ES's own words are clear on the matter, and don't support your interpretation. He does appear to favour clean living and good diet but that is far from the end of the story.
Like I said, I missed part of the thread. My interpretation was from what he said about the associated phytochemicals etc. often found in conjunction with vitamin C from whole food sources as opposed to within a pill.
I'll stand by and try to read more of the thread before attempting to put my *other* foot in my mouth, too :-)
Cheers!