The Banality of Henry Kissinger

[H2O Man]

77. For sake of accuracy,

she did not say Hillary Clinton was "cozy" with Henry Kissinger. She did use the word "cozy," in the context of saying she could never be cozy with Kissinger. It's good to be accurate, and not attempt to place your words in another person's mouth, or to claim that they have said anything other what they actually did say.

Having said that, I can understand why you would think that the author of the OP implied that Ms. Clinton was cozy with Kissinger. More, I take you at face value, regarding that you do not believe that is accurate. Several others have posted information that a reasonable person could believe indicates she has a friendly relationship with him. I trust everyone to decide that for themselves.

I don't think it would be realistic to expect Hillary Clinton to either turn her back on Kissinger in the setting they were in, or to have smashed a banana-shaving cream pie into his mug. This is not to say that I would not have been happy if Ms. Clinton did just that. But I fully understand the setting.

I am not offended by people who are either comfortable, or uncomfortable, with Ms. Clinton's interaction with Henry Kissinger. While I consider him a poisonous snake, who disrespected the Constitution of the United States, and who shares responsibility for the suffering and deaths of thousands of human beings, I also recognize that he was an intelligent, capable politician.

Someone else noted that it was Nixon who first elevated Kissinger, which is not entirely accurate. Yet, it is interesting to consider what type of career he might have had, but for Nixon. From 1960, '64, and early '68, he was, of course, closely tied to Nelson Rockefeller. Had "Rocky" been elected in 1968, I suspect that Kissinger might be remembered quite differently. Nixon brought out the worst in people. And Kissinger was indeed a terrible human being in those years.