PHOTOS The Obamas meet the Trick-or-Treaters (plus Gibbs & Rice in their costumes....seriously)

First lady Michelle Obama comforts a crying child with the promise of a cookie

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama distribute candies and cookies as they host a Halloween reception for military families and children of White House and Residence staff at the East Room of the White House

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice dresses as the Disney character Goofy at a reception for children of military and White House staff families during Halloween at the White House

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wearing Star Wars' Darth Vader costume, with his son Ethan, talks to the media as during a Halloween celebration in the East Room at the White House

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Look at the First Mom, look at her HAIR!

Here is why I like these people.
They just don't give a shit what other people may think.
If it's for the kids, and the kids have fun and get all excited and happy?
It's fine by them.

GOD, it's good to have some REAL people in the "peoples" house again.

I think maybe a BLOWOUT for New Years Eve?

(thanks Jackeens, you're the best!)

I think. She looks great.

Yes, her HAIR!

It's crazy funny and obvious that she took some time with her cute outfit.
Can you imagine Laura Bush doing something like that?

Sometimes you have to read the entire post before you respond.
God, you mention a womans hair and it's like you committed a mortal sin.
Glad I didn't say anything about her shoes, or I would be banned for life!
Did I mention I thinks she ROCKS!

:hi:

To me, Michelle is First Lady, and "First Mom" would be her mother. So I couldn't figure out what might be special about her hair, because it looked just plain normal to me.

dressed as Chewbacca and a storm trooper? :rofl:

I think it is Reggie Love

Hard to do thier job in a costume.

Every geek knows this.

can rip your arms off!

melted into a puddle of tears at the imagery

They're standing in the back in every shot - you KNOW they're the SS detail.

I think Obama should have them at EVERY public appearance!

:rofl:

Celebrating this heathen holiday! </pearl clutching>

The pearl clutching I mean.

Commie-socialist-fascist-hitlerian-stalinite-maoist army.

Yes! The Obamas should have dressed as Hitler and madam Mao!

Or even better... Barack as Glenn Beck (he coulda cried all night) and Michelle as Michelle....Malkin! (she coulda screeched all night)

I know, I know...Too frightening for the real children.... and the GOP children in Congress and the media.

Because Stormtroopers can't hit the broad side of a barn!

Ooops... here comes the 503rd...

Thank you! Where are the girls?

I love leopard print

Or is she just a leopard...

That's the best Dennis Kucinich costume ever... oh, I'm sorry! Nice to see you again, Mr Kucinich!"

I'm hoping it's Reggie. Swoon!

The woman with the red face in front of the Storm Trooper is dressed as Shaak Ti -- I wouldn't have known.

http://images.google.com/images?q=Shaak+Ti

from the popular cartoon network series - Star Wars: The Clone Wars

I hope he fumigated it, first!

But the big question is, what did Sasha and Malia go as?

... you know, in the only "fuck you" kind of way you can while you're standing around a bunch of kids at Halloween.

How cool is she with that outfit--and totally getting into it? Love her.

She is a Bad Chick sorry Bad FLOTUS!

That sweater is cute. I love the way she brought her common style. LOVE HER!

(I see you've been here since August but just 6 posts... chime in a little more often, chitown!!!!

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they make me smile. She would be so much fun to hang out with!

that to me says she has a "wild" side to her

"the First Lady is so unbelievably hot!" This is a guy who just never utters stuff like that... I think he has a little crush going.

Look at Gibbs in his costume, I always knew he was hot.

I'll bet this whole thing has the far right evangelicals Halloween is of the devil types brains melting down into little puddles like the Wicked Witch of the West.

Can you imagine the previous administration giving candy to kids. Heck if cheney had showed up the kids would have screamed in fright.

And let's not forget his doomsday dungeon drone.

MEOW: POTUS, FLOTUS – as Cat Woman! – first grandma Marian Robinson and some 2,000 children and a few hundred adults are trick-or-treating at the White House for Halloween.

