David Barton, bona fide pseudo-historian, now is a victorious constitutional lawyer, too.
Warren Throckmorton, who unearthed this gem, says this:
My point isn’t that Barton is responsible for the false things people say about him (although in Beck’s case, he should have corrected the misinformation). Rather, I am focusing my attention more on the social and cognitive factors that operate in the evangelical environment that elevate Barton to expert status.
Well, Warren, they’re crazier than shithouse rats, and that’s the entire story.