Huckabee defends praise of revisionist historian
Former and possible future presidential candidate Mike Huckabee went on Comedy Central's Daily Show to defend his praise for David Barton, a leading advocate for the view that America was founded as a Christian nation—a view using what critics call revisionist history.
Speaking after Barton at the recent Rediscover God in America conference in Iowa, Huckabee said he doesn't know of a more effective communicator than the founder and president of WallBuilders, a pro-family organization that promotes "America's forgotten history and heroes," with particular attention to "the moral, religious and constitutional foundation on which America was built."
"I just wish that every single young person in America would be able to be under his tutelage and understand something about who we really are as a nation," said Huckabee, a Fox News personality who is among leaders in polls listing possible GOP presidential contenders in 2012.
