From the Pork Barrel: Jon Huntsman to Speak at DNC

* Looks like Jon Huntsman is in the final stages of molting into the Joe Lieberman of the GOP. Take note of how he will now begin storing unused integrity in his jowls.

* Apparently Rod Blagojevich thought he could get sex from Halle Berry in exchange for a Senate seat. Say what you will about the guy, but at least he was actively working to create jobs.

* Evangelical historian David Barton's new book The Jefferson Lies is getting pulled from shelves by the publisher due to findings that it's a bit too light on the Jefferson and heavy on the Lies.

* Download our free iPhone and iPad app Indecision Election Companion and jump up into the the Peanut Gallery — our liveblog/instant reaction arena — to watch and respond with us as Newt Gingrich talks about post-colonial imperialism or pre-Raphaelitian agnosticism or who even knows what on CBS's Face the Nation this Sunday morning.

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Tags: Books, David Barton, Democratic National Convention, Jon Huntsman, Pork Barrel, Rod Blagojevich, Senate, Sex

Exclusive Extended Daily Show Interview with David Barton

"The biggest feeling is that [Thomas Jefferson] was an atheist or he was a secularist. And he just wasn't. He was a religious guy." – David Barton, Evangelical conservative activist

Jon Stewart's extended interview with David Barton continues after the jump.

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Tags: Bill of Rights, Books, Christianity, Church v. State, Constitution, David Barton, Religion, Thomas Jefferson

Quote Unquote: Evolutionary War

Christian historian David Barton on how much the Founding Fathers hated the theory of evolution…

"The Founding Fathers… already had the entire debate on creation/evolution… and you've got Thomas Paine, the least religious of the Founding Fathers, saying you got to teach creation science in the public school classroom. The scientific method demands it!"

Wow! Those Founding Fathers, they really had it all together didn't they? Not only did they create the greatest nation that has ever existed in the universe, but they also invented the theory of evolution by means of natural selection decades before Charles Darwin just so they could tell it to go fuck itself!

You've got to admire that kind of proactive demagoguery.

Tags: Christianity, David Barton, Education, Evolution, Founding Fathers, Quote Unquote, Religion, Science & Technology, Thomas Paine

From the Pork Barrel: Attention Must Be Paid!

* It's been at least 45 minutes! Why is nobody paying attention to Sarah Palin?!?!

* Barack and Michelle Obama save $100 million via Bush Tax Cuts, despite fact that they're not right kind of millionaires.

* Majority of country now trying to destroy sanctity of marriage.

* Republican voters unhappy with depressing choice of ridiculous candidates for some reason.

* Alan Keyes warns God coming to destroying America any time now… any time now… Very soon! What time do you have? I think my watch might be fast.

Tags: Alan Keyes, Barack Obama, David Barton, Internet, Marriage Equality, Michelle Obama, Money, Net Neutrality, Polls, Pork Barrel, Primaries, Religion, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Taxes, Tea Party

Exclusive Extended Interview with Mike Huckabee from The Daily Show

In this, the seventh installment of Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee Have Pleasant but Intense Conversation About Divisive Issues, our two heroes discuss Religion and Government and Religion in Government and Madonna (for some reason)…

Interview continues after the jump.

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Tags: Bill of Rights, Christianity, Constitution, David Barton, Founding Fathers, Fox, Islam, Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee, Religion, The Bible, The Daily Show, Video