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Kissinger: Obama Misstates My View
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The former Secretary of State says he does not support direct talks with Ahmadinejad. “Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level.”        ...

Who won the debate?
Belmont Club — Open thread. Who “won” the first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama and why? Henry Kissinger has already weighed in on a subject touched upon during the debates. The Weekly Standard reports: “Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized. He says: ‘Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John ...

Amanda Carpenter: Kissinger is Mad
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — "Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality."- Via AmSpec During the debate Obama referenced Kissinger's comments to support his liberal position on diplomacy.

Henry Kissinger is *NOT* pleased that Barack Obama took Henry Kissinger's name in vain during tonight's debate
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Hayes reports that "Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized," and quotes the former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State as saying: ...

Kissinger Says Obama Wrong on Kissinger's Position in Debate Tonight
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Well, now Henry Kissinger himself is attempting to set the record straight. Kissinger says that Obama was wrong, McCain was right. Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard has a short post to this effect on his TheBlog entry. ...

Kissinger Says Obama Wrong on Kissinger’s Position in Debate Tonight
Stop The ACLU — ... Obama said that even Henry Kissinger agreed with Obama that on a presidential level a diplomatic meeting with as rogue a leader as Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a good idea. McCain immediately said that this was not true, but the issue wasn’t further addressed in the debate. Well, now Henry Kissinger himself is attempting to set the record straight. Kissinger says that Obama was wrong, McCain was right. Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard has a short post to this effect on his TheBlog entry . Kissinger Unhappy About Obama Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his ...

Kissinger on Kissinger
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] He says tonight: Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality. ...

Kissinger On Obama
The Atlantic Politics Channel — From the Weekly Standard: "Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality."

Instant review - McCain by TKO
No Runny Eggs — ... The Lie of the Night also belonged to Obama, who mischaracterized former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s words into support for unconditional meetings with Iran’s leaders. That also earned an instant smackdown from Kissinger (via Stephen F. Hayes and TWS). ...

Kissinger Says Obama Wrong on Kissinger's Position in Debate Tonight
The Next Right — ... Well, now Henry Kissinger himself is attempting to set the record straight. Kissinger says that Obama was wrong, McCain was right. Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard has a short post to this effect on his TheBlog entry. ...

Kissinger Speaks
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — He's not happy according the Weekly Standard: "Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality." ...

Ole Miss Debate Re-Ax
Nice Deb — ... Henry Kissinger: “Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain.” ...

Will MSM Take Note of Obama’s Kissinger Gaffe?
GayPatriot — ... Not only did McCain “win” that portion of the debate, but he caught his rival trying to dress up his foreign policy as something that had the blessing of that widely respected “elder statesman.” Indeed, Kissinger himself “believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized:” ...

NOT BAD... Obama Only Has 7 Major Flip Flops At First Debate
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Kissinger: McCain Is Right
JammieWearingFool — In what should go down as one of Barack Obama's most pitiful performances in Friday night's debate, he kept childishly insisting Henry Kissinger supported his stance on direct high level talks with Iran. In fact, Obama belabored the point at least three times. Oops . "Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain . We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — WHAT KISSINGER SAID THEN AND WHAT HE SAYS NOW Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard tries to play gotcha: Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized. He says: "Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any ...

THE FIRST MCCAIN-OBAMA DEBATE: OBAMA LIED ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL DIPLOMACY AND KISSINGER
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... is one of his advisors who along with 5 Secretaries of State just said that we should meet with Iran; Guess what? He said without preconditions. This is one of your own advisers... McCain: Look. Dr. Kissinger did not say that he would approve a face to face meeting between the President of the United States and Ahmadinejad. he did not say that. He said there could be lower level meetings. I've always encouraged them.... From the Weekly Standard Blog: Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama ...

Debate Fact Checking: Kissinger
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... before we initiate talks. [...] MCCAIN : So let me get this right. We sit down with Ahmadinejad, and he says, “We’re going to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth,” and we say, “No, you’re not”? Oh, please. OBAMA : No, let me tell… MCCAIN : By the way, my friend, Dr. Kissinger, who’s been my friend for 35 years, would be interested to hear this conversation and Senator Obama’s depiction of his — of his positions on the issue. I’ve known him for 35 years. OBAMA : We will take a look. Stephen Hayes got an on-the-record response from Kissinger: Senator McCain is right. I would ...

Kissinger: “Senator McCain is right”
Boots and Sabers — ... Just so you know . Obama either didn’t understand what Kissinger meant or intentionally lied about it. Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized. He says: “Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared ...

Post-Debate Blah-Blah-Blahage
Jules Crittenden — ...  also finds McCain contemptuous, but calls it a draw (translation from the original Lefty: “McCain Won”), noting ruefully that McCain didn’t do the nutty trip-wire vet thing like he predicted.  Stephen Hayes at The Weekly Standard , about that Kissinger exchange: Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized. He says: “Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are ...

Olbermann Makes Fat Joke About Henry Kissinger
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... by Newsbusters contributor Warner Todd Huston, the former Secretary of State has voiced his disapproval of Obama’s description of his views. Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard quoted Kissinger on his blog: "Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality." ...

Post-Debate Postmortem
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... that McCain is fearful of Obama, thus the lack of eye contact. If these people were actually professionals--and you will forgive me if I don't quite believe Josh Marshall on this score--they would know that you cannot analyze a subject from afar. Such behavior is clinically and professionally laughable, which, of course, is why the "reality-based community" is so attracted to it. Speaking of substantive matters--not that Sullivan or Marshall want us to--let us note anew that Henry Kissinger is really ticked off at having been misrepresented by the Obama campaign . More ...

Post-Debate Postmortem
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Speaking of substantive matters--not that Sullivan or Marshall want us to--let us note anew that Henry Kissinger is really ticked off at having been misrepresented by the Obama campaign. More ...

Hitch On Obama, McCain And Kissinger
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... McCain looked and perhaps felt a fool at this point, and may have been only slightly cheered up when Kissinger told the Weekly Standard after the debate that he after all doesn't, at least not for this precise moment, "recommend presidential high-level talks with Iran." Which, when compared with his earlier remarks, makes it seem that he has no idea what he currently thinks and should either be apologized to by, or should apologize to, either Sarah Palin or Katie Couric, or conceivably both. ...