Soon The Secret Blog was getting comments from readers purporting to be other political figures, and before long the "Manning blogger" had a rival: The Extra Secret Blog of Basdeo Panday, replete with manipulated photos and even an audio parody of senior UNC politician Kamla Persad-Bissessar (who many party members had expected to lead the UNC into the elections, until she was out-manoeuvred at the last minute).
The Secret Blog empezó rápidamente a recibir comentarios de lectores afirmando ser otras figuras políticas, y poco después el "Manning blogger" tenía un rival: The Extra Secret Blog of Basdeo Panday, repleto de fotos manipuladas e incluso de una pista de audio parodiando a la destacada política del UNC, Kamla Persad-Bissessar (a la que numerosos miembros del partido esperaban ver liderando al UNC en las elecciones, hasta que le sacaron ventaja en el último minuto).