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Election 2008 'Toon In  

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Viewer Submitted Captions

Oh my, you know who you boys in the back remind me of?
—Joey

Well big boys, all I can give tonight is advice....Whoever is elected will be left holding a HEAVY bag and it won't be filled with candy!
—Sheila Parker

I'm sorry, but I'm giving my candy to Nader this year.
—Becky

We're practicing. We want to know the best way when it comes to collecting taxes.
—Ken Layton

Oh you little ones are sooo cute, and you boys in the back...How old ARE YOU?
—Karen

Oh My!...You are all sooooo scary!!!!! Except you my darling...you go girl!
—Karen

Trick or treat, trick or treat... a vote for me means him I'll beat!
—Paul S. Lynch

"Sorry! But after that last guy, nothing can scare me anymore"
—Darren Fitzgerald

"Scaring up some votes"
—Darren Fitzgerald

We'll take some "700 Billion Dollar Bars" Please
—Darren Fitzgerald

Next year we are going as Joe the Plumber.
—grade8

None Of you are getting my candy from me because you are not children!
—Jasmine

Oh, I just loved you two in "Men in Black!"
—jay-jay

300,000,000 people in the U.S. and you two are the best we can up with??


We're not through going door-to-door. We'll keep plastering our best grins on our two faces as we expect to be treated to your vote. This is no trick.
—Alyson

great costumes guys!
—......

Those are good costumes boys, but aren't you a bit old to be trick-or-treating?
—bvaughnfamily

Is this election "in the bag"? Or still in the hand's of the voter?
—Darren Fitzgerald

"The kids masks look so real. But you two look kind of phony"
—Darren Fitzgerald

...damned if I do, damned if I don't. I'm gonna get tricked whether I give them the candy or not.
—Kellie

Two of you masquerading as agents of change?
—Darren F

And who are you two supposed to be?
—SandRock

What did Sarah offer you guys to bring her kids trick or treating?
—Pann 70

stop looking at me
—stpehen

I am here to protect the kids and set a good example and watch over the kids now wouldnt you want a president like me PLEASE VOTE FOR ME OBAMA
—Charmane

"Do i have your vote ?"
—leslie A

Listen you big whiners, asking for change, you've got bags full of candies from "Bush Economy"; let see what you are going to get next year...
—Jo

MCCAIN: "I've got an across-the-board spending freeze, so I can't do anything if I get elected to office. Donations, please. I really didn't think this through..." OBAMA: "Ma'am, in my bag, I've got the big picture. Would you like a piece of it? Here's your taxcut. Keep that for now while we charge the rich and oil companies and the big corporations and companies who are sending jobs overseas--who have long since escaped paying their fair share through tax loopholes--to fund desparately-needed social programs and invest in renewable energy for the stability of future generations."
—Yasmine

give me the most cause i am going to beat mccain
—kendrick battle

Ya'll got some big heads
—May-lee

i'll vote for one of you as long as you leave my house
—ceaira

I'm sorry, but this is not a solution to the economic crisis!
—Debra

Don't vote for McCain vote for me and i will lessin the school hours for your kids and have more vacation time to spend time with ur family.
—kailyn

Trick or treat smell my feet Obama said you had something free to eat!
—Geoff

GET IN THE CAR KID, I HAVE CANDY
— SJAGKSAHFJASKG SGFSJAKGDFJKASFGSAJKFGAKFGAGA

No Obama, keep The Change, take the candy
—youngmiller's the chilla

Doesn't Obama scare you too!?
—Jacob S.

