https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/31/since-when-does-not-having-an-opinion-stop-a-blogger-from-blogging/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:01:57 -0400<![CDATA[I only ask that question in reference to this post over at Hot Air, where Ed writes that both he and Allah have stayed away from Weinergate because neither had any opinion about it. Huh? I don&#8217;t get that line of thinking. To be perfectly clear, I didn&#8217;t have a strong opinion on the story when I wrote our first Tatler post about Weinergate. It all seemed too coincidental, but it was reasonable to make allowances for the possibility that he&#8217;d been hacked. It does happen; I&#8217;ve been hacked once myself, but all the hacker did was send out spam emails to some of my contacts. They certainly didn&#8217;t try anything as elaborate as what Weiner initially alleged. And actually, I started writing the big timeline post as a way to get my own arms around the facts so I could figure out what seemed most likely to be true, and then to have one place to go to and return to, to get at the undisputed facts, as apart from the conspiracy theories and so forth. I wanted to get the timeline straight in my own mind, and help others do the same. I always thought that that was one of the things blogging is for: Investigate, test theories, get commenters and readers involved to bring their own views and expertise to bear. We&#8217;re not gatekeepers; bloggers are facilitators.]]>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:59:48 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/05/31/since-when-does-not-having-an-opinion-stop-a-blogger-from-blogging-n148016