Historical Revisionism

How Dishonest Is David Barton? You Ain't Even Gonna Believe This One!

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.14.2012

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Chris Rodda

Yesterday I came across one particular lie from David Barton that is so incredible that I just have to share it. For anyone who's ever wondered just how far Barton will go, I think this one answers that question.

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Pseudo-Historian David Barton's New Jefferson Book is a Load of Crap -- and a Bestseller

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.02.2012

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Chris Rodda

My book will be out pretty fast because of the wonders of on-demand printing, but in the meantime, here is my video debunking most of the lies in Barton's chapter about Jefferson and the University of Virginia.

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"Monumental" Lies - Kirk Cameron Visits David Barton (VIDEO)

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.22.2012

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Chris Rodda

A video clip available online shows Cameron visiting Barton's personal museum in Texas, and hearing a few of Barton's lies about the early Congress and Thomas Jefferson printing Bibles to spread the word of God to all American families.

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Did Michele Bachmann Really Expect to Get Away With Her Jesse James Story?

Chris Rodda | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: History, Historical Revisionism, The New Yorker, Michele Bachmann, Core of Conviction, Jesse James, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Nothing can explain why this woman would take a chance on making up the addition to her story that appears in her new book -- that her great-great-grandfather, Halvor Munson, won a farm in Kansas from Jesse James in a poker game!

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What's Good for the Goose is NOT Good for the Christian Nationalist Pseudo-Historians

Chris Rodda | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: History, Historical Revisionism, Glenn Beck, American History, David Barton, Politics News
Chris Rodda

While a group that put up the Jefferson billboard was really stupid not to verify the source of the Jefferson quote it used, I hardly think David Barton is in any position to say anything about the group's statement that they "did not misrepresent his ideas."

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Andrea Stone

National Women's History Museum Placates Conservatives To Get Bill Passed In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 10.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Nearly a year after two alpha males on Capitol Hill slew a bill to allow a National Women's History Museum here, the head of the nascent...

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Behind Michele Bachmann's Twisted History: The Fear of Complexity

Spencer Critchley | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Historical Revisionism, Constitution, Michele Bachmann, David Barton, Slavery, Founding Fathers, Separation of Church and State, Wallbuilders, Three-Fifths Clause, Southern Strategy, Politics News
Spencer Critchley

Driving the right wing's flight into irrationality is the fear of complexity. In place of it, the right wants to substitute radically simplified fictions, whether about history, or about climate change, homosexuality or the debt ceiling.

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David Barton's Lies in Action: Randy Forbes Reintroduces 'Spiritual Heritage' Resolution

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.06.2011

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Chris Rodda

The GOP's favorite pseudo-historian David Barton boasted to Jon Stewart recently that many members of Congress are coming to him for historical information. Well, one of these members who are taking Barton's orders is Randy Forbes.

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Do Well By Doing Good

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: History, Historical Revisionism, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Benjamin Franklin, David Barton, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Rather than profit on them, Ben Franklin let everybody have his inventions for the public good. It is in that spirit that I now give my book away for free.

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Et Tu, Obama?

Doon Baqi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doon Baqi

Revisionist Historian was a title often given to W. Changing facts, revising the very history that we were witnessing, in order to justify his policy...

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Following Giffords Shooting, Sarah Palin's Crosshairs Website Quickly Scrubbed From Internet

Rob Warmowski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Warmowski

In the minutes following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and members of her staff, the website operated by Sarah Palin that illustrated...

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Glenn Beck Goes After HuffPost For Mocking A T-Shirt Quoting Washington -- But It's A Fake Quote!

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

Mr. Beck, I would never call a quote from George Washington ridiculous, but I will call the one on that t-shirt what it is -- a fake! Even your new pal David Barton tells his followers not to use this quote.

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No, Alveda King, Our Founders Did Not Put "God" On Our Money

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

Alveda King obviously needs a little history lesson -- the national motto chosen by our founders was "E Pluribus Unum." The changing of our national motto to "In God We Trust" didn't happen until the 1950s.

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No, Mr. Beck, That Wasn't 'Some Professor' -- That Was Me

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

Recently Glenn Beck scoffed at one of my posts in which I debunked one of the lies told by David Barton -- that Thomas Jefferson dated his documents "in the year of our Lord Christ."

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Debunking Beck University's Faith 102 with 'Professor' David Barton

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

This week's class at Beck University was the second class taught by "Professor" David Barton, and, as expected, the class was packed with quite a few of Barton's pseudo-historical lies and distortions.

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"Debunk U" Study Guide -- Lesson 1

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

In order to keep pace with Glenn Beck's new online university "Beck U," I've decided to break into my video series debunking Beck's "Founders' Fridays" and other history episodes to post some supplementary study material for "Debunk U."

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No, Mr. Beck, Our Constitution Is Not Based on the Book of Deuteronomy

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

I sometimes get criticized for coming right out and calling David Barton a liar. It's moments like that one with John Hagee that expose him as the liar that he is, and that is exactly what I will continue to call him.

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No, Mr. Beck, Jefferson Did Not Date His Documents 'In the Year of Our Lord Christ'

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

I'm going to take on another of pseudo-historian David Barton's favorite lies: that Thomas Jefferson dated his presidential documents "in the year of our Lord Christ.'

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No, Mr. Beck, John Adams Did Not Think Governments Must Be Administered by the Holy Ghost

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

This post is about an 1809 letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush that David Barton butchers to make it appear that Adams thought that all governments must be administered by the Holy Ghost in order to be legitimate.

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No, Mr. Beck, Congress Did Not Print a Bible for the Use of Schools

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

David Barton, the pseudo-historian from Texas who's probably more responsible than any other individual for spreading the erroneous belief that America was founded as a Christian nation, has now teamed up with Glenn Beck.

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David Barton Keeps Up His Lies At Glenn Beck Event

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas Textbooks, Religion, Historical Revisionism, Evangelical Christians, Texas Textbook, David Barton, Religious Right, Glenn Beck, Religion News
Chris Rodda

A featured speaker at Glenn Beck's American Revival event was none other than the star of the "Texas Textbook Massacre," Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton.

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Historical Revisionism on the Temple Mount

Daniel Levin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Historical Revisionism, Jerusalem, Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu, Fatah, Waqf Authority, Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Temple Mount, World News
Daniel Levin

A recent rejection of any Judeo-Christian connection to Jerusalem has become a growing force in Palestinian nationalism that may permanently endanger Jerusalem's ancient and modern past.

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I Accept Rep. Randy Forbes's Challenge for Someone to Debate Him

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Right, Congress, H. Res. 397, Historical Revisionism, American History, Barack Obama, Randy Forbes, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Let's debate your resolution clause by clause and see how well that very impressive looking list of footnotes you keep boasting about stands up to scrutiny.

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The Idiocy of Texas and the Threat of David Barton

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Historical Revisionism, Education, Texas, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, American History, David Barton, Randy Forbes, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Governor Rick Perry's (R-TX) has appointed the worst and most dangerous state Board of Education ever, as well as Christian nationalist, history revisionist David Barton as an "expert" to review the state's social studies curriculum.

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It's Back -- Randy Forbes Reintroduces His Religious Heritage Week Resolution

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Historical Revisionism, H. Res. 397, David Barton, American History, Randy Forbes, Politics News
Chris Rodda

The resolution, which purports to promote "education on America's history of religious faith," is packed with lies found on Christian nationalist websites and in the books of pseudo-historians.

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