Pool reports Obama dressed in casual slacks, checked shirt and a black sweater, while FLOTUS got into the spirit of things with an orange-and-black leopard-type top and cat ears, black eye shadow, her hair in a bun and lots of gold bracelets on one arm.

POTUS deemed FLOTUS to be “a very nice-looking Cat Woman."

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/1009/meow_6b713...

At 1st glance the 2 chefs in the upper left corner looked like KKK.

Note to self: have eyeballs bleached.

The Big White Haunted Mansion looked great lit up in an eerie orange glow!

Michelle is officially the bestest, funnest First Lady EVAR!

Obama is punk cause he didn't dress up but I will forgive him because of that damned smile and the fact that they opened our house to the kids for Halloween.

Thanks, Jackeens!

These pics make me very happy. :hi:

If Obama had dressed up, we'd be seeing it for years on wingnuts' posters.

Still, I hope that's not why he didn't dress up. Probably just a guy thing.

as well. It looks very cool.

Was anything like this ever done in the last 8 years? Bunch of humorless, selfish, arrogant bastards.

how did that happen?

I see Robert Gibbs dressed as Dick Cheney. :hide:

Actually, when I saw the first picture of Darth Vader (#19, I think, before Gibbs took the mask off) - I wondered how Cheney had gotten into the party.

I kind of wondered about that one myself, however, the whole thing brings tears to my eyes, to see that the current President MAKES the time to come out and do things like this with kids of our military, who have to bear so much grief.
Obama is simply awesome in this respect.

I handed out all my candy to people waiting to get in. It was an awesome evening.

It's awesome to see them this year in the White House having so much fun.

for you in between your last Halloween experience and seeing the White House Halloween tonight!

I know I was really scared last Halloween just thinking about the upcoming election :scared:

what a treat for the kids.

maaan, the Ventures Bros is the bomb show!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I love seeing Michelle getting "into it" and growling!

Great pics... everyone looks like they were having fun and Michelle looks fantastic!

what was in the goody bags. They look choice.

btw great pics. Good to see them having fun and spreading it around.

cookies made by the White House chef, game booklets, and mixed dried fruit bags.

but it sure is nice to have fun, family people in the people's House.

to get comfortable under the guise of Halloween costume :rofl:

Michelle looks stunning in her leopard persona and the kids..well, they just all know how to have FUN!

Gibbs and little Gibbs..A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!

Thanks Jackeens~Happy Halloween!

person. A lovely family, too. :loveya:

K&R

The real thing had to be a blast!

I was looking forward to seeing their costumes.

... I'm sure it had to be kept secret for their own protection, at least until they're safely home and changed back into normal clothes.

Too easy to pick the girls out in a crowd by their costume, and if an opportunistic cretin was in costume too ... very risky.

Channeling their inner Clark Griswold!!

:rofl:

It's so great to have a Presidentual family who know how to have fun!

hahahahahaha, I'll git you Michele, my pretty........

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Who were the fairies inside of bubbles? Are they local DC performers?

And Gibbs' boy is adorable. Thanks for sharing.

The pictures made me happy and glad. I wasn't scared at all! :hug:

I just noticed in #13, we have someone dressed as Padawan Asoka Tano! Hubby and I were just commenting tonight that we've NEVER seen anyone dressed as Asoka - not at Shore Leave, Dragon*Con, or tonight. I'm glad that SOMEONE finally did that costume!

Seriously, how awesome is this?!

Thank you.

Michelle is adorable in that leopard get-up. Mr. President looks like such a dad.

lies about Cuba at the UN.

I love this family. :loveya:

Thanks, Jackeens!

Chewy looks like he is going to kick some serious ass.

They have more fun in one night than all the 'fun' in the last 8 years.

"I'm not a fan of dried fruit," said a 9-year-old Cleopatra, aka Grace Hammond of Arlington, who nevertheless acknowledged that this was the swankiest address she'd ever trick-or-treated at.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

LOL!

Ugh that looked so cool!!!

