I think Hal has a notebook somewhere with pre-written responses, and he uses them even though they have absolutely no relevance and make no sense to the discussion at hand.
"YEAH well STA hates everyone but Frostbite!"
"No, we don't, and your remarks are way off-base."
"OMG you're just saying that because I'm in Valhalla and you hate us!"
Honestly, do you ever listen to yourself?