Obama Goes Mad Hatter! Throws A Secret “Alice In Wonderland” Bash at the White House in 2009
TEA PARTY! Johnny Depp played host, as the Mad Hatter, at a 2009 White House bash, but a new book says it was kept quiet from the press for fear of backlash amid the recession.
This pretty much explains everything.
(NEW YORK POST) — 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 how 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.
“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.
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.
Unbeknownst to reporters, the State Dining Room had also been transformed into a secretive White House Wonderland.
Tim Burton decorated it “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.”
The Obamas’ daughters, Malia and Sasha, then 11 and 8 respectively, “sat at the table, surrounded by a gaggle of their friends, and then proceeded to the next delight, a magic show in the East Room.”
Kantor’s book details more personal aspects of the Obama White House, serving up glimpses of the first couple’s marriage, parenting, sometimes tense handling of staff issues and even the president’s sly sense of humor when it comes to race.
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.”’”
Often White House staffers found themselves in the middle of husband-and-wife quarrels.
“The advisors could feel hopelessly caught between husband and wife,” Kantor writes. “The Obama marriage was awkward for everyone: for the aides, for the president . . . and for the first lady.”
Posted by WM on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at 2:05 pm | 
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I feel like I am living in Alice in Wonderland since barry became president.
“Let them drink tea”
Would love to see film of the two wookies meeting.
Were there any human sacrifices, aside from taxpayers?
There must be photos on cell phones and cameras out there. Tabloids should offer serious cash to party attendees willing to rat out King Barak with event pix.
I have lost count now how many recent articles that have referenced barry telling someone their “punishment” is ______. I find that just really, really creepy and bizarre. Have any other presidents done that? He really does believe he is king.
Why did they report that Chewbacca was there? That was just Mooch, obviously.
How could they tell the wookies apart???
This really is the height of madness, but what do we expect from these psycho’s. Talk about the “mad queen”.
I’m loving this book! I hope it stays a best seller right thru Nov.
This certainly emphasizes media complicity in covering for these scum. Can only imagine what else they do behind our backs.
One word….. FAGGOT.
“The most transparent Presidency/Adminisiration…” MY ASS. LIAR. F*ING LIAR.
VOTE – 2012
RE: How could they tell the wookies apart???
The real Chewbacca has a trimmer butt.
Michelle’s butt is SO BIG that Tina Fey can see it from her penthouse balcony!
Mad Hatter – Mercury Toxicity
“Poisoning America’s Children: Part 1″
Conservative New Jersey – February 3, 2011
http://conservativenewjersey.com/poisoning-america%E2%80%99s-children-part-1
Part 2
http://conservativenewjersey.com/poisoning-america%E2%80%99s-children-part-2
I wonder if the library here in Liberalville will purchase this book. They didn’t want to purchase the Jerome Corsi book about the birth certificate, long story short eventually they did. I am assuming they will not want to buy this book either.
Johnny should stay in France.
Hmmm, will have to check our libral den of learning.
ABC, SeeBS, NBS, CNN, Wash compost, NYT says:
Oh look over there, Sarah Palin’s 50K wardrobe!!
How d’ ya spell … boorgeois ?
/whotthehell … it fits
Barry didn’t want the little people to know that their money was being spent on ‘real important’ stuff….
It occurs to me that our first black president and our first female speaker of the house have done more damage to this country than all the ‘old white heterosexual males’ that came before them. A perfect lesson as to why arbitrary traits should never play a role in considering anyone for anything.
They cared about public opinion in 2009?
Boy how things change in just 3 years!
@NWMN:
Sad but so true.
Takes Obama back to his coke-snorting days.
This is why when Mark Levin reads off Obama’s schedule for the day, it’s blank.
Scumbag is NEVER working.
And this is a surprise, why?
This tin-ear for how the country was suffering was apparent when Obama was reported to insist on working ( in his shirtsleeves a la Hawaii); that Obama kept the White House at ‘orchid growing temperatures’ (so said the clueless Davey Axelrod). Well, I am so glad Barry was happy at our expense!