AAH monster!! Oh look theres John McCain
—Liar McBama pants

Nice masks
—reilly clark from hamilton in tx

Obama: I'd like the blue ones, the red ones and some of the green ones,please. McCain: That's not fair!! Now you're hogging the red ones too.
—Lynn

Obama: "Finally! Here's one they haven't sold at auction." McCain: "Excuse me ma'am *cough* I mean my friend, we've come for your children's future.
—StirliQ

"Stop the tricks, both you presicential canidates. Why not try the truth, and let America get back to "In God We Trust" before we sell it all to the other countries, that is where we are heading now with allt his free trade. Stop the funny stuff.
—EDW

McCain: Trick or Treat! Obama: Make sure you give me at least 5 bowls more so I can give candy to everyone who didn't feel like coming trick or treating.
—Terri

"you two need to stop acting like selfish children and actually run for president! :)"
—pat dizzle25 cent

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!
—michael

I'm not an early voter. You might as well stop coming here!
—JOHN

Here is some cany McCain.. O srry Obama dont have much more to give out
—forrest

Vote for us we'll take your kids trick or treating
—Clint A

Trick or treat! Place your ballot here!
—Brenda Taylor

Note the hungry look in Obama's eyes. Share a small treat....
—G. Bell

This probably represents taxes because obama wants to raise them and mcain doesn't.
—jem

(Obama) Hey McCain, stop colleting bailout and spend the weath.
—Daniel Glass

The presidentails look like same greedy
—Lil drew

"Oh my, it's Karl Rove and Muhammad Ali."
—R Bynum

"Don't come back on April 15th wanting seconds!"
—R Bynum

"Hey Barack why dont you drop out and ill give all my candy.":) "Why don't U"-Barack "No you"-John "Ok"-barack
—Devyn

Obama: Trick or Treat! I will redistribute the candy given me to the most needy of children. McCain: Trick or Treat! Know who will tax your candy purchases more? That one...
—Terri W-M

"Oh, Senator McCain, it's a shame you had to dress Sarah up like Senator Obama to get the media to join you this year!"
—C. Arter

I'm goin home and going to give all my candy to joe the plumber.
—The DUDE

Barack, QUIT STEALING MY CANDY!!!
—Liar McBama pants

quit stealin my candy
—Reilly Clark

(John) Let me have some of your candy so I can take credit for it.
—Jake Davis

Take off the mask Obama and show the real you.
—Cody

(LADY AT THE DOOR TO OBAMA) "Nice costume, Mr. Marx, but I'd recognize you anywhere!"
—ConservaChick

See, we're just your regular Joe the Plummers.
—D

Do you boys really believe that THIS is how to get the women's vote?
—Nicole Pinou

Um, I believe you boys are looking for Joe the Plumber - he lives next door.
—Nicole Pinou

McCain, "I'm collecting to make a great care package for my military buddies." Obama, "I'm collecting for all those who didn't go door to door." Ironman, "Give me more. I'm John's secret weapon to end the war." Hulk, "Don't make me angry! Give Obama more!" Batman, "My bag's full, but I need more so I can fix everything." Hana Montana, "I need more so I can keep entertaining you with my song & dance & spin!" Taxpayer, "Oh my, I may run out ... I don't have enough time in the day to get more!"
—Billy Joe

I'm going to give all the candy to the lazy kids who can't get up and get their own candy. (Barrack)
—Sarah Gibson

Who will provide for the children's health care - you decide!
—Mary McKeon

See John, I told you that a trickle down economy was a trick,not a treat.
—Ray Trudell

Gosh, Senator McCain, aren't you a little old for this?
—Benzin Chicago

If candy were money we'd all be socialists.
—Kelli

Without proper "Trick or Treater" I.D. you cannot have a treat. Sorry.
—Git

McCain: I will tax the poor Now & Later!! Obama: I will tax the millionaires.


McCain: I'm crazy right wing off shore drilling ex-POW guy, gimme some candy! (I already have enough money lining my pockets from oil lobbyists & my sugar momma wife who is financing my campaign.) Obama: I'm crazy socialist friend of former terrorist guy! Gimme some candy! I'll redistribute it as I see fit.
—Ger

John, I'll let you decide how much candy you want to keep and what kind of candy you want to keep. Obama, I'll take almost all of your candy and go hand it out to the kids who were too lazy to go trick or treating...
—Michelle

Psst! Kiddies,Cover your Goodies tight, the man behind you with the big ears wants to spread the loot. says McCain. Obama says, Kiddies don't you want to be social and spread the candy with 95 % of the people.
—Dorothea J Jenkins

