No, it's like I keep saying to you, if you believe it to be idiotic, go and tell the man himself instead of calling his statements exagerated and idiotic (I'm feeling like a broken record).
why are you pursuing this so? By doing so, it does imply (and certainly appears so) that you have taken the stance to defend Dr. Ashby's original statement. Then you say, that you aren't defending it...I believe you're confusing everyone on the board...