I wish she had told him off.
OK, then I will! Hey senile old man you can help by keeping your nose out of everything that doesn’t pertain to peanuts!
Dr Rice, like her boss, are class acts who will be civil even to people who utter the most vile untruths about them. Shows that they are people of good character. Unfortunately they are too nice for their own good, and need to engage in some hardball, pardon the expression, more often.