montreal audience last Wednesday, “is that there are 816 days left in the reign of King George II of America.”
"The good news? “When we wake up tomorrow morning, there will be one less day.”
http://www.mcgilldaily.com/view.php?aid=5450
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 4, 2006 05:19 PM
4 Leading Military Papers: "Rumsfeld Must Go"
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/04/MNGJ4M633K35.DTL
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 4, 2006 05:26 PM
Surprise, surprise. Not.
Haggard resigns from Colorado church
Board finds evangelical leader guilty of ‘sexually immoral conduct’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15536263/
Posted by: Doe Eyes | November 4, 2006 07:06 PM
I just watched these videos. Oh my!
Posted by: Doe Eyes | November 4, 2006 07:18 PM
Another one bites the dust. Now, if we can only get an independent investigation of the Bush Regime to work as quickly and thoroughly.
Posted by: loretta | November 4, 2006 08:01 PM
The Bush Junta has quietly "tooled up" to utilize the U.S. military in engaging American dissidents after the next big crisis, with a frightening and overlooked piece of legislation that was passed alongside the Military Commissions Act, which greases the skids for armed confrontation and abolishes posse comitatus.
"Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007" (H.R.5122) (2), which was signed by the commander in chief on October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to "suppress public disorder."
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2006/031106civilsuppression.htm
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 4, 2006 08:21 PM
Just hold your nose and vote out the incumbents, whether that means to vote D or R if you normally don't.
We need to throw the bums out. It's going to take 2 or 3 cycles of elections, but we MUST DO IT.
Posted by: loretta | November 4, 2006 08:58 PM
70% polled want vigorous oversight committees or investigations for the following debacles that have occurred in the past 2 or 3 years, never mind 9/11:
Iraq
Abu Ghraib
Wiretaps
IMPEACHMENT
The Stolen Election of 2000
The Stolen Election of 2004
Katrina
Secret Prisons
Immigration Issues
Cheney's Energy Task Force
Halliburton
Impeach Supreme Court Justices
Medicare
Abramoff
Wellstone's Death
Habeus Corpus
The Pedophile Cabal
Swift Boating
Black Ops
Something is going to have to be done.
Posted by: loretta | November 4, 2006 09:02 PM
We can overcome any potential vote fraud by showing up in large numbers. The fraud technology is supposed to be set for small margins. if there is a really huge margin, there is no way that the crooks can steal this election.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 4, 2006 09:18 PM
Peace Candidates:
Scroll down a little for who NOT to vote for.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 4, 2006 09:28 PM
Hmmm. I wonder how long it will be before he decides that he should "come out" with the standard 'I've been molested" excuse. But then he probably wasn't raised Roman Cathilic, so he needs a different spin.
Posted by: Spellcaster | November 4, 2006 09:36 PM
I suspect he's always liked boys and just did the marriage thing to maintain the appearances and all. He's just another narcissistic power monger who liked the spotlight and all the young men who idolized him at the church.
He's through.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 4, 2006 09:41 PM
He looks like a pillow biter to me. Check out those lips.
Posted by: Vet4Bush | November 4, 2006 10:52 PM
Hey, pillow biters are republicans too!
Posted by: Jane Q. Public | November 4, 2006 11:34 PM
Army Recruiters Accused of Misleading Students to Get Them to Enlist:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2626032&page=1
An ABC News undercover investigation showed Army recruiters telling students that the war in Iraq was over, in an effort to get them to enlist.n ABC News undercover investigation showed Army recruiters telling students that the war in Iraq was over, in an effort to get them to enlist.n ABC News undercover investigation showed Army recruiters telling students that the war in Iraq was over, in an effort to get them to enlist.
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 5, 2006 03:37 AM
That's just silly. Do they think that students don't see news, either on TV or online?
By the way, what have we heard about bird flu lately?
Posted by: vero | November 5, 2006 11:06 AM
Hey, many pillow biters are democrats and libertarians and greens, too.
just sayin'
Posted by: syndic | November 5, 2006 11:08 AM
I really don't think who bites what is relevant.
This is America, land of the free, remember? Free to worship/love/be who we choose without condemnation.
I just want a government that doesn't resemble the Hitler era.
