Trick-or-Treating at the White House
EmailABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: DC area children: get your costumes ready. On Saturday, the President and the First Lady will host a Halloween party at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave for 2,000 lucky children from D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Specific schools were chosen by the White House and the Department of Education to be guests of the First family at their first Halloween bash. School children and their families will be able to trick-or-treat at the front door of the White House at the North Portico. The health-conscious First Lady will be providing healthy treats as well as some good old fashioned candy. In the evening there will be a Halloween reception for military families and children of White House and Residence Staff hosted by the President, First Lady, Vice President, and Dr. Biden. The President and the First Lady are not expected to come in costume, but it’s anyone’s guess what costumes first tweens Malia and Sasha will wear. “You need security clearance for that,” First Lady Michelle Obama joked about her daughters' “top secret” costumes. -Sunlen Miller
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I’m proud of you anti-Obama folks for not accusing the WH of attempting to entice children with candy in order to indoctrinate them with evil pagan rituals.
Posted by: Rudy | October 30, 2009, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
i’m glad they’re including military families. :)
Posted by: x | October 30, 2009, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
Who is going to wear the Nancy Pelosi mask?
Posted by: jenny | October 30, 2009, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
===In the evening there will be a Halloween reception for military families and children of White House and Residence Staff hosted by the President, First Lady, Vice President, and Dr. Biden.===
Awesome!
Posted by: Axey | October 30, 2009, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
The Obamas are Great!! I love Halloween and I’m sure they’ll have a great ole time! I have such fond memories of halloween. Sasha and Malia will always remember these fun days at the Whitehouse!
Posted by: liz | October 30, 2009, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
Will any kid have the nerve to show up as The Joker?
Posted by: Visualize Whirled Peas | October 30, 2009, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
I’m glad they are doing this and think it’s great. I’m proud of this president and first lady.
Posted by: Barb | October 30, 2009, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
I’m proud of you anti-Obama folks for not accusing the WH of attempting to entice children with candy in order to indoctrinate them with evil pagan rituals.
Posted by: Rudy | Oct 30, 2009 3:21:18 PM
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You didn’t really this wasn’t coming, did you? I mean, this would be for rational folks. In this case, I think you’re dealing with a frustrated bunch with a compilation of historical perspectives turning upside down.
Posted by: David | October 30, 2009, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
That’s nice. I hope these kids are allowed in, unlike that field trip that was turned away a few months ago.
“Specific schools were chosen” – are these the terrible public schools whose teachers and administration are such an important part of the Democratic party, or the high-quality private schools where Obama and his staff send their own kids?
Posted by: bgates | October 30, 2009, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Guys are dying in Afghanistan because this idiot won’t send more troops. He signs a bill “behind closed doors”, to have us paying for killing babies overseas. Now he’s having a party for the kiddies. Is he dressing like the devil?
Posted by: Ann | October 30, 2009, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Sorry, but if I have to hear one more time about
healthy treats from Michelle Obama, I will get sick.
This idea is old, would somebody please circulate
some new ideas.
Posted by: 2smart4u | October 30, 2009, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
In this case, I think you’re dealing with a frustrated bunch with a compilation of historical perspectives turning upside down.
Posted by: David | Oct 30, 2009 4:37:31 PM
Wow! (Pause) What?
Posted by: Visualize Whirled Peas | October 30, 2009, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Ah well, the kids will have fun. They still have plenty of time to grow up and become disillusioned with their country…
Posted by: Visualize Whirled Peas | October 30, 2009, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
My son’s school was chosen so I guess I will be going to the White House tomorrow night to trick or treat. The school is a public school but it is a very good one. I think I may dress like Sarah Palin this year….
Posted by: JE | October 30, 2009, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
Ann:
Did you take time to read the article?
It stated that Obama is not expected to dress in a costume…..Please read before you respond.
Posted by: T | October 30, 2009, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
Isn’t it scary enough to know that the Obamas live the White House?
Posted by: Peter King | October 30, 2009, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Lemme guess… Pelosi will come as… Pelosi!!!!
