It was clear to me....
I thought it was funny that the nutcase actually noticed when the NYSlime guy thought he was a nutcase.
I have a similar story about the day I cancelled the SFChron.
It was the first in a series of articles about a transgender male=>female and they were going to follow his/her/its transformation in the arts section of the Sunday issue each week. I nearly barfed. I couldn't RUN to the phone fast enough to cancel my subscription.