Posted by: Nadine | November 5, 2006 02:19 PM
How does a (presumed) gay sex act by an evangelical christian egomaniac resemble Hitler-era politics?
Posted by: syndic | November 5, 2006 02:35 PM
Happy Guy Fawkes Day!
Posted by: Barbara | November 5, 2006 02:59 PM
Syndic, I was referring to the current administration in general. Mostly commenting to the Captain's comment above.
You really don't need to be argumentative.
Posted by: Nadine | November 5, 2006 03:04 PM
Look at the othet links, syndic. This isn't a single-themed Observation.
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 5, 2006 03:09 PM
Haggard admits ‘sexual immorality,’ apologizes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15536263/
Posted by: Mary Poppins | November 5, 2006 03:31 PM
I am amused that the ministry is considering giving Ted another congregation some day.
Alrighty. That works. ((big eye roll))
Posted by: Anonymous | November 5, 2006 03:55 PM
Here's an interview done by Tom Brokaw in October 2005.
"Ted Haggard: In the Christian community, people vote every Sunday morning by where they go to church. All right, so right now, during this particular era in my life—I don’t want to say this boastfully, but I am winning this election right now."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9804232/
Posted by: Mary Poppins | November 5, 2006 04:25 PM
Patrick McDermott spotted in Baja Mexico:
I always thought he was still alive.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 5, 2006 04:52 PM
I read the article. If he's still alive and doing so well financially, (as some say he is)it would behoove him to pay that back child support he owes.
His son certainly deserves some kind of explanation for his father's abscence.
Posted by: Nadine | November 5, 2006 05:12 PM
Look out South Dakota! DeadEye Dick is coming on election day.
"Vice President heads to S.D. for first trip since accidentally shooting friend."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15579004/
Posted by: Mary Poppins | November 5, 2006 07:17 PM
Hide the bourbon and the artillery.
Posted by: Nadine | November 5, 2006 08:05 PM
Dick always hits what he aims at. The guy he hit was a lawyer.
Posted by: Vet4Bush | November 5, 2006 10:18 PM
re: Hunting
Have any of you ever been bird hunting in precarious terrain where camouflage attire looks so much like the surrouding foliage that is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe? Where the lay of the land throws a voice so that its sound falls 50 yards in the opposite direct from where it was cast?
Posted by: syndic | November 5, 2006 10:34 PM
Experienced hunters hunt those areas verrrry carefully.
Posted by: Johnetta Hancock | November 5, 2006 10:39 PM
An experienced hunter knows not to shoot his wad unless he is sure of his target.
Posted by: Johnetta Hancock | November 5, 2006 10:40 PM
"Robocalls" - those automated phone calls you are getting (not me, I'm not on the list) - are coming from the RNC.
Niiiice.
Posted by: loretta | November 5, 2006 10:54 PM
And, no, I have never shot and killed defenseless animals or birds.
How barbaric.
Posted by: loretta | November 5, 2006 10:56 PM
I have been out deer hunting, and, I have to say that I know I could do it if I were hungry enough. I enjoy venison. But it's not something I would choose to do for fun and frivolity.
I can think of better ways to spend a freezing cold winter morning than sitting in a deer blind, forcing myself to be still and silent.
Sleeping, for one.
Hunting for food is justifiable. hunting for sport is not.
IMO
Posted by: vero | November 6, 2006 12:45 AM
I could not stuff and hang an animal's head on my wall for "decoration".
Funny story: Two months ago a small brown hen flew into my backyard and decided to stay. She lays the occasional egg, and sleeps in a fleece lined basket on my back porch. At night, I cover her up so she won't get cold. My cats protect her from the other neighborhood cats. How funny is that?
Posted by: Nadine | November 6, 2006 02:30 AM
Good morning all!
Excellent comments under discussion here. What happened to 'freedom'?
The British public already know that they were hood-winked into the war in Iraq. Every leader involved in the occupation of Iraq should be investigated and charged with War Crimes if found guilty of dishonesty.
Sorry to Vet4, but this has been a very costly fiasco. Not only in monetary terms, but the loss of our young men and women is criminal.
I want to know which British companies are getting rich. Maybe, someone can help me with that?!
Boycott the lot!
Posted by: Mgt | November 6, 2006 03:35 AM
Good morning, Mgt!!! I'm actually still awake.