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 30, 2009, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
Hey, kids!!!! Be VERY, VERY careful if they bring out any Kool-aid, and serve it up while smiling!!!!!
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 30, 2009, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
Peter King:
Well will it make you feel less scary if the White House is called the Obama House….
Man up Mr King and stop being so scary of things…..Be sure to protect the King House…..Okay, and stop worrying about the White House….
Posted by: T | October 30, 2009, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
Fed_Up_With_Both_Parties:
Let me guess: You escaped from Jim Jones? right? What was it like living in Guyana?
Posted by: T | October 30, 2009, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
while not a fan of the president I applaud his efforts in this case and hope a good time is had by all.
Posted by: fmi200 | October 30, 2009, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Very thoughtful and an incredible demonstration of what it means to be stewarts of the people’s house…
Way to go!!! President and First Lady Obama…..The two of you are very kind and giving people. You are role models for the people of the world…
Just think how happy those little kids will be. And the impression that will have on them for life. Wonderful stuff.
Posted by: T | October 30, 2009, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Very thoughtful and an incredible demonstration of what it means to be stewards of the people’s house…
Way to go!!! President and First Lady Obama…..The two of you are very kind and giving people. You are role models for the people of the world…
Just think how happy those little kids will be. And the impression that will have on them for life. Wonderful stuff.
Posted by: T | October 30, 2009 at 06:09 PM
Posted by: T | October 30, 2009, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
Some of the worst neighborhoods in the country are only a short distance from the White House. Visit them anytime you wish to experience real fear.
Posted by: john kesrouan | October 30, 2009, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
“The President and the First Lady are not expected to come in costume…” The fact that BO is showing up as the President is costume enough. Hope it didn’t take them as long to decide on the treats as it did to make a decision on Afghanistan.
Posted by: Keith | October 30, 2009, 7:18 pm 7:18 pm
“Hope it didn’t take them as long to decide on the treats as it did to make a decision on Afghanistan.”
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Correction – Bush and Cheney let Afghanistan simmer on the back burner for 7 years while al Qaeda and the Taliban regrouped and the situation deteriorated.
Obama increased the troop levels by 17,000 within a few short months of taking office
He is doing thorough consultations (see his schedule for today) regarding sending even more troops.
Posted by: tierra | October 30, 2009, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
A pagan President for a pagan holiday. Where’s the news here.
Posted by: WhatChange? | October 30, 2009, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm
Hey, T, No I did not read the article. Anything I read about Obama nauseates me. I wonder if their kids friends from “Sidwell Friends”, the Obama girls, very expensive private school, will be there?! Same school Chelsea went to. The Bush girls went to a public school, GASP! Who is more for the common people? Guess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Ann | October 30, 2009, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
Obama could really spook the children by nationalizing their candy upon entrance to the White House. Heck, he seems to enjoy doing it to other industries so why not candy. Or he could scare the kids by telling them that they have to give him their allowance money to a private, for-profit corporation for dental insurance. Or he could really scare them and tell them a ghost story about how the Constitution used to mean something.
Posted by: Ed | October 30, 2009, 8:48 pm 8:48 pm
Ed – the Bush girls were in college when their dad was elected, they did not go to public school in Washington DC!
Posted by: Janklo | October 30, 2009, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
tierra,
You must have copied and pasted your comment about Bush and Cheney letting Afghanistan “simmer on the back burner”, as I’ve seen it several times now. Obama sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan is not positive. It’s sending that many more American Military personnel to risk their lives for something that Mr. President wants. But who knows what that is…..
Posted by: Beth | October 31, 2009, 12:12 am 12:12 am
Posted by: Beth | Oct 31, 2009 12:12:09 AM
Yes Beth, the new standard line parroted by the right wing is that Obama is putting the troops in danger through indecision.
The truth is far different.
It was Bush and Cheney who let Afghanistan simmer on the back burner for 7 years while al Qaeda and the Taliban regrouped and the situation deteriorated.
