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A new book reports that the Obama White House hosted an extravagant "Alice in Wonderland" party in the fall of 2009, designed by director Tim Burton and featuring actor Johnny Depp.
In "The Obamas," New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor writes that the White House decided to downplay the expensive Halloween party over fears of a public backlash, since it was taking place during the height of the recession.
"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," Kantor writes.
The party itself was designed by director Tim Burton, who helped transform the East Room and State Dining Room into a "White House Wonderland."
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/white-house-hosted-alice-wonderland-party-155331078.html
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It seems, when you are in the big chair, you can do anything you want.
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really shouldn't surprise anyone.
when he said everyone should sacrifice he certainly didn't mean HE would too!
there have also been plenty of non-transparent happenings also, so there goes that angle of the garbage he spewed too.
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LOL wow, so they threw this bash at taxpayer expense, and didn't tell anyone about it for...two years? WTF??
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I have no problem with this. And it really doesn't matter if you like Obama or not. First off, he is employed. Secondly, the position demands some expenses that the public must bear and every president has different tastes. Even if we didn't attend it's still a reflection on us as a society. I don't know how to get my point across very well, but I don't think it's a bad thing.
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And though he had nothing to do with "Alice in Wonderland," Star Wars creator George Lucas reportedly sent along an actor playing Chewbacca to attend the party.
That was followed by a magic show for children of White House staff and military families.
White House spokesman Eric Shultz disputed Kantor's take, saying the event was not covered up for fear of public backlash. "This was an event for local school children from the Washington DC area and for hundreds of military families," Shultz said in a statement released to Politico. "If we wanted this event to be a secret, we probably wouldn't have invited the press corps to cover it, release photos of it to Flickr, or post a video from it on the White House website," he said.
The end of the article you didn't post.
Also, other than the location, where does it say taxpayers paid for this? Presidents have to pay for the whitehouse food and amenities themselves, as well as dinner parties. (seriously, they get billed for it all).
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You have to love Obama supporters acting like the Obama they know isn't 100% image put out by a political spin team. They probably even think he writes his own speeches.
A Halloween party was thrown instead of giving that money to the people who need it though, so that makes it ok. I'm sure visiting the White House solved everyone's problems.
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NOW YOU KNOW WHY HER ASS IS SO FAT.....SERIOUSLY, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE SECRETS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT PUBLIC IMAGE BOOSTER TO SHOW WHAT THE OBAMA'S DO FOR THE MILITARY FAMILIES.
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Reapist posted:
I have no problem with this. And it really doesn't matter if you like Obama or not. First off, he is employed. Secondly, the position demands some expenses that the public must bear and every president has different tastes. Even if we didn't attend it's still a reflection on us as a society. I don't know how to get my point across very well, but I don't think it's a bad thing.
If he is employed, he should foot the bill himself. IIRC, he gets 400K a year. That should easily cover a party of that magnitude.
If you are in the big chair, you should work harder than anyone else in the United States. You should also pay for SOMETHING! Just because you are in office does not mean that you can indulge your every personal whim.
Before you say anything stupid (probably already to late), but I believe this applies to anyone in the "elected" office of POTUS no matter which party they may or may not be from.
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This must be the transparency he was talking about.
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Oh my god, I am outraged by this! No wait, I'm not, I'm bored and unimpressed by it. Politics are redundant and irritating. 
When's the Bulls game coming on?
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ikkoikki posted:
Oh my god, I am outraged by this! No wait, I'm not, I'm bored and unimpressed by it. Politics are redundant and irritating.
When's the Bulls game coming on?
Noone cares about the nba
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And everybody cares about this bullcrap political bickering about who wastes more taxpayer dollars, democrats or republicans? Good God, what is wrong with the country.
There's nothing more uninteresting than domestic politics, that includes the NBA, Golf, Bowling, and waterpolo.
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TickyAtack posted:
(seriously, they get billed for it all).
Not that I have a problem with the President throwing lavish parties on the taxpayer dollar, but you seriously don't believe that, right?
There's no way in hell he's paying for this stuff. He's the president.
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