TagsTagsWhat in the ever-lovin' heck is Rick Perry talking about here? American colonists in the 1770s had to "disguise themselves so they could walk around and meet each other?" Another bizarre mischaracterization of American history, brought to you by a Republican presidential candidate. That's what happens when you get your history ...
Rick Perry, American History, Tea Party, David Barton, Looney Tunes, Republican Party
Religious right pseudo-historian David Barton is connected to at least four of the current GOP presidential candidates; Michele Bachmann has brought him to Washington DC to hold seminars for conservative politicians, and Barton was one of the sponsors of Rick Perry's "The Response" prayer rally. Here's David Barton last year in ...
David Barton, Religious Right, Demons, Bad Craziness, Fanaticism, Republican Party
Right Wing Watch has a post about the source of Michele Bachmann's odd views of American history: religious right theocrat and pseudo-historian David Barton. For decades the religious right has been indoctrinating an entire generation with a fantasy version of US history, and Barton is one of the main proponents ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Far Right, Loon, Founding Fathers, Revisionism, David Barton
Good grief. Sometimes the right wing gets so crazed it seems they're about to warp themselves into another universe, where they win every argument and history means only what they want it to mean. Here's Glenn Beck and Michele Bachmann's (R-Mars) favorite religious fanatic fake historian, David Barton, explaining that the ...
David Barton, Religious Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, Theocracy, Bad Craziness, Evolution, Creationism
Here's American Taliban leader David Barton, a man who is very influential with top Republican politicians and the Tea Party base (thanks to Glenn Beck's relentless promotion), explaining that everything should operate according to Biblical principles, because America's founding fathers wanted it that way. This bizarre revisionist view of America's ...
David Barton, Religious Right, Extremism, Fanaticism, Theocracy, Bad Craziness
Here's an astonishing statement by GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, who told the "Rediscover God in America" conference last weekend that "All Americans Should Be Forced at Gunpoint to Listen to David Barton." David Barton is the religious right pseudo-historian who specializes in trying to prove that the founding fathers intended ...
Mike Huckabee, Religious Right, David Barton, Theocracy, Bad Craziness, Extremism
Now under way in Iowa: the "Rediscovering God in America" conference, attended by most of the current top contenders for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, including Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, and Haley Barbour, and featuring the religious right's crackpot pseudo-historian David Barton. Here's video from the event from ...
Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Far Right, Bryan Fischer, American Family Association, David Barton
At the Tablet, Michelle Goldberg has an excellent and disturbing piece on the historical revisionist promoted by Glenn Beck as "the most important man in America" -- fundamental Christian theocrat David Barton: History Lesson. I've had several posts about Barton -- he's a fraud with no education as a historian (he ...
Glenn Beck, David Barton, Wallbuilders, Theocracy, Texas, Neo-Nazis, Christian Identity
Here's an excellent article by Will Bunch on the dishonest historical revisionism being quite successfully pushed by Glenn Beck, with the help of a cottage industry of extreme right wing religious fanatics determined to recast American history as a white Christian fable: Glenn Beck rewrites civil rights history. More recently, ...
Glenn Beck, kooks, Far Right, Extremism, Tea Party, Bad Craziness, Religious Right, David Barton
On his radio show this morning, Glenn Beck made excuses for the Birther movement by saying that Barack Obama is "a Christian that Christians don't recognize," and therefore it's perfectly understandable that they would think he's a Muslim. Beck, of course, is a converted Mormon who promotes Christian supremacism with the ...
Glenn Beck, Christianity, Birthers, Nirthers, Bigotry, Theocracy, David Barton
So, I turn on Fox News just to see what the Glenn Beck Comedy Hour’s topic for the day is, and here’s Beck ranting about the need for more religion in government, in front of two blackboards covered with pictures of the founding fathers — who are no doubt rotating ...
Glenn Beck, David Barton, Wallbuilders, Theocracy, Texas, Neo-Nazis, Christian Identity
Glenn Beck deserves some credit today for exposing Texas gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina as a 9/11 Truther. Medina was known as the “tea party candidate,” which shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s been following the recent bad craziness at tea party events. It’s not mentioned in this article, but she has also appeared ...
Establishment Clause, Theocracy, Wallbuilders, David Barton, Nut Sandwich, Freakazoid, Fanaticism, Religious Right, Extremism, Far Right, Glenn Beck
Two of the far right religious fanatics appointed to the Texas social studies curriculum review board by their fellow creationist fanatics are David Barton (of the theocratic Wallbuilders group) and Rev. Peter Marshall (who operates Peter Marshall Ministries in Massachusetts). The Texas Freedom Network has a look at the incredible ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, History, Science, Texas, David Barton, Peter Marshall, Wallbuilders
The far right religious fanatics appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to the State Board of Education are at it again. Led by David Barton of the extreme fundamentalist group Wallbuilders (who don’t believe in the separation of church and state), the three fanatics on the panel are trying to subvert ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, History, Science, Texas, David Barton, Peter Marshall, Wallbuilders
Unbelievable. Apparently, there are quite a few politicians and school board members in Texas who are either 1) unaware of the existence of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution, or 2) actively trying to subvert it: Texas public schools required to teach Bible this year. Imagine ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Fundamentalism, Texas, David Barton, Wallbuilders, Fanaticism, Theocracy
Sure enough, just like clockwork, Governor Rick Perry (R-Texas) has appointed yet another activist religious fanatic to head the State Board of Education. The rumor going around was that he’d pick Cynthia Dunbar, who considers public education a “subtly deceptive tool of perversion,” but apparently that was a little much ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Science, Texas, Don McLeroy, Rick Perry, Gail Lowe, David Barton, Wallbuilders
A new survey of Louisiana residents shows that only 39% believe that the theory of evolution is supported by scientific evidence. And that’s just sad. But even sadder, in a pathetically ironic way: Bobby Jindal’s wife has started a foundation to promote science education in Louisiana. Among those who have expressed ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Exorcism, David Barton, Wallbuilders
A Republican candidate endorsed by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has lost big. Baton Rouge lawyer Dan Claitor beat businessman and fellow Republican Lee Domingue — the candidate with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s backing — to win the state Senate District 16 seat in Saturday’s special election. Claitor garnered 11,713 or 66 percent ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Exorcism, David Barton, Wallbuilders
This morning Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was on Meet the Press, and despite the fact that David Gregory’s call for questions on his blog resulted in many suggestions that Gregory ask Jindal about his support for creationism and his other extreme social conservative positions, there wasn’t a single question from ...
Evolution, Creationism, discovery institute, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Exorcism, David Barton, Wallbuilders
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is on Meet the Press this Sunday; David Gregory has a post on his blog asking for questions: The View From Here: I need YOUR thoughts on Jindal. (Hat tip: Cronus.) Thinking about the interview with Governor Bobby Jindal Sunday. He’s thought to be a serious ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Exorcism, David Barton, Wallbuilders