And Gibbs as Darth Vader and his son as Boba Fett rocks. Michelle looked great as a kitty too. Obama needs to dress up next year....as a Congressional bill.

He was terrifying. He looks just like the anus in the office next to me.

Thanks for the pictures.

Subhead: "Observes Pagan, Anti-Xian Holiday in White House."

It looks like the kids were having a blast

Proof he's on the front lines in the librul war on Halloween!!

:sarcasm:

the First Lady would have done 'slutty cop' instead. Now THAT would have been a great White House Halloween!

I simply LOVE Michelle's blouse, and bracelet accessories.

2. This WH is just dripping with class.

All according to plan. Evil we can believe in.

Fox News has their stories for the week.

Move over Halle Berry.

Thanks Jackeens. What a fun event.	Kdillard	Oct-31-09 07:37 PM	#1
Wow - that's so cool! nt	polichick	Oct-31-09 07:38 PM	#2
GOTTA LOVE THE SECRET SERVICE	HowHasItComeToThis	Oct-31-09 10:03 PM	#45
What has that got to do with them giving out candy to kids??	Hutzpa	Nov-01-09 12:25 AM	#73
Well Secret Service are at the party too nt	jbnow	Nov-01-09 01:16 AM	#89
Who's that in the "Storm Trooper" uniform?	daleanime	Nov-01-09 01:28 PM	#131
PROBABLY A REPUBLICAN MIDGET	HowHasItComeToThis	Nov-02-09 05:24 PM	#153
HOW FREAKING COOL IS THAT!	givemebackmycountry	Oct-31-09 07:43 PM	#3
What do you find special about her hair?	cyndensco	Oct-31-09 11:30 PM	#62
Her hair?	NOLALady	Nov-01-09 10:14 AM	#113
The furry band.	redwitch	Nov-01-09 02:49 PM	#135
You guys need to lighten up...	givemebackmycountry	Nov-01-09 04:48 PM	#142
What confused me was "first mom."	Lisa0825	Nov-01-09 09:46 PM	#150
Great pics. Thanks. n/t	bbinacan	Oct-31-09 07:44 PM	#4
Are those Secret Service guys	intheflow	Oct-31-09 07:45 PM	#5
That's strictly on a need to know basis	liberaltrucker	Oct-31-09 07:57 PM	#10
Nope	chitown606	Oct-31-09 09:16 PM	#35
I hope not!!	TX VN VET	Oct-31-09 11:58 PM	#64
Stormtroopers can't hit the broad side of a bantha	AnnieBW	Nov-01-09 12:32 AM	#77
+1	intheflow	Nov-01-09 01:11 AM	#88
A Wookie on the other hand...	file83	Nov-01-09 12:02 PM	#122
Would have loved all the Secret Service guys as Stormtroopers - Beck would have	BR_Parkway	Nov-01-09 09:01 AM	#106
That was my first thought	Canuckistanian	Nov-01-09 05:10 PM	#143
How cool is this for those kids!! I can't even imagine! Love it ! n/t	firedupdem	Oct-31-09 07:51 PM	#6
Clearly, the Obama's are Pagan Worshippers	mikiturner	Oct-31-09 07:54 PM	#7
Nice image.	Enthusiast	Nov-01-09 09:50 AM	#110
See Obama really does have stormtroopers!	bluestateguy	Oct-31-09 07:55 PM	#8
Thanks. Great pix. nt	valerief	Oct-31-09 07:57 PM	#9
Ok, who is the repuke in the stormtrooper costumn??	and-justice-for-all	Oct-31-09 07:59 PM	#11
are you kidding - he's one of the leaders in Obama's	NewJeffCT	Oct-31-09 08:18 PM	#18
