You are mistaken.  Patrick didn't try to drum up anything.  He was unexpectedly contacted by a local reporter after a very aggressive individual in the afore-mentioned Facebook thread contacted said reporter in an attempt to do harm to Patrick and his new business because he didn't agree with her aggressive point of view.  I know.  I was a party to that particular thread.  This article is little more than the effect of a grown woman throwing a hateful hissy fit.