Winter of ’09 was very cold, and many of us were shivering in our homes, keeping thermostats low, because heating oil prices were so high.
That ‘ Mr. And Mrs. Jefferson,’ from TV’s “movin’ on up” fame, were living it up when others were suffering is really no surprise.
They have taken FULL advantage of the perks of office, that’s for sure.
je
So…Chewbacca was there and so was the Gimp from Pulp Fiction. Hollywood did not send them…the currently reside in the White House.
Hollywood ho’s…
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson. Very good! May have to borrow that one.
Can you imagine, just imagine, how the media and the lame stream media would have reacted had this happened in the Bush Administration? Apoplexy. Pure and simple.
“I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money” B Hussein Obama
By the looks of this hideously pointless shindig I’d say his quota has been reached though no doubt Queen Squatch begs to differ.
Pic from the party here:
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/johnny-depp/images/17993446/title/johnny-depp-alice-white-house-halloween-2010-photo
okay. now. This is getting dam freaky,
“Enormous stuffed animals in chairs.”
So Mittens WAS there. I suspected that.
Y’know how in the Bible it tells that with the Lord a “day is as a thousand years”? Seems as if these days of this Admin has been stretching on into a thousand or so years.
Probably is a good thing there was a delay in this info coming public.
@ Axel,
So you live in Liberalville also! Here is a fun thing to do in Liberalville. Get a group of conservative friends together and get everyone to make multiple special orders of all your favorite conservative books at the liberal bookstores. Then don’t go pick them up forcing the liberal bookstore to place them out on the shelves! Heh, heh!
These people are just plain nuts.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. They’re two classless bums.
Forget about the cake, the attitude of these two is”LET THEM EAT SHIT!” And the MSM will help serve it up to the witless masses.
Hey wheres the GRIFFIN,MOCK TURTLE, and QUEEN of HEARTS?
What was that phrase Queen of Hearts kept saying?
As the good queen of hearts says: Off with their heads! Digusting. They knew it was totally wrong why else hide it? Bet Obuttma tried to have some quality one on one private time with Johnny Depp Shit.
Johnny Depp Shit – Another turd ball commiecrat actor to add to the ever lengthening “No Watch Movies” list. Why give money to America haters by paying to see their crappy movies.
I was just over on the Daily Caller website dropping a bunch of bombs. Holy Moses what a bunch of spineless ignoramuses! I truly worry about the future of this country.
A private joke.
They know that what is happening to the U.S.A. is just crazy: a communist elected as president and covertly destroying your country.
They couldn’t believe their luck.
How they must have laughed it up.
The most transparent administration in history strikes again.
Never liked Johnnie Depp, he has that weak chin thing going on.
I can see Moochelle being the evil Queen of tarts. I think Obama would be the grinning cheshire cat always talking in platitudes andmisdirecting. He used to be that dude that sucked on a hooka pipe.
Correction, it wasn’t a dude it was a big worm. That fits better.
Here’s a concept: Instead of hiding your little party, hows about not having the fucking thing in the first place?
@Ohio Dan
I see Valerie Jarrett as the Cheshire cat, Axelrod as the Mad Hatter and Barry as the tea pot. Mooch is, of course, the Queen of fried chicken baskets.
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
@Bea Arthur’s Dick
You’re asking for rational behavior from an entitlement minded bunch. Barry, ‘it’s good to be King’ Obama would never think of such a thing.
What other absurd way can this $^&^$%*##% blow our money?
Can’t wait to hear about the Caligula Party.
Redefining transparency – one revelation at a time.
Still 11 months to go . . . got dirt?
@Sentinel:
“a new book says it was kept quiet from the press…”
How hard did the press look? If the story was about Santorum’s adopted daughter’s menstrual cycles they’d have been all over it.
A wizard of OZ party was more like it, I can see the wookie stirring a big cauldron of drowning taxpayers smashing us on the head as we try to surface for that last gulp of air spewing ” going so soon? I wouldn’t think of it, why my partys just begining…ha ha ha”, with obozo the flying monkey sitting on a little perch waiting to take flight!!
