'Why Can't I Just Eat My Waffle?'

Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:00:36 am PDT

The would-be President of the United States doesn’t like answering questions about Hamas.

WASHINGTON (AFP-EJP)—-Democratic White House contender Barack Obama could not hide his irritation Monday when asked by a reporter what he thought about former president Jimmy Carter’s meeting with Hamas last week.

“Why can’t I just eat my waffle?” the Illinois senator said as he ate breakfast in Scranton, Pennsylvania, according to MSNBC television pictures.
 
Pressed again for an answer, he replied: “Just let me eat my waffle.”

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