This question is often asked of people who are perceived to have overstepped their boundaries of authority. It is interesting how there must always be a justification for who someone is before they will be listened to, regardless how well-meaning a comment may be.
When one tries to get a word in edgewise, often in the context of a meeting with strangers, it is not uncommon to be challenged with the question "Who are you to say this". Or that. It is in fact rhetoric, and requires no answer. It really is a sort of dismissal of one's value as an advisor, and often a get-the-hell-out-of-my-face signal.
Yet once someone introduces themselves as an old friend, or some similarly obscure known figure, the tone rapidly changes. The attitude abruptly shifts from one of disdain to a markedly improved condition of trust. What happened? They realized exactly who it was.
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