See John, "I told that trickle down economics was a trick".
—Ray Trudell

presidential candidates will hunt you down just to get your vote.
—Carl

who you votin for
—jessy

they can always have fun no matter wat they have to do as you can c
—Jessenia

(Obama)Put the candy in the bag and if not harm will not come. (Mcain) Put all your money in the bag and i will still raise your insurance.
—scott howell

I wish I could go trick or treating with them
—afonso gonzalez

john mccain is trick or treating for condoms so he can make a milf scene with palin
—saggy ballsack

obama looks like a monkey
—harry wacker

he telling mcCain to just give up because i'm going to win
—vinaysia

All candidates are greedy... haha Well actually i think they think they can get whatever they want just because there candidates for presidents..
—Phillip Hughes

They are so G to go trick or treating with little kids.
—Alfonso gonzalez

(JOHN) "No tricks, You decide to keep OR give YOUR candy" (OBAMA) "Put all the candy in my bag, and I'll decide who gets what...Keep one for yourself!"


They may be running for president but they can still have fun!!!!
—david chen

Voting decisions haunting you?
—Student-Jefferson MS

Trick or Truth!
—Student-Jefferson MS

John, Barrack, Track, Bristol,Willow,Piper.....oh,darn, I thought YOU had the baby!
—Anita Hand

we bring "clean" coal from mountain's hole for your stocking now pawn that ring tap on your phone but no one's home
—presidential champaigne

You must be joking! Right?
—RBS

"Trick or trick! We're in costume pretending to be American Patriots. I'm pretending to be a Christian American, and my partner, Joe, is pretending to not be corrupt."
—Dave

Sorry, no more treats, we ran out of money!
—Elaine S

Hey, you wanna trade masks?
—Joao Romero

like obama and mccain took some kids trick or treat and they been greedy then kids was with big smile on there face.
—shawn johnson

"John, you cannot take two."
—Lindsay W.

"I'm a maverick and he's a terrorist!" "I am not a terrorist, I'm a president!"
—Geoff

Why is Obama's head wider than McCain's?
—James

Money! Trick or whaaat?
—Bob Miller

I trick you, and/or you treat me. No negotiation.
—Hao Guo

I wish you two would stop acting like children...
—Aaron Sakovich

One on left will not trick you, but one on right will treat you with everyone else's money, especially if you refuse to work or come here illegally!


"What would you guys think if I went on a dirty treats campaign?"
—David Galbraith, Esq.

Wait, which one of you has the most candy? I'll have to take some candy from you and give it to the ones with less....
—Patty

Kids, you'd better watch your treat bag around that socialist parading as a democrat! He'll make sure the trick-or-treating rules are amended so that you must even out your share with the rest of the kids who didn't feel like going door to door!
—Jennifer HD

My goodness! Iron Man, Hulk, Batman, Hannah Montana! How'd you gt stuck next to these guys for the photo op?
—Jennifer HD

O.K! Barack be fair. You give half of your candy to Johnny!
—jack

I've told you two before that you have to wait until November 4th to get your treat!
—phillip roullard

Hello, Mr. Obama! I have seen you on TV 24 hours a day for a year now....Who is the Stranger with you?
—Wade T Odom

Listen kids, show them the American Flag, that will scare away the fake one !
—JMT

Trick or Taxes...
—H. Ed

Slick or Cheat? Whichever you choose, the voters usually lose.
—Rosalie Panthaki

"'That One' is Trick, I'm Cheat. Oops, I mean Treat." "No, he's Slick, oops, I mean Trick, I'm Treat."
—Rosalie Panthaki

McCain: I'm going to tax all you children that have the BEST candy, then give other children with little to no candy money to help buy themselves better sweets. That's my plan little friends. Obama: I'm here to collect candy from everyone, and then give it to all the children that are too lazy to go out trick or treating themselves.
—JT Stanwix

Capitalist or Socialist
—Mike

Trick or Cheat? Oops, I mean, Trick or Treat?
—Rosalie Panthaki

I knew all poticians wanted the same thing, I only have candy left, now you want that too, whats next my soul?
—levar s harte

