Who says Mike “The Phantom” Easley won’t talk to the press?

Mike “The Phantom” Easley is hard to find these days. When not sneaking out of the State Capitol to avoid the North Carolina media, he’s jetting around to mysterious places and apparently instructing his press staff to tell an inquiring media to get stuffed.

But let the BBC World News ask for a one-on-one interview an Gov. Mike stampedes into the studio to talk about any and all things with BBC correspondent Katty Kay (yes, that’s her real name).

The lesson for the N.C. media?: Acquire a British accent and some long blond hair and maybe The Phantom will give you the time of day.