Candidates running for presidential office strive, even if only a farce, to build credibility for themselves. Every move they make, and every word they utter can and will be used against them. If a nominee deems it necessary to lie, he or she must first ask the question: how will a deliberate act of deceiving taint my integrity in the public’s eyes. Hilary Clinton seems have forgotten to ask herself this one simple question before she blatantly lied to the very people she is hoping to woo.

          Mrs. Clinton found her way onto the front pages of all newspapers when she “misspoke” of her trip to a military base in Bosnia in 1996, as first lady of the United States of America. Opposition in the media and political spectrum has justly used this as yet another weapon with which they can wage war against by far the most influential woman of our country’s era. How can it be, they argue, that the former first lady can make such a blunder? Shaking hands with people and greeting an eight year old pale in comparison to running and taking cover from snipers. How does one make such a ludicrous mix-up, without having done so deliberately? It is hard to believe that someone could confuse a placid walk among friendly bystanders, with a life changing homicide attempt. Hilary has some explaining to do…

           It is now her duty and responsibility to prove that she was not intentionally trying to mislead Americans to believe that she had fended for her life. In her attempt to do so, Mrs. Clinton has stated: “I say millions of words every week, and there’s a lot more room for error when you’re talking as much as I’m talking.” She has played the slip up card, along with the fact that the secret service and military had instilled in her the notion that she was going to arrive at a war zone (the military base in Bosnia). Even so, Hilary cannot escape the accusations of making up a farfetched story to embellish her reputation in the eyes of the undecided voters. The truth is self evident; she has to fess up and move on, otherwise everything coming out of her mouth from now on will seem like nothing more than futile attempts of gaining the admiration of voters.

          Hilary Clinton, like Obama who has been under close eye of the public, cannot take such ill-advised courses of action. She must not forget what is at stake and never lose sight of what is crucially needed to win: charisma, efficient plans, and most importantly credibility. It is do or die for Hilary; will she fall or will she stand tall?