Only candy here for kids gentlemen the treasurys up the road !
—LeVar Harte

McCain: this guy over there is trick and I'm treat. Obama: no. He's trick and I'm treat. Cause I'm treating everyone who doesn't pay taxes with your candy. So filler up!
—dimitrios

"I got a Baby Ruth..." "I got M&Ms" "I got a Mounds" "Good Grief, I got a Ba-rock."
—Jim Suvoy

So who are you voting for?
—Sia Heidegger

Ok kids, now I know you worked to get your candy, but Lord Barak Hussein says we have to give half of it to the other kids who stayed home and were too lazy to trick or treat...you guys have too much anyway and you happen to live in a nice neighborhood that you were born into...as a matter of fact, its your duty to give me half so the others have some too..quit complaining, I'll decide when you have enough..
—Bob

Sen. Pelosi, don't talk while wearing the McCain mask. It's going to blow my bi-partisan message and the lady with the bowl of candy is going to figure out what we're up to.
—Rick Smith

McCain: "My treat for you! No goodies needed; only tour well-thought-out vote. And the pork? I don't accept pork-barrell-spending!". Obabma: "HI! Meet your newest spread-the-wealth, Marxist, Socialist neighbor; gimme-gimme-gimme...oh, but only money. My Musli - uh, Christian pastor said I should slow down on pork!"
—Rufus Surles

well Mr. Obama what do you mean that I can't distribute my own candy as I see fit. Oh I'll be patriotic if I let you take it and do it your way. Well I'm not going to fall for that trick so here is the pieces you get as your share and Mr. McCain you'll get your treat from me on election day when I give you my vote Or will it get to the point that the goverment wants to handle that for me too?
—Mike

No matter how old you are, sometimes you gotta cut loose!
—Shake-N-Bake 3

Smile real big and they'll think it's a mask. Sometimes we just have to grin and work together to get what we want. Keep smiling. Smile, smile... Alright! Now if we can get Congress to smile and work together for a better outcome for America...that would be a treat!
—MJ North Carolina

Give me the treat or he'll give you the trick!
—Susan Alford

"Trick or treats?.....I vote treats"
—Darren Fitzgerald

Hello mam, i brought my little ones along but you only need to give "me" all your goodies cause i'm going to redistribute everything to all the poor and maybe the "middle" class,if there is enough to go around. Hey, they can't afford all the goodies you have! Obomie, you cant' do that, this lady has worked all her life just so she could have the goodies she has now! That's not fair, you socialist! Since she is voting for me as president you won't be able to do your dirty work next year. Thank you kind sir you have my vote!!!!
—Jacki Y.

I'm passing out candy, not votes gentleman. You have to wait 5 more days.
—Shannon Barone

To "Patriot": You do not sound much like a patriot or a Christian. Weren't you taught to love one another in Sunday School? Perhaps you went to hypocrite school instead.
—Margaret Prizer

Trick and cheat!
—Andrew B.

"Tricks for votes & votes for treats"
—Darren Fitzgerald

Trick-or-Treat, Mrs. Plumber!
—MP

If you think Halloween is scarry wait until after the election.
—Leona

So, after tricking all year, you've come for the treats. Aren't you the greedy little pranksters.
—Cherie

Trick me once, shame on you. Trick me twice, shame on me. Chuck Baldwin will be getting your treats!
—Cherie

Were here to collect your share of the bailout, Cash only no checks
—I don't want you to know my name

Don't you guys control enough yet? You want to take all my candy too?!
—TC Mohr

Mc Cain:I'm here to help you by lowering the price of candy Obama:I'm here to tell you who to give it to and penalize you for giving it out.
—Jeff Rogers

is it me or does every four years these costums keep getting scarier and scarier?
—grason saulters

honey, those guys are back again and all they say is your a moron, no your amoron.
—grason saulters

"Come on people smile on your brother everybody get together try to love one another right now."
—Jill Gering

Incredible Hulks says: "Get these bastards off my back! I'm mad as hell and I WON'T take it anymore! Oh, trick or treat."
—Teaneck Mike

so, i see you two are up to your usual!
—joan h.

