A few years ago, tobacco executives testifying before Congress said they didn’t believe cigarettes caused cancer or heart disease. That’s how you get around lying under oath–by not believing. Now we have Hillary Clinton saying, “I remember landing under sniper fire.” Note that she didn’t say, “We landed under sniper fire.” That would have been a lie. But “I remember” can signal anything from a faulty memory to a dream to a wish that it really, really happened–a wish so strong that she decided to make it true. Because it isn’t a lie if you “remember” it happening, right? Put Hillary under oath and she’ll “remember” being at Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Gettysburg and the sinking of the Maine. And you know what? You won’t be able to prove her wrong! Until you ask Sinbad for confirmation. Then all bets are off.
