State Dinner Guest List

At the state dinner last night Mr Bush was seated between the Queen and Nancy Reagan. Among other top-table guests were George Shultz, the late President Reagan’s Secretary of State; the tenor Plácido Domingo’s wife Marta, herself an opera director and retired singer; and the golfer Arnold Palmer. Another guest, although farther across the room, was Calvin Borel, the winning jockey in the Kentucky Derby, which the Queen saw on Saturday. (The Times of London)

Pardon me, but what the f*** is Arnold Palmer doing at the top-table of the state dinner for the Queen? Is he worthy of sitting with Placido Domingo's wife? Really? And what was she doing there? And where the hell was Placido?

Now, I watched the Kentucky Derby and I thought Calvin Borel was just the sweetest, cutest lil country boy ever, but I'd love to know how he felt at this big affair. He's gotta feel out of place, right? But he probably did no worse than W manners-wise.