https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/02/23/bobby-kennedy-and-why-obama-unnerves-me/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 05:17:14 -0400<![CDATA[Two or three days before Robert Kennedy was assassinated in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968- its hard to remember now &#8211; I attended a rally for RFK in East Los Angeles. The audience was almost entirely Mexican or Mexican-American &#8211; there were very few of us gringos. The crowd was wildly enthusiastic, to put it mildly. Cries of &#8220;Viva! Viva!&#8221; rang out everywhere. It felt as if I was at a rally in Central America and Kennedy was not running for President. He was running for &#8220;caudillo.&#8221; I am sure if it were put to a vote of those present, they would have installed him as &#8220;maximum leader&#8221; for life in a landslide.]]>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:16:54 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/02/23/bobby-kennedy-and-why-obama-unnerves-me-n215242