Sometimes you nail it and you did this time. Good points. OTOH, other times you get into muddy squabbles with total strangers and it only serves to dim your own multiple talents.
I had a client this week who volunteered "This is a great day to be a Democrat. There are 20 indictments coming down. Bush is going to be taken out." I had my back to him -- good thing -- so he couldn't see the laughter in my eyes. Then I politely asked him why he was on Medicare at his premature age. Hmmmm. A psychiatric illness. Made total sense.
Interesting anecdote you gave. And it ably proved my post. Thanks...again.