https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/03/18/my-obama-poesie/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-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 16:06:58 -0400<![CDATA[To say that I am not much of a poet is understatement. The last time I published a poem was a haiku in my high school literary magazine. But something about the current situation inspired me to break into verse. As I said on Pajamas, &#8220;I apologize for the inadequacies.&#8221; It just wasn&#8217;t enough for me to respond to Obama&#8217;s speech by pointing out the obvious: that anyone who finds moral equivalence between Wright&#8217;s racist screeds and his white grandmother&#8217;s admitting to him in private that she feared black men on the street has got a serious problem.]]>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:35:05 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/03/18/my-obama-poesie-n215401