With all due respect to Rapaire, who has probably been closer to the sharp end than I have, I can't discount the possibility that Senator Clinton did not actually lie, and I say this as someone who would never vote for her if I had the right to. The fact is that the human mine can sometimes create vivid memories of an event that never happened. I am thinking in particular of a Dutch study in which people were interviewed about their memories of a plane crashing into a building. This was a major disaster, with huge damage and many lives lost. The people interviewed were asked about their memories of seeing the televised video footage of the disaster. Most of them described their memories in detail. Problem: the event was not filmed. They did not see the video, because it never existed. I don't trust the Senator, but I don't think she is a complete idiot either. She should have known that her recollection could easily be checked out, that the news cameras had been rolling, that there were celebrities along with her on the trip.