https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/07/24/obama-not-ready-for-prime-time/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-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:19:33 -0400<![CDATA[Perhaps Barack Obama thinks he&#8217;s cool&#8230; or maybe a vote-getter&#8230;. by opening his mouth about talking without pre-condition to Castro, Ahmadinejad, etc. And maybe he is &#8211; the latter anyway. He obviously knows how to collect donations. But his naivety is extraordinary. At least I hope it&#8217;s naivety and not something worse. Because the thought of the first African-American President sitting down to polite public conversation with this century&#8217;s most prominent Holocaust-denier raises a large number of hackles on the neck of this onetime civil rights worker &#8211; a very large number. [Calm down, fella, you&#8217;re getting angry.-ed. No kidding.]]]>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:27:41 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2007/07/24/obama-not-ready-for-prime-time-n214247