On my morning commute, I regularly listen to NPR to hear all about the latest Republican scandals and/or mud-slinging. This morning, I heard the clip of evangelist Ted Haggard denying that he had sex with a male prostitute.
While this would usually just be another November news-bite, what caught my attention was the specific words that Haggard used in his denial:
"I've never said I'm perfect, but I haven't had sex with a man in Denver, and I've been faithful to my wife,"
In the audio clip (which I can't seem to find online), you can clearly hear him qualify his denial that he hasn't had sex with a man IN DENVER. However, if you look at this article at any of the mainstream media outlets, this denial has, apparently, been modified:
According to Yahoo News: "I've never had a gay relationship with anybody, and I'm steady with my wife, I'm faithful to my wife."
According to CNN: "I've never had a gay relationship with anybody. I'm steady with my wife. I'm faithful to my wife,"
Only a few media reports actually contain the quote verbatim.
The Syndey Morning Herald:
"I've never said I'm perfect, but I haven't had sex with a man in Denver, and I've been faithful to my wife,"
Media cover-up? Or simply poor choice of words on Haggard's part? hmmmm....
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Watch the video clip from the CNN article that you linked to. He says "anybody" in that interview. There were obviously two different interviews, so no media cover-up here...
But he is one creepy guy. Every time he says "discipline me" he seems to get a little more excited.
Hmm sounds a little fishy to me...it would have been soooo different if the statements werent different...but all of them are...Watch out ROss you could be next haha...love you both
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