https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/09/18/no-shoes-for-a-jad-helmsley-better-than-obama/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 08:07:45 -0400<![CDATA[The New York Helmsley has &#8216;ankled,&#8217; as they say in Variety-ese, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when the hotel discovered the Iranian Holocaust-denying psycho was speaking at a banquet at their facility. &#8220;Neither the Iranian Mission nor President Ahamdinejad is welcome at any Helmsley facility,&#8221; said Hemsley Properties spokesman Howard Rubinstein. No shoes for A-jad, evidently. Let&#8217;s hope Gotham Hall follows suit. That banquet hall is hosting another Ahmadinejad banquet and speech on Sept. 25. [Maybe he can eat at one of those street corner halal stands.-ed. I thought you were retired.]]]>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:59:06 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/09/18/no-shoes-for-a-jad-helmsley-better-than-obama-n217549