In Chapter 16 of Original Intent, entitled "Revisionism: A Willing Accomplice," Barton, after defining "historical revisionism" as "a process by which historical fact is intentionally ignored, distorted, or mis portrayed in order to manoeuvre public opinion toward a specific political agenda or philosophy," goes on to present and provide examples of nine methods employed by those who he accuses of being the "revisionists."
From Pel Air to Airtex. Quite a leap, even for a willing accomplice. Is the Senate starting to join the dots? seems that way.
CHAIR: Someone in CASA looked at Mr James's qualifications to be doing the job he was doing?
Mr McCormick: That was part of the accident investigation.
CHAIR: But someone did that?
Mr McCormick: That is correct.
CHAIR: The evidence we have received is that the person who did that was not actually qualified to do it. Is that wrong?
Mr McCormick: That the CASA officer was not qualified to investigate? That would be incorrect.
Senator STERLE: That is not what we took, Chair. I think you wanted to take your questions to the chief pilot.
CHAIR: Yes, I will come to the chief pilot. Regarding the man who did the audit at Bankstown, what is his name?
Mr McCormick: There were 16—
CHAIR: But there would have been someone—
Mr McCormick: inspectors put on that audit. The lead was Mr Roger Chambers, who was the acting manager at Bankstown.
CHAIR: What is his role now, at this minute?
Mr McCormick: He is the acting manager of the Sydney office—the combined office of Mascot and Bankstown.
CHAIR: When did he conclude that audit?
Mr McCormick: It is on the actual audit itself. It says 8 January 2009; it should say 8 January 2010.
CHAIR: The commencement date and the finishing date are probably what we are after.
Mr McCormick: It completed on 8 January 2010.
Because the portrayal of history so affects current policy, some groups have found it advantageous to their political agenda to distort historical facts intentionally. Those particularly adept at this are termed "revisionists." David Barton – Original Intent.