Commie -socialist-fascist-hitlerian -stalinite-maoist army.	AlbertCat	Nov-01-09 11:33 AM	#120
I hope not Secret Service	AnnieBW	Nov-01-09 12:27 AM	#75
I loooooove the leopard print!	GoCubsGo	Oct-31-09 08:05 PM	#12
Mmm yes	underpants	Oct-31-09 08:13 PM	#15
Josie the pussycat?	druidity33	Nov-01-09 06:29 AM	#103
...	Ian David	Oct-31-09 08:07 PM	#13
Awesome!	JNelson6563	Oct-31-09 08:12 PM	#14
The official WHITE HOUSE WOOKIE!!!	underpants	Oct-31-09 08:15 PM	#16
Care to take a guess who's hiding under that costume?	blogslut	Oct-31-09 08:50 PM	#26
Maybe Marvin, as Chewbacca?	MarjorieG	Oct-31-09 09:25 PM	#39
My son points out another Star Wars character	starroute	Oct-31-09 10:25 PM	#50
I think it's more likely to be Ahsoka Tano	NewJeffCT	Nov-01-09 12:26 PM	#123
I see Gibbie borrowed Cheney's Darth Vader suit	AnnieBW	Nov-01-09 12:26 AM	#74
I'll betcha it was an opportunity for him to send a "shout out" at Cheney...	MrMickeysMom	Nov-01-09 11:23 AM	#119
spocky!	ind_thinker2	Oct-31-09 08:16 PM	#17
Michelle Obama is the shit!	tishaLA	Oct-31-09 08:32 PM	#19
I agree	chitown606	Oct-31-09 09:18 PM	#36
welcome to DU!	renate	Nov-01-09 03:09 AM	#96
She totally is! She's rockin that catsuit.	Phx_Dem	Oct-31-09 10:09 PM	#47
Best. First. Couple. Ever. nt	alsame	Oct-31-09 08:33 PM	#20
Why is Michelle wearing leopard print when she is obiviously a fox?	EndersDame	Oct-31-09 08:34 PM	#21
Every time I see pictures of Michelle	PSzymeczek	Nov-01-09 12:21 AM	#69
She would be a blast intelligent, caring , and there is a sparkle in her eyes	EndersDame	Nov-01-09 12:34 AM	#78
my husband said to me the other night....	progressivebydesign	Nov-01-09 12:38 AM	#79
hot	katkat	Nov-01-09 11:04 AM	#116
When has the white house seen such joy.	Bitwit1234	Oct-31-09 08:36 PM	#22
He wears his costume all year long in the form of that snarl and frown. scary (s tuff).	peacetalksforall	Oct-31-09 10:49 PM	#54
POTUS deemed FLOTUS to be “a very nice-looking Cat Woman."	Jackeens	Oct-31-09 08:44 PM	#23
Looks like she had something sprayed in her hair, as well.	PSzymeczek	Nov-01-09 12:24 AM	#72
Great up close and personal photos as usual, but I did a double take on #5.	Fla Dem	Oct-31-09 08:45 PM	#24
Geez, I saw that too and did a double take. n/t	progressivebydesign	Nov-01-09 12:40 AM	#80
Same here!	Myrina	Nov-01-09 12:55 AM	#84
I'm so glad I'm not the sicko around here	Bucky	Nov-01-09 02:30 PM	#134
Squeeee!	blogslut	Oct-31-09 08:47 PM	#25
It wasn't a Mr. Rogers costume?	Bette Noir	Nov-01-09 01:24 AM	#91
I thought Obama was supposed to be Bill Gates.	TommyPaine	Nov-01-09 01:04 AM	#86
I thought he was Carlton Banks (from The Fresh Prince of Bellair)	csziggy	Nov-01-09 01:28 AM	#93
Obama dress up	katkat	Nov-01-09 11:08 AM	#118
I noticed the orange lighting	xxqqqzme	Nov-01-09 06:00 PM	#147
dupe	xxqqqzme	Nov-01-09 06:01 PM	#148