It was the resulting regrowth of these two groups that now really threatens the troops. Had the situation been properly handled, this would not be so.
Posted by: tierra | October 31, 2009, 1:49 am 1:49 am
tierra – You MUST be a card-carrying Democrat…. I know, because you started your post with “Correction – Bush and Cheney…”
Look, the moron OWNS this war now, just as he OWNS Iraq. He and his Congress could have pulled us out on 1/21/2009… by refusing to spend another thin dime on anything but the cost of withdrawal.
So, stop with moronic defense “Bush and Cheney…” They’re GONE, Obama is now the resident Village Idiot.
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 31, 2009, 4:14 am 4:14 am
Whatever happened to that campaign promise that “The bucks stops here?”
I guess the Democrats just let THAT promise fade away… they knew he wasn’t serious when he said it.
So, this is all NOT our fault…. Bush and Cheney… Bush and Cheney… ad nauseam.
That sorry excuse isn’t going to work in 367 days… Democrat Judgment Day, 2 November 2010.
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 31, 2009, 5:01 am 5:01 am
Republicans are such a bitter bunch. I can’t believe how vitriolic they are against this president. He can’t even give a party for children without having those people spitting on him. What’s interesting is they spend all this time and energy in lambasting this wildly popular president when they SHOULD be getting their act together for the next election. Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and Rush are their poster children…and they don’t realize what deep doo doo they are still in as a party. They are so angry at Obama. They should look in the mirror—they are the reason Obama won because their party is a disorganized mess. But they can’t even think straight because of their misplaced hatred. It’s kind of sad. I almost pity them.
Posted by: Linda | October 31, 2009, 5:46 am 5:46 am
It made me laugh somehow – and, Christopher Lee was knighted last night by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace per se.
Posted by: Charles Emanuwa | October 31, 2009, 6:50 am 6:50 am
Linda – You ranted “…this wildly popular president…”
LOL!
Maybe in YOUR house, but every poll tells a different story. This MORON wouldn’t win if the election were held today, and there wouldn’t be a Democrat majority in EITHER house of Congress.
But hey, go ahead and put another ice cube in the Kool-aid you’re drinking. REALITY will hit in 367 days – Democrat Judgment Day – and the day this MORON officially begins wearing his LAME DUCK sign around his neck in public.
Leadership… NOT!
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 31, 2009, 8:03 am 8:03 am
I’m with Linda.
Posted by: secondlook | October 31, 2009, 8:06 am 8:06 am
I’m with Secondlook and Linda.
Posted by: AllHallowsEve | October 31, 2009, 8:37 am 8:37 am
Big surprise that this supposed “christian” president, who didn’t celebrate our national day of prayer, would celebrate the pagan festival of evil spirits and darkness at our White House. What a joke.
Posted by: s | October 31, 2009, 9:28 am 9:28 am
to “secondlook”: and who exactly would be running against him? I might even accept God as my savior if it’s Sarah and Bobby. Approval ratings mean nothing when contrasted with the foot-dragging of the GOP to get real legislation passed. You are a minority for a reason, accept it and learn from your mistakes before the next election.
Posted by: Z | October 31, 2009, 10:34 am 10:34 am
What a bunch of HATE filled Right Wing Conservative Christians. Doesn’t anyone else recognize the contradiction of their opinions vs. their religion? I would be ashamed to have such vile feelings. How toxic. Perhaps you should pray about it.
Posted by: Hope | October 31, 2009, 10:39 am 10:39 am
What is wrong with you people. This is a simple Halloween party for the children of DC. I commend the Obamas for reaching out and sharing the White House. Everyone wants to make something out of nothing. Why don’t we stop thinking there is always some secret adgenda and start working together to solve our problems!!!!
Posted by: Judy | October 31, 2009, 11:23 am 11:23 am
Big surprise that this supposed “christian” president, who didn’t celebrate our national day of prayer, would celebrate the pagan festival of evil spirits and darkness at our White House. What a joke.
I bet you don’t believe in dinosaurs ether? Do you and Sarah have the same preacher praying for you against witchcraft??