As is my habit, I went to the leftist site Democratic Underground to see what, if anything, they were saying about the story. Incredibly, they had the story, not surprisingly, not one of the 6 measly comments actually mentioned the party. After the first one the others began yakking about criticism of his vacations. LOL
Was the White Queen there, Anne Hathaway? She of recent NYC Occupy Wall Street fame?
Ahh, more Obama-style transparency.
@annie p
was wondering if that was Hathaway over to the right as long blonde haired?
It’s surprising that they bothered to keep the party a secret.
Has there been even once that they’ve passed up a chance to hoist their middle fingers at the American people?
And if no opportunity presents itself, they make one up.
They could have saved a lot of money on make up and costumes if they had just held a “Planet of the Apes” party, but somebody would have probably yelled: “Take your hands off my country you stinking ape!”
Judging by the comments, they were correct in keeping this little soiree under wraps. Never ever give us wingnuts ammo to ridicule these nouveau riche commies. We’ll run with it.
@dba…vagabond trader says:
January 8, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Judging by the comments, they were correct in keeping this little soiree under wraps. Never ever give us wingnuts ammo to ridicule these nouveau riche commies. We’ll run with it.
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Their idealogy is all the ammo we need, the rest just the details.
“Let them eat shit.” :\
Can you imagine the press if the Bushes (either one) or if any of their children had thrown such a party . . . there never would have been an end.
@Hickster
I think this pic is photoshopped, as there are supposedly no pics since it was a secret event.
Whatevs, it is about the most disgusting thing any administration has ever done, and they keep doing it. Agree with posters above about flipping us all the middle finger.
Let them eat cake, indeed.
Yes, that’s an obvious photoshop — grabbed it from the NYP.
Seems like a fitting theme for this regime. I have felt as if I have gone thru the looking glass for 3 years now.
Next time maybe they’ll be the Adams family.
At least it probably cost about $4 million less than an Obama family vacation.
Why would anyone trust anything written by a person employed by the New York Times?
Halloween parties are for children, not for adults. Seriously. Expensive, yes, but that it happened at all is, well, so Chuck E. Cheese-y. Who would have thought that the White House would be occupied (cough) by folks even more vulgar than the Clintons?
Lots of arguments re the Republican candidates, but we can say this of all of them: they act like grownups.
I absolutly cant stand that JOHNNY DEPP idiot
Check it out…2 wookies in the same picture…
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/01/obamas-secret-tea-party.html
So we have Michelle as the Mad Queen of Hearts and Obama as either the hookah smoker or the dormouse. How appropos.
yes photoshop. I can tell by the rabbit.
..yep. The person’s, not critter’s, would be
Queen
Depp(ricate)
Unibummer
Hath-ata-way
As the CHESHIRE CAT told ALACE in the LEWIS CAROL childrens book WERE ALL MAD AROUND HERE
Why the hell did Lucas send the costume? Mooch is the spitting image.
Another example of why we have to realize that almost all media is in bed with this guy and will indoctrinate in each and every production they put out there. We cannot trust any media without a thorough vetting….movies, kids shows, anything. Be careful what your kids are watching. There is almost always an agenda woven in.
Poetic justice, however, as Burton’s much-hyped Alice was a disaster.
I”m surprised they went with Alice in Wonderland, being all that Barry is one of the “friends of dorothy”.
¿ Is there any longer any question?
they kept it secret becuase of the recession?
you mean the one that we are still in? and the obbutmas just took a 4 million dollar vacation at our expense?
Johnney Depp is the only one that looks normal.
Johnny Drip, is todays Hollywood, homosexual, can’t act, can’t be trusted.
Same goes for Washington.
and this surprises you HOW?
Shame on you P-BO!!!
Shame on your wife also…You two are a couple of Hollywood-want-a-beeees. Go AWAY now…..go away!!!
This picture (referenced above) looks very convincing.
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/johnny-depp/images/17993446/title/johnny-depp-alice-white-house-halloween-2010-photo