Alice Gate: Is Obama Clueless? Edition 932

In yet another example of just how much the Obama Administration care little about the rest of the country, in 2009, they threw and extraordinarily elaborate "Alice In Wonderland" costume party in the White House. But, they tried to keep it secret from the public.   They should have understood that things like this will always come out.

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.
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“White House officials were so nervous about how a splashy, Hollywood-esque party would look to jobless Americans — or their representatives in Congress, who would soon vote on health care — that the event was not discussed publicly and Burton’s and Depp’s contributions went unacknowledged,” the book says.

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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. 

The elaborate parties, the excessive vacations...these things are begining to show just how tone deaf this President really is...

“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.”

This was a time when the unemployment rate was nearly 11%...and they spent money like this?  But then, this was before the Spanish vacation, or the Martha's Vinyard and Hawaii vacations.  I guess this man is really entitled to this...but what is even more gaulling is that the media hasn't covered this at all.  You have to get British media for a clear and evenhanded coverage. 

As is tradition, the Obamas handed out treats to Washington, D.C. school children earlier in the day, and while that event was covered heavily by the press, their later festivities were very actively kept secret.

This isn't the change voters were looking for...but oddly...here's the subhead in the British Daily Telegraph: 

The White House covered up an Alice in Wonderland-themed Halloween party staged by film director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp for fear of creating the wrong impression during a recession

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