I think you should drop the arguing. The post said "From ...blogspot.com..." before the rest of the post, which was presented as news for those who didn't know which judges got to hear the cast. Some people miss critical details when skimming. It's easy to do, so it's very understandable.
ambrose probably should have used <blockquote>, but he didn't, and many other Freepers don't use that or even <i> when quoting others. There's no required syntax on FR.