https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/09/14/beer-in-the-mail-room/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 02:50:58 -0400<![CDATA[A recent post, Columbia Days, noticed that Barack Obama&#8217;s own account of his arrival in New York so perfectly juxtaposed his roommate Sadik&#8217;s abandonment to the temptations of New York City to his own high-minded sense of mission that it seemed too good to be true. In Obama&#8217;s account he arrived in NYC without a place to stay,  sans money for lodging and only one name in his address book. After spending a night looking for his friend and washing up at a hydrant, BHO eventually finds his friend, in the company of a somewhat dubious woman and given over to worldly ambition. His friend Sadik introduces the new arrival in the doorway to the scantily clad woman as &#8220;Barry&#8221; &#8212; the name he knew Obama by &#8212;  and is sharply corrected. I wrote:]]>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:36:55 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/09/14/beer-in-the-mail-room-n186082