https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/08/29/hey-hey-lbj/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-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 01:27:23 -0400<![CDATA[I almost found myself engaging in that familiar cry myself today (oh, how many times I had!) until I shook my head and realized this wasn&#8217;t 1968, it was 2004&#8230; not that the hordes streaming around me down Fifth Avenue this afternoon seemed to know or care. The conflation of Iraq and Vietnam was in high gear, the &#8220;masses&#8221; urging a regime change (in Washington) that would bring our boys home and stop this immoral attempt to bring democracy to the Middle East. Never mind that Kerry has never made remotely clear what he intends to do or that there is an actual fledgling democratic government in place in Iraq, as there never was in Vietnam. I mean what do we know about democracy &#8212; we&#8217;re the barbarian Americans? Vietnam bad, Iraq bad. C&#8217;est simple, n&#8217;est-ce pas?]]>Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:15:06 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/08/29/hey-hey-lbj-n204425