K & R	Scurrilous	Oct-31-09 08:51 PM	#27
Fantastic pix!	Iwillnevergiveup	Oct-31-09 08:55 PM	#28
That's was my thought	dflprincess	Oct-31-09 09:55 PM	#43
Mine too!	RoccoR5955	Nov-01-09 10:09 AM	#112
I saw Barack last Halloween at a campaign rally	prolesunited	Oct-31-09 09:04 PM	#29
This has been quite a year	Cha	Oct-31-09 11:15 PM	#57
awesome	d_b	Oct-31-09 09:08 PM	#30
That's so great! Are the Obamas the first First Family to do this? n/t	jenmito	Oct-31-09 09:12 PM	#31
Thanks...	Top Cat	Oct-31-09 09:13 PM	#32
Who's Obama supposed to be?	HiFructosePronSyrup	Oct-31-09 09:14 PM	#33
The President	Jackeens	Oct-31-09 09:15 PM	#34
ROFL @ Dean Venture	HopeOverFear	Oct-31-09 09:22 PM	#37
He's Cormfortable Man!	BluDemocratGirl	Nov-01-09 04:09 AM	#101
Dean Venture?	AlbertCat	Nov-01-09 11:47 AM	#121
A Health Insurance rep...	TankLV	Nov-01-09 01:18 PM	#127
Aw THANKS Jackeens... Those are great.	annabanana	Oct-31-09 09:23 PM	#38
#19: Michelle does Eartha Kitt as Cat Woman	SeattleGirl	Oct-31-09 09:40 PM	#40
Michelle is great as Eartha Kitt! Rowr! nt	Hekate	Nov-01-09 12:21 AM	#67
Gibbs and his boy's costumes are the best!	Odin2005	Oct-31-09 09:40 PM	#41
Ooops-- Gibbsie came as Cheney! Very scary! nt	Hekate	Nov-01-09 12:21 AM	#68
C'mon Mr. President... not even some coke bottle glasses or a handlebar moustache? ;-)	Blasphemer	Oct-31-09 09:52 PM	#42
I see Robert Gibbs went as Dick Cheney	Greg K	Oct-31-09 10:00 PM	#44
Ha! Isn't that great?!	mzmolly	Oct-31-09 10:14 PM	#49
Dang--you beat me to it. LOL	Hekate	Nov-01-09 12:22 AM	#70
VIDEO	HopeOverFear	Oct-31-09 10:05 PM	#46
So I wonder	1badjedi	Oct-31-09 10:12 PM	#48
I read they had white M&Ms stamped with Mr. President's signature,	Bette Noir	Nov-01-09 01:28 AM	#92
Love the pics! If I were a kid, I'd have asked for 2 treats (1 to eat and one to keep forever).	jesus_of_suburbia	Oct-31-09 10:36 PM	#51
Certainly looks like everyone was having lots of fun!!!	BrklynLiberal	Oct-31-09 10:44 PM	#52
I want to live in their neighborhood!	graywarrior	Oct-31-09 10:47 PM	#53
Obama as "the Cos". a little lame	Schema Thing	Oct-31-09 11:02 PM	#55
Piffle, I say	Hekate	Nov-01-09 12:24 AM	#71
PObama just used this as an excuse	Cha	Oct-31-09 11:02 PM	#56
Forget the fact that he's POTUS. He's just a wonderful	Fire1	Oct-31-09 11:18 PM	#58
A special Halloween treat from Jackeens! Thank you so much! -eom	Justitia	Oct-31-09 11:21 PM	#59
I had fun looking at the pictures	Solly Mack	Oct-31-09 11:26 PM	#60
Where are the girls?	hileeopnyn8d	Oct-31-09 11:29 PM	#61
Maybe tomorrow....	Myrina	Nov-01-09 12:58 AM	#85
I love the orange lights outside!!	Manifestor_of_Light	Oct-31-09 11:35 PM	#63
+1,000,000	donheld	Nov-01-09 12:06 AM	#65
I feel a cold wind..........	Can of Whoop-ass	Nov-01-09 12:06 AM	#66
Very Cool	jaysunb	Nov-01-09 01:55 AM	#94
Fairies in bubbles?	AnnieBW	Nov-01-09 12:32 AM	#76
