Topic: Fruit Flavored Drinks

Long-time staff at the Washington Hilton report that the White House Correspondents Dinner has changed from a heavy-drinking event featuring scotch to one dominated by wine and "fruit-flavored drinks." The 2008 dinner is identified as a major turning point when Hollywood celebrities flooded the event following Barack Obama's election. This shift is noted as the moment the dinner became an overwhelming celebrity spectacle rather than a press event.