Pat Riley is my uncle

When I was in sixth grade I would tell the foxy older ladies (7th and 8th graders) that the head coach of the Lakers, Pat Riley, was my uncle. This was 1988 when the Lakers were on top of the world and "Riles" was just as famous as Magic Johnson. I told a few older girls that Pat Riley was my uncle and word quickly spread about my "famous" relative. A few days later in P.E. class, about half-way up agony hill, it occurred to me: I might gain recognition and attention in the short-run, but I was doomed in the long run. All thoughts of making out with mature women behind the backstop would be ruined once they found out the truth. Yet, I persisted in repeating this lie for a few more days until Sunny confronted me in the chocolate-chip cookie line. I was embarrassed and ashamed of my youthful shenanigans and promised I would no longer lie to get attention.
Now, I was 12 at the time so perhaps my lie was understandable, but I can't help but wonder how my life would be if had given a different answer as to why I had lied. If only I looked in Sunny's eyes and angrily claimed I mispoke and huffed off perhaps I could be a presidential candidate today!
Who else but H.R.C. could claim REPEATEDLY in speeches that her life was in danger as she dodged sniper fire in Bosnia. The stories of running for her life with her head down and speeding to the base. But the real question is why did she lie? What did she have to gain?
I lied for the same reason all guys lie, to get attention from girls. Hillary lied to support a lie. If she is "ready from day one", has "35 years of experience", and was "vitally involved in foreign policy", etc. she must produce evidence of her experience. She cannot so she does what the Clintons do best, lie. She lied because she did not think she would get caught. She lied because the press never called out her husband on his multiple lies when he ran for president. What Hillary does not realize is the playbook form the 90's does not work in 2008. Hillary has more excuses for this one than O.J. (1st reference to the juice). She "mispoke", was "tired", was "sleep-deprived", was getting a burger with Kato, or chipping golf balls with A.C. (whoops-old habit). The only problem with this answer is that Hillary told this lie multiple times over a period of ten months. She desperately wanted to be seen as brave, tough and independent woman. The irony is she could have been all of things, if she only did one thing, divorce Bill.