In your first quote you said "was" which is past tense. Since there was only one post prior to it, and it was by me, then that totally blows any insinuation that you had expected me to counter your challenge, since a) I wasn't responding to anything you'd said, and b) hence there was no challenge issued.
Unless you meant "Or maybe Martlet will be crafty enough to find a Kerry quote to whip outta the hat?", which would bring us back to your English.