private void handleRemoveBlogContent(HttpContext ctx, Notification mirror, String requestPayload)
        {
            // create new string builder to hold the response
            StringBuilder response = new StringBuilder();

            // access the credential state
            IAuthorizationState credentialState = DAL.RetrieveCredentialsByRequestIdAndUserToken(mirror.UserToken, mirror.VerifyToken);

            // get auth code from the verify token
            String authCode = DAL.RetrieveAuthCodeByRequestId(mirror.VerifyToken);

            // we can reuse the access token
            IAuthenticator credentials = Authorization.GetAuthenticatorFromState(credentialState);

            // get active blogger link
            BlogLink bl = DAL.GetActiveBlogLinkByUserId(mirror.UserToken);

            // get the speakable text
            TimelineItem timelineItem = Mirror.getTimelineItem(Mirror.BuildService(credentials), mirror.ItemId);

            try
            {
                // the inreply to is the specific post we are dealing with
                PostManager pm = DAL.GetPostManager(mirror, mirror.ItemId);

                if (pm.itemId != "-1")
                {
                    // remove the post from blogger
                    Blogger.deletePost(Blogger.BuildService(credentials), bl, pm);
                    // remove the post from the service
                    DAL.RemovePostManagerEntry(pm);
                    // remove the timeline item
                    Mirror.DeleteTimelineItem(Mirror.BuildService(credentials), pm.itemId);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // notify user of exception
                DAL.InsertAccessLog(mirror.VerifyToken, mirror.UserToken, ex.ToString());
                response.Append("<article>\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"text-auto-size\" style=\"\">\n      <p class=\"red\">Unable to Remove Post</p>\n      <p>Problem with Removing Post</p>\n    </div>\n  </section>\n  <footer>\n    <div>please share again later</div>\n  </footer>\n</article>\n");
                timelineItem = Mirror.insertTimelineItem(Mirror.BuildService(credentials), response.ToString(), true);
                return;
            }
            return;
        }