No, honest in that he pointed out that it was a P&D and that he would play it as such if he found a favorable entry. He did not try to paint NUGN as something of basic value.
It goes to show that "honest" is a 'relative' word... like many other words in our lingo and it has a range of meaning depending on the user and his/her understanding. C'est la vie. GLTY & GLTA