Defending the "White, Christian male power structure" [VIDEO]

Alternet.org
June 01, 2007

Try to forget for a moment that everything Bill O'Reilly says in the video to your right is willfully insane and wrong (since when are Hispanic immigrants overwhelmingly not Christian? And when did The New York Times ever say we should let in as many illegal immigrants as possible?) and take a look at Senator John McCain. John McCain...who made his entire reputation with the mainstream press as a "straight-talking maverick", not only does he make no attempt to call O'Reilly on his BS, he even nods away agreeing with the guy. McCain and his advisors just don't get it. Sure, Giuliani and Romney have reversed their positions on virtually every issue. But McCain has reversed his entire personality. Now he seems like a completely unoriginal wimp, a conservative hack who tows the line on virtually any Bush administration initiative. As for the Republicans in general, this immigration debate has really brought out their ugly side.

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