And The Truth Shall Set You Free . . .

Michigan's primary is only about a day away and Super Tuesday is looming. Need a great place to get informed on the candidates? Check out this site. There are many, many more, but I liked how this one laid out the information. I was talking to a friend tonight and I was shocked by the misinformation that is out there. Regardless of which candidate I choose to vote for, I need the truth (if that is even possible these days). I need to do my due diligence and find out who these people are--I'm simply not so sure that the debates are telling me much. One thing is for certain, you CAN'T trust the media. Sure, you can listen to it . . . but you can't rely on it as your only source of information. The whole idea of truth seems relative in the political and media worlds . . . I don't think the truth should be relative (as in "Dependent on or interconnected with something else; not absolute".) I think it should be absolute. If it isn't, then we can bend it, color it, massage it, beat it, mold it, coat it, wrap it . . . until it is really just a big lump of fiction.

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This whole concept of truth is important even with something like, well, say those overabundant forwarded e-mails about sick children that I need to donate money to, those stories about underarm deodorant and other seemingly innocuous items that cause cancer, the crazy story of the man who folded himself in a shoe box and mailed himself to his mother (OK, I made that one up, but someone might believe it), those chain mails that that promise death and destruction if you don't forward to at least 20 people and then proceed to tell you how people have fallen ill or worse when they neglected to forward (I HATE these!), or those e-mails that tell you Bill Gates or some other zillionaire or big company is giving stuff away if you just do XYZ. Whatever it is, it drives me bonkers that I am still getting these e-mails--they are a major pet peeve of mine. Now, they are usually from those I love (my Great Aunt Alice or my little cousin John) and not meant to clog my in box or irritate the beejeebies out of me, but they do.

So, what do I do when I get them? I go to SNOPES and check out their validity. From what is REALLY in Coke to Obama's actual religious background, Snopes is great at uncovering the truth. Now, I am not paid for this endorsement of Snopes (though it would be so cool if I was because I tell just about everyone about them), but what I am is hopeful that it will decrease the number of "Read this, it is true" e-mails I get from Great Aunt Alice. One can only hope . . .

What is the most ridiculous forward you have ever gotten? I hate getting them, but I love hearing about them!