# Halloween fun at the White House! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945 "2009-11-01T16:13:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/21 "2009-11-01T20:56:42Z")
Nah, he could have gone as Captain James T Kirk–I dare anyone to make a controversy over that! (or even better–as Spock!). Where were the Obama girls? And what were their costumes? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/22 "2009-11-01T21:48:48Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > There will be an editorial in next month’s [Highlights](http://www.highlights.com/) totally ripping on the Obamas for the lame cookies and dried fruit instead of proper tooth-rotting candy. I mean, look at the size of that house - you’d think they would be good for a fun-sized Snickers at the very least. First kid that tries to go back and throw eggs at it as pay back for the healthy snacks is in for a surprise. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/23 "2009-11-01T22:50:50Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Nah, he could have gone as Captain James T Kirk–I dare anyone to make a controversy over that! (or even better–as Spock!). He’s probably be more credible as [Tuvok](http://blogs.theage.com.au/schembri/tuvok1.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/24 "2009-11-01T22:51:30Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > The president probably isn’t wearing a costume because nobody could decide on one that would maintain the esteem of the office and not be offensive to anybody. I just tried to think of a costume that wouldn’t be offensive to some group of people if worn by the president, and got nothing. George Washington, maybe, but that would be so meta it might rip apart the universe. I saw quite a few Obama masks in stores. Now _that_ would be meta. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/25 "2009-11-01T23:01:21Z")
Obama could have worn a Cosby like sweater. Basically the same sweater he wore now, only with more random colors. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/26 "2009-11-01T23:10:00Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Obama could have worn a Cosby like sweater. Basically the same sweater he wore now, only with more random colors. Yeah, as Cliff Huxtable. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/27 "2009-11-02T00:08:33Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > They may have been out trick-or-treating with their grandmother, who I didn’t see in the pictures. Marion (grandma) was there, standing next to Michelle, with the orange vest on. The kids were probably at a school or friend’s party. If I read something about it I’ll post. [QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Damn. Sucks that you have to be part of an underprivileged family to get invited to a sweet deal like that. Or, I guess, be part of a military family or have a parent working at the White House. [/QUOTE] Really? You’re kidding, right? ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/28 "2009-11-02T00:09:56Z")
> [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > I saw quite a few Obama masks in stores. Now _that_ would be meta. [Although, he already did it once…](http://www.hulu.com/watch/19048/saturday-night-live-clinton-halloween-party) ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/29 "2009-11-02T15:27:25Z")
I would love to see him dressed up like Rush Libaugh in white face and handing out tic-tacs in big bottles marked “hydrocodone.” But I guess that’d be a bit inflamatory. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/30 "2009-11-02T15:56:35Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Really? You’re kidding, right? Well, yeah, I thought that was kind of obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/31 "2009-11-02T16:24:49Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Looked to me like he was dressed up as Mr. Rogers. 😃 That was my first response. (My second was, 'all the stores are full of Obama masks, why didn’t he wear one of those?) Michelle’s really rocking the leopard costume and getting into character. I love to see that and there are some great shots there. Being at the White House is probably exciting for the kids, but when their hosts have fun with it that must really make it great. Fun fact: that’s not a guy in a Chewbacca suit. It’s Chewbacca. Chewie endorsed Obama in early 2008 and it was seen as key in Obama’s victory over Clinton in the Kashyyyk primary. In return Chewie was allowed to spend Halloween night in the Lincoln bedroom, and, well… it’s going to be closed to visitors for a couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/32 "2009-11-02T16:27:46Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > He could have dressed as George Washington, say, and the Right would have just looked silly trying to spin it. > [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > How about Obama dressed as Jefferson? Many layers of meaning in that one. I was thinking Lincoln, since he seems to admire him. But, really, Right Wing reaction isn’t that hard to predict: “Last night, Obama dressed up as [insert whichever great president you want, Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, you name it]. The nerve of him, equating himself with one of the greatest Presidents our country has ever seen! [Bonus points if said costume is of a Republican President]. This just goes to show you that he is putting his ego before the needs of our country! [Insert Obama-mania rant]” See, not so hard, and I don’t even consume right wing news or other media! Just have to turn off your brain and type! > [@Equipoise](#): > > Marion (grandma) was there, standing next to Michelle, with the orange vest on. The kids were probably at a school or friend’s party. If I read something about it I’ll post. That was who that was? I could have _sworn_ whoever was dressing up in the orange vest was dressing up as either Dick Cheney or Harry Whiddington, I couldn’t think of any other “good” costume that Orange Vest Lady could be. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/33 "2009-11-02T19:10:28Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Well, yeah, I thought that was kind of obvious. You know what’s sad? These days, it’s hard to tell. I was trying to wrack my brain thinking “Is Freudian Slit one of _those_ whackjobs?” because, nothing personal, sometimes I get people confused. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/34 "2009-11-02T19:15:23Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > You know what’s sad? These days, it’s hard to tell. I was trying to wrack my brain thinking “Is Freudian Slit one of _those_ whackjobs?” because, nothing personal, sometimes I get people confused. Sorry. Well, poor people really do get all the breaks, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/35 "2009-11-02T19:17:45Z")
Yep. To be fair, no whackjob has dared, that I’ve read, make a big deal about this. But then, I haven’t been reading the Freepers either. They went ballistic over Dover so I’m sure they had some stupid things to say about this too. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/36 "2009-11-02T19:27:08Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > You know what’s sad? These days, it’s hard to tell. I was trying to wrack my brain thinking “Is Freudian Slit one of _those_ whackjobs?” because, nothing personal, sometimes I get people confused. Sorry. Nah. I’m a totally other kind of whack job. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/37 "2009-11-03T00:12:49Z")
Poor guy, you KNOW that, SF and comic book geek that he is, he would’ve loved to have dressed up. And that he could’ve had a really kick-ass costume. I can just see him grumbling about stupid decorum of the stupid office. 😃 But this is really cool. I loved the orange white house and all the spider webs. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945/38 "2009-11-03T00:40:09Z")
Man, Chewie finally gets his reward for not getting his medal all those years ago… First Wookie of the White House! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-fun-at-the-white-house/515945.md?page=1)