I hope your day will be a good one.
I think Vet4Bush needs a reality check and a freshly packed bong.
Posted by: Nadine | November 6, 2006 03:42 AM
We have another two years of W and Cheney. Get over it. And I have never smoked marijuana.
Posted by: Vet4Bush | November 6, 2006 10:37 AM
That says much, Joe. Maybe you should. In your case, I'm pretty sure if we shoved a lump of coal where your sun doesn't shine, in a couple of weeks, we'd get a diamond! Un-clench, it's bad for the heart.
Posted by: Johnetta Hancock | November 6, 2006 12:17 PM
Oh, we'll get over it. Hopefully, that will start tomorrow.
Posted by: CountryGal | November 6, 2006 12:53 PM
A reader posted this at Sully's blog (Andrew Sullivan) (snipped):
I drive my kids and two of their friends to school in the morning and yesterday I was originally not supposed to pick my daughter's friend up as she was to greet her father returning from Iraq. She called and told us she needed a ride as they had evidently received a call that her dad would not be coming home yet, and we did not question as we were hoping nothing happened to him. Today I believe that I saw the reason why. Mr. Cheney will be here for a campaign stop this weekend part of which will be to greet the troops as they return.
So their reunion should be delayed for political purposes.
Posted by: CountryGal | November 6, 2006 12:59 PM
Fox News Reporter Undergoes Waterboarding>/a
I used to think we were the good guys.
Posted by: CountryGal | November 6, 2006 01:14 PM
CountryGal, that story about your daughter's friend's father having his homecoming delayed to coincide with Deadeye Dick's campaign schedule just makes me sick. What a self-serving SOB.
Oh, and Captain, there are studies showing that people who've smoked pot have much lower incidences of Alzheimer's later in life.
Posted by: Nadine | November 6, 2006 01:23 PM
Nadine, not my daughter's friend--sorry if I implied that. It was posted on Andrew Sullivan's blog.
GWB did the same thing when the carrier was held off shore in San Diego for his photo op.
Posted by: CountryGal | November 6, 2006 01:33 PM
Oh, I see it now, CountryGal. My bad. Not enough coffee yet!
The grandstanding going on in this administration is just ridiculous. It's downright sickening.
Posted by: Nadine | November 6, 2006 01:44 PM
I truly believe that without the war in Iraq and the debauchery of the RWRs and the W Administration, the Federal government could have actually handled the Katrina disaster better, among every other domestic issue that has arisen since the alleged WMD "discovery". It is truly an embarrassment that we have an uninformed president. And he is supposed to, as president of the US, be the most powerful man on earth. PATHETIC
Posted by: spellcaster | November 6, 2006 07:48 PM
Spellcaster, I have to agree about your comment about embarrassment. I worry that the rest of the world only sees our blundering leader and his actions. I don't feel comfortable having someone like that represent me.
I know I'm not alone in that sentiment.
Posted by: Nadine | November 6, 2006 08:06 PM
Andrew Sullivan, the conservative writer who was once a key media supporter for the Iraq war, denounced the latest Bush statement on CNN on Wednesday night, stating that the president is so delusional, "This is not an election anymore, it's an intervention."
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003347326
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 6, 2006 08:08 PM
Gore Vidal: “This is the most important vote that you’ll probably ever cast. Because should this gang of thugs continue in the two houses of Congress, there isn’t any chance of getting the Constitution back....”
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20061105_gore_vidal_the_most_important_election_in_my_lifetime/
Posted by: Betsy Ross | November 6, 2006 08:12 PM
Understatement of the year:
"This is not an election anymore, it's an intervention."
Posted by: Nadine | November 6, 2006 08:34 PM
Good morning all!
Scotland wants independence. At least 51 percent of Scots do, anyway. Of course, Tony Blair is warning that dividing the UK would be a catastrophe.
Um, maybe he doesn't want to lose control of our North Sea Oil?!
Are there any indications of change in the American polls?
Posted by: Mgt | November 7, 2006 04:46 AM
How many of the mega wealthy "Praise the Lord" preachers have bitten the dust? Seems like quite a few.
Power must induce some kind of hormone changw. Heh!
Posted by: Mgt | November 7, 2006 09:18 AM