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Theresa Wright, cub reporter and Mati Hari of the Guardian

The Guardian is fighting back with a top secret spy mission. My son sent this Facebook message from an undisclosed location,

“Some chick from the Guardian that I’ve never heard of tried adding me as a friend on Facebook. I removed her and asked why she was adding me, never answered. I can only guess she was hoping to dig up info on you for a story. Can’t remember her name, but she was young…around my age or younger. Anyway, just seemed fishy to me.”

I guess I’ve been getting under Gary MacDougall’s skin along with the Robert Ghiz Liberals and UPEI. They’re going to do an expose on me.

God, I wonder what someone can’t find out just by asking. Of course research at the Guardian is always a little dodgy. Press releases from the government are printed without question. They refuse to print stories about disabilities unless Myrtle Jenkins-Smith approves them. Gary is friends with friends of friends. I’ve published over 1,400 articles. There are 56 pages of Google references to Stephen Pate including my famous cousins the PGA golfer and the other one who’s a cyclist. Surely enough material even for a slow reporter.

Maybe the Guardian is working for Chris LeClair of the Premier’s office since we revealed Chris is secretly working as a consultant in Ontario while being paid by the Province to run the Ghiz Show.

Or maybe Gary is friends with Sandy MacDonald and mad that we exposed the Enrollment Report as a fraud.

Or maybe Gary is mad the paper is falling on hard times and needs to lash out. Gary if you need to kick a cripple today, how about getting an animal from the shelter. My legs been giving me trouble for weeks and I don’t think a bruise will help.

It’s not our fault people don’t buy want ads. I didn’t create PEI Buy Sell and Trade and Kijiji. Have you tried Kijiji? I sold some winter tires last week on Kijiji and we got two restaurant meals out of them and the ad was free.

Maybe he is mad because I can work from my computer at home with post polio syndrome and beat him on stories. I love doing that. My dad taught me a scoop a day is good for your digestion and blood pressure. You know Gary if you want the reporters to get the story you’ve got to put reporters on stories that understand the story. Like putting Theresa, a great cub reporter, on the PNP when she doesn’t have the background in politics and business. Does Theresa know what an LLP is? The word on the street: CSIS is feeding Theresa the questions.

Or maybe Gary is mad that I don’t have to downsize by 60% to report a profit. Wait I don’t have a profit.

Look for the story in Saturday’s paper. Stephen Pate VIP – Very Irritating Person. If they need a good color shot, just take my profile pic off Facebook. I love that shot of me rock and rolling in Toronto.

I wonder how this fits with Gary’s understanding of freedom of the press and freedom of expression?

And now the rest of the story.