If this is of any help, it seems that most people disregarded the message, unless they responded after I began to disregard it. Maybe not everyone watched.
[He can't bring himself to agree out loud with her assessment--not because what she's saying isn't true, but because he hopes that Reid's intentions were good and just his methods were questionable. Decent goals, awkward execution. Also? Yes, it's far more fair for Kitty to blame this on Reid than on him, he won't disagree with that.]
I don't want you to be against me, either. You would be a formidable opponent. [The joke definitely falls flat because feelings are happening.] I wish that I could tell you how important you are to me.