Let me try answering for him: (clears throat) "I needed content, but I couldn't come up with anything good on my own, so when this landed in my inbox, I jumped on it. Then I realized it might upset people, so I tagged on a two-bit rationalization I thought would make me look like less of a jerk. At the end of the day, though, I don't owe anyone anything -- I have a right to make myself feel important by any means."