One of the books I reviewed, of course, was David Barton's "Original Intent."  When I originally posted this review, it quickly got about 400 positive votes, securing it's place as the "Most Helpful" review.  This review, however, mysteriously disappeared about a week later.  Amazon couldn't explain it's removal, said it did not violate any guidelines, and quickly restored it, but without the 400 votes it had gotten.  This was taken care of by 200 Daily KOS readers who went and voted again, getting the review back into the top three, where it remained until the middle of October.  Then, it was suddenly, and for no reason, moved out of the top three and bumped down to number five, where nobody will see it.  Amazon cannot explain why this was done, and after nearly a month of ridiculous correspondence with their customer service department, I've given up on dealing with them, and decided to make good on the threat I made in my last email to them that I would start posting about this on blogs if they don't correct the situation.  This diary is the start of making good on that threat.

So, what I'm asking people to do is to go to Amazon and vote for my review, and, for those who feel so inclined, post a comment to it questioning why it was moved. You need to sign in on Amazon to vote, but if you don't already have an Amazon account, it only takes a minute to register, and the only info you have to give them is an email address. Here's the link (my review is currently the fifth one in the list, titled "Revisionism: A Willing Accomplice").  Please do not vote for any of the four reviews above mine, as this would defeat the purpose.

http://www.amazon.com/review/product/1932225269/ref=cm_cr_pr_help ful

If you've read Barton's book, you can do even more by writing your own review.  More one-star reviews will drive the book's rating down, and might make more homeschool parents take the time to read the reviews rather than just blindly choosing this book.

My eventual goal is to review every damn revisionist history book on Amazon, and I will periodically be posting here asking people to vote for these reviews.  Barton and his ilk have their minions out there promoting their dribble.  Our side needs our own minions to start more aggressively fighting the lies, and I'm hoping to be able to summon up those minions here.

Thanks,

Chris