I don't think he was addressing you specifically, but conservatives generally.
More like he was addressing people who like getting told what to think. People who don't like getting told what they are supposed to think may take offense.
I wasn't much of a fan of public transportation, but when people started to talk like owning and driving an SUV was a natural right and assuming that all conservatives think and should think that way, it make me a little friendier to public transit.