https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/05/04/reactionary-rich-tells-a-whopper/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 17:53:11 -0400<![CDATA[Yes, I love to call pseudo-liberals reactionaries and none more than Frank Rich who gave me plenty of ammunition in his part-silly, part desperate column today: The All-White Elephant in the Room. Hoping, I suppose, to rescue Obama&#8217;s cratering campaign, he again tries to generate some equivalence been Hagee&#8217;s support for McCain and the Wright-Obama relationship. Rich gives us the crux here: Mr. McCain says he does not endorse any of Mr. Hagee&#8217;s calumnies, any more than Barack Obama endorses Mr. Wright&#8217;s. But those who try to give Mr. McCain a pass for his embrace of a problematic preacher have a thin case. It boils down to this: Mr. McCain was not a parishioner for 20 years at Mr. Hagee&#8217;s church.]]>Sun, 04 May 2008 11:44:11 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/05/04/reactionary-rich-tells-a-whopper-n215665