"...He touched my hand..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

A big, stuffed, black spider dangled in a web of string from the top of the portico, and pumpkins had sprouted up around the columns.

The loot handed out was just part of the treat for the kids, ages 6 to 14.

"He touched my hand," said a beaming Tiera Thomas, 11, of Washington, D.C., after she picked up her candy from President Obama.

The Obamas spent about a half hour passing out candy to trick-or-treaters.

Then they headed inside to a reception in the East Room, where the first couple attended a reception for military families and for the moms and dads who work at the White House, along with their kids. The visiting children were chosen with help from the Education Department.

Obama thanked the military members and their families. "We are so grateful to you," he said. "Especially now, a lot of the times, you guys are separated. It's tough. The spouses who are at home are serving just as much as folks who are deployed. So we are just so thrilled that you guys could be here and we could say personally 'thank you' to all of you."

Michelle Obama said the kids were "just so cute."

Obama added: "They're adorable, as is, by the way, my wife, a very nice looking catwoman."

The president, dressed in casual clothes, was one of the few not in costume. Even Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was dressed as Darth Vader, the "Star Wars" villain.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/31/white-house-trickortreate_n_341235.html

[aSpeckofDust]

1. Looked like a fun party..

.. but you know the right is going to get a talking point from this..

"Do you want obama touching your kids?" or some such nonsense XD

[tavalon]

3. We need to create a right wing talking point generator

It shouldn't be too hard. They are just too easy to predict, The Party of No.

[rpannier]

5. My post #4

I'm guessing it will make it to Beck's program

[davidpdx]

2. I can understand the kid being excited

I too got to shake Obama's hand, but this was back in Sept 2007 when he was still a Senator.

[Divine Discontent]

7. true.. the lil girl's got one up on you, the "president" touched her hand!

ha! it would be great to meet him. I'd love to meet Pres. Jimmy Carter first though, then Pres. Billy & Hillary, then the current President. At least you got to meet him not too long ago.

[rpannier]

4. Socialism... Paganism... Satanism... Glenn Beck was right

Giving away candy. How will these kids learn to work for what they get?
Halloween is a Satanic Celebration and it began with those Pagan Druids

[Skittles]

6. Michelle is gorgeous

yes

[ProgressOnTheMove]

8. There couldn't be a happier Halloween. =)

[Clio the Leo]

9. lol, top THAT Ringo! NT

[HopeOverFear]

10. Ringo Starr??

[Clio the Leo]

13. Yep......

.... not to many other living people have fostered such responses as "HE TOUCHED MY HAND!!!"

[Cha]

11. This has been quite the vicarious

Halloween!

[jgraz]

12. Who's the dude in the Obama mask?

Damn, that almost looks real.

[skorpo]

14. He touched my heart...

[mkultra]

15. 11 year olds can be such koolaid drinkers.