Posted on 04/22/2008 12:49:42 AM PDT by Red Steel
WASHINGTON (AFP) — 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."
Obama, who is battling Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, criticized Carter last week for seeking to meet with leaders of the Islamist movement, which he said was "a terrorist organization."
He told a synagogue in Philadelphia that while it was legitimate to meet with the leaders of states such as Syria or Iran, even if they were hostile to Israel, "Hamas is not a state" and did not warrant such a move.
At a public meeting Sunday, Obama also noted the difficulty of negotiating a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians where one group representing Palestinians -- Hamas, who run the Gaza Strip -- refused to recognize Israel.
Carter said Monday that Hamas had told him it would recognize Israel's right to live in peace if a deal is reached and approved by a Palestinian vote, after two meetings in Damascus with exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal.
But hours after he spoke, Meshaal told a press conference in Damascus that Hamas would not recognize the Jewish state and would insist on the right of some 4.5 million Palestinian refugees to return to Israel.
Good point. One need only check out his menu items.
Whew. I thought for a while I was the only one that questioned this.
Obama is just a “typical bitter person”, “clinging” to his waffles and maple syrup and his copy of “Jeremiah Wright’s greatest anti-honkey hits”, wanting to be left alone and scarf down his grub and then sneak a cig out back before Queen Michelle find out he’s smoking again and gets on his case like the “bitter” shrew that she is.
Oh, and some advise for Snob-oma from a “typical white person” whose family background was small-town, blue collar, who is “bitter” and “clings to God, religion, guns and the Bible” and who “hates” illegal alien invaders.....better put some syrup on that, bubbe!
Would it be considered dirty politics if someone hosted a campaign dinner - and served only pork as the main dish?
But then I suspect the Koran allows for such “tests” and would permit the eating of pork if it was required to further the goals of Islam..
Becoming President should certainly fit the bill...
Since muslims are permitted to lie to further their ends I have to assume that, as you say, attaining the POTUS puts all requirements on hold.
Obama — waffles — Jimmy Carter
What do these 3 items have in common?
Why do Carter and Obama both make us think of waffles?
Are waffles the official DNC party food of the Demagogues?
At least Michael Dukakis had the good sense not to eat waffles while riding in that tank...... :^)
Great minds!
LLS
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