Posted by: SAYWHAt | October 31, 2009, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
Halloween is the one day of the year where you can dress up and be someone you aren’t.
I heard Obama is going to dress up like a President.
That oughta scare the daylights out of MOST Americans!!!!
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 31, 2009, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
Obama’s FIRST choice was to dress up like a decision-maker, but he didn’t know what THEY looked like….
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 31, 2009, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
Those in the White House that have seen him wear his costume recently swear that it looks a LOT more like a Community Organizer than a President, so the kids shouldn’t be too frightened….
Posted by: Fed_up_with_BOTH_Parties | October 31, 2009, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
HallObamaween at the White House
Three children approached The White House during their long night of Trick-or-Treating.
Sally was dressed as a witch, Jenny was a princess, and Tommy was a soldier.
When the President actually answered the door, they could barely say those magic words:
“Trick-or-Treat!!”
When Sally stepped up with her treat bag…the President informed her that he was sorry but he could
not, in good conscience, contribute to her treat bag as “this might offend all Wickens” -
and, instead, he took her treat bag and motioned to the next child to approach.
When Jenny stepped up in her pretty, sparkly princess gown and tiara…the President
promptly took the bag from Jenny – because, after all, with her fancy dress and jeweled tiara,
“she was in no real need”.
Tommy marched up, saluted in character, but before he could even say “trick-or-treat”… the President
took his bag and matter-of-factly informed him, “Sorry, soldier … you’ll just have to wait”.
The three bags of treats in his hands, the President bid them a good night, and disappeared back into the
White House. Bewildered and dejected, the three trick-or-treaters were escorted safely off the grounds.
Once inside, the President took the three bags filled with goodies, and directed his “go-fer” to get the
Teleprompter ready and call the press – all FOUR networks… and meet at the nearest homeless shelter.
The singing and chanting began, the cameras rolled, the speech was recited
(left….right….pause…left…right…)
and in time for the late night news, the entire country heard from every main stream media source,
” These goodies?… Why, they came from OBAMA, of course!”
………”Mmm…mmm…mmm…!”
Posted by: Terika | October 31, 2009, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
I’m proud of you anti-Obama folks for not accusing the WH of attempting to entice children with candy in order to indoctrinate them with evil pagan rituals.
Posted by: Rudy | Oct 30, 2009 3:21:18 PM
Big surprise that this supposed “christian” president, who didn’t celebrate our national day of prayer, would celebrate the pagan festival of evil spirits and darkness at our White House. What a joke.
Posted by: s | Oct 31, 2009 9:28:21 AM
The lesson? The right wing never fails to disappoint.
Posted by: Rudy | October 31, 2009, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
thanks, Rudy ~
We’re proud, too…
that we saw through this phony and
didn’t vote for that hopey-changey
gimme-gimme garbage.
See ya in 2010 (oh, and Tuesday’s lookin’ good, too, btw!)
Posted by: Terika | October 31, 2009, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
thanks, Rudy!
and we’ll be even more proud after this Tuesday!!!!!!
Tea Party Tri-Fecta, baby!!!
Posted by: Terika | October 31, 2009, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
I wonder how many people wore the Illegal Alien costume? LOL
Posted by: CW | October 31, 2009, 8:19 pm 8:19 pm
Terika thank you for your post.
Posted by: CW | October 31, 2009, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
I see Cass Sunstein’s Theory of the Information Age is on the money yet again. A simple fun event for children gets turned into the focus of nutcase paranoid hysteria.
This is really entertaining, y’all. Keep bringing it on. We writers and scholars are having a hell of a time.
Posted by: Eleonora27 | October 31, 2009, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
Haloween is coming up. My kids are very excited to go trick or treating. Right now the drug world is so crazy so I don’t even know if I want to take my kids trick or treating. I heard that people put meth that looks like candy inside of little packeges and give them out to kids. They look just like candy and kids don’t know any better so they eat it and they could die.
Posted by: Slava Lenkov | November 1, 2009, 11:18 am 11:18 am