Posted on 01/08/2012 4:51:47 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
It was the tea party the Obamas just couldn’t resist.
A White House “Alice in Wonderland” costume ball — put on by Johnny Depp and Hollywood director Tim Burton — proved to be a Mad-as-a-Hatter idea that was never made public for fear of a political backlash during hard economic times, according to a new tell-all.
“The Obamas,” by New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor, tells of the first Halloween party the first couple feted at the White House in 2009. It was so over the top that “Star Wars” creator George Lucas sent the original Chewbacca to mingle with invited guests.
The book reveals: any official announcement of the glittering affair — coming at a time when Tea Party activists and voters furious over the lagging economy, 10-percent unemployment rate, bank bailouts and Obama’s health-care plan were staging protests — quickly vanished down the rabbit hole.
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However, the White House made certain that more humble Halloween festivities earlier that day — for thousands of Washington-area schoolkids — were well reported by the press corps.
Then the Obamas went inside, where an invitation-only affair for children of military personnel and White House administrators unfolded in the East Room.
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Tim Burton decorated (WH Dining Room) “in his signature creepy-comic style. His film version was about to be released, and he had turned the room into the Mad Hatter’s tea party, with a long table set with antique-looking linens, enormous stuffed animals in chairs, and tiered serving plates with treats like bone-shaped meringue cookies,” reports the book, which The Post purchased at a Manhattan bookstore.
“Fruit punch was served in blood vials at the bar. Burton’s own Mad Hatter, the actor Johnny Depp, presided over the scene in full costume, standing up on a table to welcome everyone in character.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
The party was just a dress rehearsal for the remainder of His term. Contrary to the view of some who think President Obama gets his ideas from Alinsky, it is clear that Alice in Wonderland is the source.
What costume did Zero wear for Halloween? I would have suggested he come as Caligula. He’s already done Nero, playing his putter while Rome burned...
From the comments:
“Lydia Bellafiore · Top Commenter
Floyd Booker - i think you are missing the point. it doesn’t matter if it was only for kids - the money they wasted on a “tea party” could have gone to a food pantry and helped families. everyone is talking about shared sacrifice - don’t see the Obama’s sacrificing anything.”
Apparently a couple of pix from that party: http://burtonland.ru/
-—One morning during his Senate campaign, Obama didn’t show up to a meeting with donors. “After a frantic search, a white staffer named Peter Coffey called Obama’s barbershop to find that, yes, he was there.”
The president confronted Coffey about the call later that day.
“ ‘The relationship between a black man and his barber is sacred,’ Obama bellowed . . . ‘For failing to understand this truth, your punishment is to watch the movie “Barbershop.” And for further punishment, you will then watch the sequel, “Barbershop 2.” -—
Exactly. Barry embodies the attitude of entitlement.
There’s no sense of shame in the Democrat party. And that includes their bought-and-paid-for press. Steal, lie, threaten, party.
They probably got wind it was going to be used in the election. They're getting ahead of the story.
and America takes another one in the........
The bigger issue is how many stenographers from the media Refused to report this
The list, Ping
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Is that from a Russian website? My, my how they must be laughing at us.
Apparently, yeah. I don’t know any Russian except ‘Nyet,’ though.
Outstanding suggestion — separation of Hollywood and State!
You can leak for free. The book deal costs money. So why was it done?
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