Political Costume Awards

There are always a lot of politically related costumes during election years, especially in DC. I am not a huge Halloween fan but I appreciate creative costumes and how they can create a snapshot of current events. Here are some notes from what I saw last night:

• Most Popular/Easiest: Sarah Palin (both women and men in drag)
  
• Runners Up: Bristol Palin, Barack Obama, and Joe the Plumber
• Best Cultural Rendition: My Korean friend dressed up as Cho the Plumber
• Most Confused: Bouncer at bar dressed up as Osama Bin Laden with a noose. He was either confusing him with Saddam Hussein or thinking wishfully.
• Cutest: Two thirteen year old girls dressed up as Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin
• Most Creative: The Economy, accessorized with bailout donation cups
• Favorite Dictator: Kim Jong Il (beating out the usual favorite: Fidel Castro)
  
• Best Old School: Girl dressed up as George Washington. I was quite jealous of her tricorner hat and coat with tails.
• Most Noticeably Absent: John McCain, Joe Six Pack (completely dwarfed by plumbers), Bush & Cheney

Other current events included: many Michael Phelps, Chinese gymnasts, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Women equipped with babies, etc.