David Barton invited Bishop Harry Jackson on to his “WallBuilders Live” radio program today to promote his “Operation Blue Shield” effort, which seeks to bring “citizens, governments, law enforcement and first responders … together to reduce crime.”
Prior to interviewing Jackson, Barton lamented that American culture is feeding a “distaste for authority,” pointing to a commercial run by Toyota during the Super Bowl featuring a group of bank robbers trying to outrun the police in a Prius.
“The distaste for authority that we’re feeding in a very cultural way,” he said. “If you look even at the Prius commercials that are running right now, they’re humorous commercials, they’re creative, but it all starts with some guys trying to rob a bank and while they were trying to rob the bank, their car got towed and so they have to jack a Prius and now the cops haven’t been able to catch them. And so commercial after commercial, you’ve got the cops chasing these four guys in a Prius and the guys inside are just on a vacation, having fun. It all started with them robbing a bank! Now how is that a good deal? That’s, again, breaking laws, rejecting authority, and so we’re sending the wrong message all the way around.”
