https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/05/27/how-obama-can-solve-his-jewish-problem/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 12:14:58 -0400<![CDATA[People make crazy mistakes when they sense they are in trouble. It&#8217;s pretty obvious in the post Jeremiah Wright world that Obama is in trouble with the Jews. He could even be in bigger trouble than we know, from internal polling&#8230;. So like a white man appealing to blacks in the old days, he trots out the hoary &#8220;Some of my best friends are.. [gay, black, Jewish, Puerto Rican, fill in the blanks]&#8230;&#8221; argument. Only in this case he went for the brass ring by hitting the Holocaust button into the bargain. But unfortunately, like a desperate man, he missed, hitting his finger up to his knuckle by telling us it was his uncle [sic] who helped liberate Auschwitz when anyone who knows anything about the Holocaust knows the camp was liberated by the Soviets. It&#8217;s basic World War II history. His embarrassed campaign then had to back track to explain their harried candidate had meant his great uncle had liberated (sort of) Buchenwald.]]>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:35:28 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/05/27/how-obama-can-solve-his-jewish-problem-n215747