"what life is like in the White House bubble"	mdmc	Nov-01-09 06:01 PM	#149
Good stuff, Jackeens! The first lady is so much fun.	Kind of Blue	Nov-01-09 12:42 AM	#81
Thank you	seaker	Nov-01-09 12:43 AM	#82
Finally, an Asoka!	AnnieBW	Nov-01-09 12:44 AM	#83
Best White House Ever	impik	Nov-01-09 01:07 AM	#87
Dayum, that looks like fun.	Bette Noir	Nov-01-09 01:19 AM	#90
Goofy is a good costume for Rice, spewer of goofed up	roody	Nov-01-09 02:22 AM	#95
you had me at #17	renate	Nov-01-09 03:11 AM	#97
My fave:	Are_grits_groceries	Nov-01-09 03:33 AM	#98
Who are those GOP KLAN guys behind Michele and Barack?	Can of Whoop-ass	Nov-01-09 09:15 AM	#107
They're pastry chefs, silly!	GoCubsGo	Nov-01-09 10:01 AM	#111
Thanks for posting	Sherman A1	Nov-01-09 03:36 AM	#99
Love this kid's remark about the goodies:	Are_grits_groceries	Nov-01-09 04:04 AM	#100
Obama was Mr. Rogers for Halloween, wasn't he?! I love Michelle's costume--uber cute.	vaberella	Nov-01-09 05:21 AM	#102
Dam those folks know how to have fun....	WCGreen	Nov-01-09 06:29 AM	#104
Ahsoka was there, in the fifth pic! I am a Star Wars geek. It is Anakin's apprentice.	Jennicut	Nov-01-09 08:11 AM	#105
Raw Video!	Stables2010	Nov-01-09 09:15 AM	#108
Obama's costume.	Buzz Clik	Nov-01-09 09:49 AM	#109
Great fun!	proReality	Nov-01-09 10:54 AM	#114
Faux News Headline: "Obama Free Candy Socialist Welfare Scheme!"	onager	Nov-01-09 11:04 AM	#115
Freepers complaining about Satanic rituals in the WH in 3.2.1.	grantcart	Nov-01-09 11:08 AM	#117
Love these pics and the Obamas	Politicub	Nov-01-09 12:27 PM	#124
Picture #4. Does Michelle NOT look like Lucille Ball?????	Maraya1969	Nov-01-09 01:02 PM	#125
What!? The POTUS isn't wearing a costume?!?!	proud2BlibKansan	Nov-01-09 01:07 PM	#126
He's dressed as a state governor.	Deep13	Nov-01-09 01:19 PM	#129
Look at all those cobwebs! The WH has really gone to hell!	Deep13	Nov-01-09 01:18 PM	#128
It would have been really funny if	Gedankenaustausch	Nov-01-09 01:25 PM	#130
LOL that's awesome	Clintonista2	Nov-01-09 01:31 PM	#132
two observations:	CatWoman	Nov-01-09 01:34 PM	#133
Gibbs Dressed Up Like Dick Cheney for Halloween...	BeatleBoot	Nov-01-09 03:09 PM	#136
Finally! Satan and all dark forces ascend to the White House.	onehandle	Nov-01-09 03:14 PM	#137
Michelle is a beautiful Catwoman.	Catshrink	Nov-01-09 03:21 PM	#138
Mrs. O would make a seriously hot Cat Woman!	CrispyQ	Nov-01-09 03:59 PM	#139
Did they reinstate the Halloween party at the Naval Observatory?	AspenRose	Nov-01-09 04:03 PM	#140
USSS	Jeneral2885	Nov-01-09 04:07 PM	#141
They dressed up like the Bush administration	yourguide	Nov-01-09 05:13 PM	#144
this is so cool!	Blue_Roses	Nov-01-09 05:56 PM	#145
Great photos.	Raffi Ella	Nov-01-09 05:56 PM	#146
Michelle is adorable!!!	shireen	Nov-02-09 02:14 PM	#151
Freeper caption for #19	thelordofhell	Nov-02-09 02:41 PM	#152