Marie Antoinette passed through my mind, too. That’s pretty funny.
Did you read Taibi’s bit on this? I agree with him. I think the whole thing is despicable, really. It compromises the media. These rich assholes go to a swanky dinner, and suck up to power. Their desire to be “insiders” compromises their objectivity. Like Taibi said, they are courtiers to power instead of adversaries who challenge it.
And it is telling that all the whining about Wolf’s speech has to do with HOW she said it, not WHAT she said. If it had been false, that’s what they would complain about. But what she said is true. And that’s why they’re pissed.