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Home Front: Politix

'Obama will be assassinated if he wins'

2008-02-10

If Barack Obama becomes the next United States president, he will surely be assassinated, British Nobel literature laureate Doris Lessing predicted in a newspaper interview published here on Saturday. Obama, who is vying to become the first black president in US history, would certainly not last long, a black man in the position of president. They would murder him, Lessing, 88, told the Dagens Nyheter daily.

Lessing, who won the 2007 Nobel Literature Prize, said it might be better if Obamas Democratic rival Hillary Clinton were to succeed in her bid to become the first woman president of the United States. The best thing would be if they (Clinton and Obama) were to run together. Hillary is a very sharp lady. It might be calmer if she were to win, and not Obama, she said.

Posted by:Fred

#25 When JFK was shot, Jackie said "Look what they've done to him!"

Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-10 23:34

#24 Good Lord, not the dreaded They!

Posted by: eLarson 2008-02-10 20:27

#23 CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > Website proclaims BARACK OBAMA as the ANTICHRIST???

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-10 19:42

#22 Ms Lessing fails to realize that if Obama picks Hillary as VP, he then assures his continued life to ~~an old age~~ the Tuesday following the inaguration.

There - fixed that for ya', wx.

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-10 19:36

#21 appoint Cheney emperor

Love that idea. Love it. I'm sure gonna miss that crooked little sneer when he leaves office. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll go on the talk show circuit.

Posted by: Abu Uluque6305 2008-02-10 19:15

#20 Reminds me of a great and controversial 1970's Made-for-TV flick about an African-Amer VPOTUS that becomes POTUS after the death or assassination? of the white POTUS. OPENING SCENE > Prez is dead, WH in panic/chaos, the VEEP is informed by telephone that the Prez is dead - only when the Veep hangs up the phone does the audience realize he is an African/Black-American.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-10 18:18

#19 Ms Lessing fails to realize that if Obama picks Hillary as VP, he then assures his continued life to an old age.

Posted by: wxjames 2008-02-10 18:00

#18 "...They would murder him,

I'm still wondering who the 'they' are, in Ms Lessings' mind? The KKK, Military Industrial Complex, The Masons, Tri-lateral Commission, or the Black Panthers??? Had she spewed this venom about the Queen, they probable would have interviewed her at Scotland Yard for inciting anarchy! Send her to Scotland...no, Ireland; they know how to deal with subversives!

Posted by: smn 2008-02-10 17:25

#17 "Ronnie did not break the curse. Hinkley. Bush has, so far."

True, NS. Maybe any potential assassins remembered who would become President if they managed to get Bush - and thought better of it. ;-p

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-10 13:35

#16 why would anyone take a science fiction writer's word for anything? It's not like she's a movie star or anything....

Posted by: Elmising Wittlesbach9773 2008-02-10 12:39

#15 Ronnie did not break the curse. Hinkley. Bush has, so far.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-02-10 12:37

#14 If anything happens to Obama, the Clintons would have motive.

Posted by: JohnQC 2008-02-10 12:36

#13 OH Yeah. Let's make _everyone's_ job dependent on how well they make the local or national politbureaus happy, and _then_ claim we're into decentralized power. These guys kill me.

Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-02-10 11:51

#12 Lessing has long been a far left socialist. I don't say communist because she does tend towards anarchism rather than centralized power, but she sure wants all classes to be equal and all means of production owned by the people.

Posted by: lotp 2008-02-10 10:55

#11 Not a zero year. Though it appears Ronnie broke that curse.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-10 10:09

#10 Obviously, the Nobel Prize committee is getting a little loose in its standards.

Posted by: Mike 2008-02-10 10:04

#9 ROTFL

This is actually a big improvement in moonbat attitude. I thought the meme was that Bushitlerburton was going to declare a state of emergency, cancel the election, appoint Cheney emperor, etc. Maybe Ms. Lessing is sort of a moderate lunatic.

Posted by: Matt 2008-02-10 09:49

#8 (European) Headlines from the Future:

"Sexist Americans Elect Obama"

"Racist Americans Elect Clinton"

"Racist Sexist Americans Elect McCain"

Posted by: DMFD 2008-02-10 08:46

#7 And friendly with Jews, FOTSGreg---don't forget friendly with Jews.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-02-10 08:20

#6 Somebody needs to buy Doris a toy, so she can be happy with herself...AND you KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!

Posted by: smn 2008-02-10 05:33

#5 Somebody doesn't like Obama.

It's not surprising that some European leftist loon would predict that we barbaric colonials would not suffer our country to be ruled by a black man. After all, we're uncultured, undignified, backwards (in comparison to France), and motivated only by corporate greed.

Where is racism strongest? In the entrenched cultural elite backwaters of noble Europe.

Posted by: FOTSGreg 2008-02-10 02:17

#4 ~~The best thing would be if they (Clinton and Obama) were to run together.~~

The Sum of All Fears.

Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-10 01:57

#3 LOL. We can always count on Barbara for great snarks.

Posted by: GK 2008-02-10 01:05

#2 Two words,
"Vince Foster"
(Keep track of hillary's pals movements)

Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-02-10 01:01

#1 If the multitude of BDS-loons haven't knocked off Bush in the past 7 years, I doubt some other loon will have more luck with ~~Osama~~ Obama.

Methinks Lessing is projecting her racism onto the U.S.

"Hillary is ... very sharp."

So's a battle axe.

But I repeat myself.

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-10 00:20

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