"Sorry, big guys. Take your dirty underwear someplace else!"
—Terry Pinyerd

No lady these are not costumes and yes we really are trick or treating for acorns.
—Roger L. Phillips

My, my don't we look scary, special you two with the devilish smiles on your masks.
—Cindy

What do you mean trick or treat give us something good to eat? After this election we'll all be eating crow!
—Cynthia Randall

Oh look treak or treaters. You middle sized ones can get the candy for free, but you in the fancy suits will have to pay 39% more.
—Kelly

Dick & George bought spooky new costumes. "Trick or treat, give us $5 Trillion or we'll declare martial law".
—Tek Jansen

Please hurry ma'am, can we hide in your house? Sarah is coming, and she's really scary!!
—Dulce

"Now who are you two supposed to be?"
—Paul Melvin

Trite or Trump! Smell our message, give us something good to live by.
—Tracie Brown

Trite or Trump! Smell our message, give us something good to live by.
—Tracie Brown

The Lady says," Okay, you with the Maverick and Freddie Mac costumes have much more candy than the other kids. Don't you think you should 'spread the wealth around'?
—T. Miller

Obama: I'm here to redistribute candy to kids to who didn't feel like walking door-to-door.
—D Davis

So who are you representing?
—Reggie

And to think I was worried about nukes.
—Ken

Please Elect ME! We'll take all your candy , & give it to AIG (Chorus) Please Elect ME! We'll give you a tax cut if you're Middle Classeee Please Elect ME! Since the worth of the cut is inflated Money! Please Elect ME! We'll think of you day and in the nightie! Please Elect ME!
—Nurse Betty

YO, Frankenstein, tell "Bush" that being a Halloween Zombie doesn't mean his campaign is dead.........Yo grandpa, did you here the Bama-boy?
—carolh

Thinking to herself: Thank God the campaigning will be over in 4 days! Think of all the candy that could have been bought with all that money.
—Jody in Ballard

Aren't you two taller ones a little bit too busy to be tricking or treating?
—daxboi

Josephine saw behind the masks...it never was "just for the kids"
—Elizabeth

Oh I thought were at Madeline (Albright') house. Why aren't you dress as a Witch? Or are you afraid you'll scare the first Dude?
—Quofu

Sorry kids, no candy left after that little mean kid georgie played all his dirty tricks on the neighborhood.
—Joe Roman

Barrack says "We are just here to spread the candy around" ... "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." (quote courtesy of Karl Marx)
—CN

Trick or Treat! Oh what cute Trick or Treaters - here let me give you lots of candy so I will have less than 250 pieces left in my bowl. That way, scary Mr. Obama can't take it away with him - wait! No! give me back that bowl! You said 250! not everything I have! John - help!!!!
—DN

Bail out or Bust!
—Larry Foss

SPOOKY SITUATION
—BILL NEWSOM

This is going to be the scariest Halloween ever.
—J. Sunderland

Last bowl of candy for the main street kids and the wall street enablers.
—Robert Wanyange

i feel bad 4 the little trick-or-treaters....i wood slam the door in their faces (obama and mccain). i dont like either of them they r the worst candidates!!!!!! in my point of view.
—Lola

The bailouts to greedy Wall Street wasn't enough? Now you want candy,too!
—Louise VanBuskirk

Politicians trick all year. They always get a treat!
—Lola Boan

She would have slammed the door if the kids weren't standing right there!!!
—Rachel Fitzgerald

"Honey, come look at these cuties. They're all dressed up like smiling fascists."
—Steve Newcomb

"It's not for ourselves; we're taking contributions to help Wall Street Bankers."
—D Keys

What? No candy? But Mom made us take them along!!!
—Love Pixxie

What? No candy? But Mom made us take them along!!!
—Love Pixxie

Oh, Obama, go away! No tricks welcome here! Even a mask cannot hide your truly evil heart and character! Senator McCain, you are indeed a treat and always welcome at my door! Your strength, courage and excellent moral character shines through your smile and your words! I trust you with the future of my family! You never mask the truth! A truly good heart is always recognizable!
—betc

Hi, I'm John McCain and I'm just here to get handouts and experience being a "democrat for a day!"
—Liz Sudheimer

What happens when you Trick or Treat in a 'Low Information' neighborhood. "Oh, and who are you tall guys suppose to be?"
—thinkingblue

Trick or Treat... no, no, really... smell my feet... give me your vote... or I'll start lying in my campaign ads... ...trick... oh, ok, Obama, you're up...
—Robert Chapdelaine

What happens when you Trick or Treat in a 'Low Information' neighborhood. "Oh, and who are you tall guys suppose to be?"
—thinkingblue

Great costumes...but who are you REALLY behind those masks?
—Kathy G.

