Facebook Status Update 12.23.18 1:18pm

I started my blog in late January 2006. A couple of weeks later as I was starting to mull the need for some kind of disclaimer for it, Dick Cheney shot a guy in the face. I noticed that a story about that online changed from its original version, without apparent acknowledgement. I think it was ABC news, but I could be wrong. That's not the point.

The point is that's when I realized about fake news, and how tricky the internet is... and that event with the story about the Cheney shooting changing, informed the creation of my blog's disclaimer, which has proven in nearly 13 years of blogging to be so resilient and comprehensive, I have not had to change it once. It's perfect. It's based on the premise that you're going to believe what I write on my blog because you know me personally and trust me, or you know of me and trust my reputation, more so than because of citations and evidence.

The disclaimer is really a warning about *everything* you see and hear on the internet, Get it? You can thank Dick Cheney and his shotgun for this...

BurlingtonPol.com Disclaimer
Basically I can do whatever I want with this website.
I can be fair or I can be slanted.
I can post your comment or not depending on how I feel.
I can report on whatever I want.
I can deride someone for remaining anonymous, immediately after posting an anonymous comment myself. I did that today.
I can contribute under fake identities.
I may post something and then change it, or delete part or all of it.
This blog can disappear at any time for any amount of time.
I can do whatever I want with links.
All comments are subject to change or deletion without notice, including yours.
I don't have to be consistant about anything.
I can change these rules anytime, retroactively and without notice.
Oh- and I don’t even necessarily have to tell the truth, so you might want to check my facts from time to time.
Et cetera.
The viewing of any part of BurlingtonPol.com constitutes acceptance of these terms.
If you don't like it, change the channel. (See The First Ammendment to the US Constitution.)

Haik Bedrosian
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