The Obamas join the Tea Party

Fox News: "White House hosted 'Wonderland'-themed extravagant Hollywood Halloween bash."

In October 2009, the national unemployment rate was 10 percent, a national health care plan was at the center of debate over the cost of entitlements in an indebted nation and bank bailouts had launched a brand new political movement called the Tea Party.
So when the White House decided to host an extravagant, Hollywood-created Halloween Party decorated by Tim Burton and featuring Johnny Depp in his Mad Hatter role from Burton's acclaimed "Alice in Wonderland," the event was deliberately held on the down-low.

Bonus: this report comes from New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor.  Chewbacca was unavailable for comment.