Podcast: Barbara Forrest Discusses Bobby Jindal

by tristero

I had a chance recently to discuss Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal with Barbara Forrest. Go here to play or download a podcast of my interview. As you’ll learn, his ties to the extreme religious right are far more elaborate than the mainstream national press has chosen to report.

For further information on Jindal, Barbara provided the following links:

“Bobby Jindal: George Bush Redux in Louisiana,” February 28 2009

“Bobby Jindal’s Creationist Talking Points,” June 14 2008

“Bobby Jindal’s Creationism and Alliance with David Barton,” September 29, 2007

A Jindal Primer (You Betcha!).

Barbara Forrest, for those of you who don’t know, was one of the critical expert witnesses in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case in which the judge – a W. Bush appointee, no less – determined that “intelligent design” was a form of creationism and could not be taught as science in public schools. Barbara Forrest’s book, Creationism's Trojan Horse, written with Paul Gross, is considered the definitive history of the intelligent design creaionism movement. A Louisiana native, Barbara teaches at Southeastern Louisiana University.