Barack Obama actually said...

"We can cooperate with our Russian counterparts without pretending to be personal friends and without checking our values at the door."

"I will make clear that we will not accept 'spheres of influence' in Europe."

"The President-elect has specifically pledged to set a goal of an 80-percent reduction in U.S. emissions and a 50-percent reduction in global emissions by 2050."

"The Obama administration will speak out for the human rights and religious freedom of the people of Tibet."