Nobel Laureate Fears For Obama If Elected

Writer Doris Lessing Believes Senator Would Be Assassinated If He Wins Presidency

(AP)  Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing believes Barack Obama would be assassinated if he were elected U.S. president, the British writer said in a newspaper interview.

Asked whether she supported Hillary Clinton or Obama in the presidential race, Lessing told Stockholm daily Dagens Nyheter "it doesn't matter," but suggested the two Democrats should join forces in the election.

"It would be best if they ran together. Hillary is a very sharp lady. It might be calmer if she wins and not Obama," Lessing was quoted as saying in comments translated into Swedish.

"He would probably not last long, a black man in the position of president. They would kill him," Lessing said in the interview published Saturday.

She did not specify who she believed would kill Obama.

Her agent in London did not answer phone calls seeking comment on Sunday.

Lessing, 88, who won the Nobel Prize for literature last year, is known for her fierce and sometimes contrary statements.

In October, she told a Spanish newspaper that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were "neither as terrible nor as extraordinary" as many people think.

The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize, praised the British writer for her "skepticism, fire and visionary power."

[j0hnwi11iams]

We need to torture her and find out what she knows.

[taddles-2009]

""He would probably not last long, a black man in the position of president. They would kill him," Lessing said in the interview published Saturday."

Please do the world a favor and die you stinking rat-f**ked *****.

[dodaz-2009]

Apparently the Enemy is within.. If "they" can get Obama,..But not Bush.. know what i mean ?

[dodaz-2009]

They, ( I don''t know who "they" are) Could Assasinate Obama , But somehow the most hated president /political figure in recent memory is able to get thru 2 presidencies w/out assasination ?? Makes you wonder,..who would be pulling the trigger ?

[erasmus6]

Posted by plaw7 at 09:03 AM : Feb 11, 2008


Do you have any idea at all what you are talking about? I don''t think so. Your last post wasn''t much better.

[bks59]

look back to the 1970''s and Harvey Milk''s stint as San Franscicos'' first openly gay city council member to understand Doris Lessings'' statement. Harvey Milk understood that he was a target.

[plaw7-2009]

erasmus6 obviously misses the point, but bolsters his/her weak-minded dribble by citing to other postings as authority. Simply laughable. Proof positive that no child left behind is a failure.

[kevzgrl]

To Ilovehed1: She''s not crazy - there are a lot of people who are worried this. My husband believes it and he is one of the smartest men I have ever known. There is still way too much hatred and racism in this country, and although I will be voting for Barak and hoping that he is the nominee, I, too, am afraid that it is just too soon - the US is not ready for a black president. I wouldn''t vote for Hillary for the county dog catcher, but it is not a gender or race thing (I am white) but a matter of who I believe would be the best president for the US, who I believe can make a change in the status quo and make this nation great again - and I believe that Barak is that person.

[erasmus6]

"why the fascination with US politics. It''''s kind of pathetic." posted by standlee5

Yes the world is fascinated, we all can not comprehend how a country can go from being a great nation into a third world country.:)

Actually we can get some kind of inkling how it''s happening by reading your posts. The hatred, major racism, violence......

[iceman_1960]

"And remember that one about, "If Bush is shot, the Secret Service has orders to shoot Dan Quayle" -- Was it Lloyd Bentsen who cracked that joke ? -- but it created a minor controversy at the time."

It was our old friend John Kerry who offered that subtle humor -- and then had to flipflop by apologizing for it.

[iceman_1960]

"There"s one way to make Obama assasination proof. Cheney as Vice President. Think about it. That"s how Bush has lived this long."
- Posted by downtowner97 at 10:27 PM : Feb 10, 2008

Good one. That"s a joke told about other presidents as well.

Nixon supposedly picked Agnew as VP to protect himself that way.

And remember that one about, "If Bush is shot, the Secret Service has orders to shoot Dan Quayle" -- Was it Lloyd Bentsen who cracked that joke ? -- but it created a minor controversy at the time.

[ontheleft]

It''s weird that a lot of people have a fear that someone will try to assassinate Obama, but the same thought has crossed my mind as well. He''s a threat to a lot of people in the establishment.

He does have secret service protection, but unfortunately the best agents are assigned to protect Bush.

[standlee5]

Hillary is a dangerous person, and as I am from Australia, I am not trying to push any party so I can say things without bias..
Posted by Gaye5 at 10:29 PM : Feb 10, 2008

And another, oh puhleez.

[standlee5]

Posted by erasmus6 at 10:42 PM : Feb 10, 2008

Maybe you guys need to get a life and worry about your own country. why the fascination with US politics. It''s kind of pathetic.

[standlee5]

I deeply respect the fact that both of the Demicratic canidates are willing to put their own lives at risk for the country. It sure is a lot better then having a president that skiped out on his military duties. If Obama or Cliton where to be killed it would only solidify the support for their cause becuase they would be made out to be a marter. This is why I respect both of them for running.
Posted by youthvote08 at 10:42 PM : Feb 10, 2008

Oh puhleez.

[ilovhed1]

There was a british movie that hit the british cinema that depicted bush getting killed. Thats where the 88 year old tart got her crazy idea, hag!

[hoplite999]

guys, what gives up hope and reassurance is that our current president has not been touched, and hopefully won''t be.

[youthvote08]

I deeply respect the fact that both of the Demicratic canidates are willing to put their own lives at risk for the country. It sure is a lot better then having a president that skiped out on his military duties. If Obama or Cliton where to be killed it would only solidify the support for their cause becuase they would be made out to be a marter. This is why I respect both of them for running.

[erasmus6]

"Now how would a British writer have a clue as to what''''s going to happen in America. What a bunch of cr@p." posted by standlee5

Yikes, are you serious? The whole world knows what is happening in America because your media feels the necessity to tell every nitty gritty detail of what is going on in your country! People all over the world are reading the articles and posts on this website. CNN is viewed all over the world.

[gaye5]

I cant believe that America would not vote a person because of his color... Who cares as long as he does a great job.. and is the best man for the job...
I only judge people for their honesty, morals, integrity, and genuineness.. which I cant see in Hillary at all but don''t know about Obama..Hillary is a dangerous person, and as I am from Australia, I am not trying to push any party so I can say things without bias..