The kids: Trick or treat! John & Obama, in unison: Tax or more tax! Woman at the door says: Hi, kids! Let's see, there's Ironman, Frankensetin, Batman and a Hippy. You guys in the back - weren't you in the movie Dumb and Dumber?
—Disgruntled Voter

another false ad by Nobama....real Christians don't celebrate Halloween...abortion...gay rights...etcetera
—patriot

In Costume (Cost to me)? Again?
—madmolly

Oh My! If you gentlemen are here to clean up after the Pit Bull, you're going to need bigger bags!
—Karl Stuart Kline

"Trick or Change"
—TM Akashi

The name on the monster boy is Obama. McCain is really Osama bin Laden and the tall man next to him is Barak's mother...Bin Laden says "Oh damn you Barak...you forgot to switch masks and hide your real face before we came to steal from these Americans, now your whole evil plan will be blown for sure." Obama's mother (in a bubble above her head) is thinking "I hate white people".
—Smary

Honey? Call the FBI. It looks like those two US Senators are using Presidential Candidacy to top Senators to posing as Representatives of the People. This is a federal offence!
—Brad Eddins

Pick the wrong one and you won't get a treat for four years!
—William H. Lockyer

Oh I thought were at Madeline (Albright') house. Why aren't you dress as a Witch? Or are you afraid you'll scare the first Dude?
—Quofu

My, my! The level you two will go to for my vote. (Rustle, rustle) Mr Obama, what are all these phony ACORNs doing in your bag?
—John

Honey , come quick the Lone Ranger and Taunto are here!!!
—Chain -E

Make it look good lady.... The News Cameras are doing a special on us tonight !
—TC

"You make me 'Pale in' the face!"
—Raj R.

"Well I recognize you children, but who are the cacophonic tall guys with scary masks!"
—carol

I already gave at the office and it still wwent broke!
—Barbara W.

Tricks or vote!! Vote for us, we are kids!!
—hie

Trick or Treat, Smell our Feet, Give us Someone New to Cheat.
—K. Hughes

Says the lady dressed in red white & blue holding the treats "Sorry, but my treats are too precious to be given out to any but the pure & true, wise & innocent. Do any of you qualify?"
—Kathy T

Don't worry kids there is plenty to go around. Just remember you'll be paying for this candy the rest of your lives.
—Chris E

We'll need all of your candy for some kids who lost their bag on the market today...
—Ed T

Who's the real Charlie Brown?
—Aaron Kenji

Batman gets my Vote!He already has candy in his bag! McCain and Obama's bags look empty--Wow! I think their trick will be that in the end we won't have money for treats!
—O. Burnette

"Why John. How nice to see that you are taking Barrack around with you. Now, maybe he can get some experience"!(slight pause, and a look of distain from Obama, "Oh, sorry Barrack, did not realize you had experience in getting handouts so well"!
—Bob Conrad

Yes, the ears are real!
—Glenn K

McCain: "Here's your middle class tax relief." Obama: "I'm here for your middle class tax increase."
—Glenn

McCain: "Here's your middle class tax relief." Obama: "I'm here for your middle class tax increase."
—Glenn

Lady: "Do you all want some candy?" Barack Obama:- " Uhh-Uhh- Uhh can I vote present?"
—nator187

Sorry Mr. Cheney. Although the Jack-O-Lantern bucket is cute. No candy without a mask!!!
—Derrick

Sometimes even the candidates need a little sugar.
—Vincent Briffa

"Spare some change,lady?"
—Frank Landry

Tricks or Treats! No tricks Barack the Vote for your treat!
—WG2

Obama:- "I know, I know, I am the least experienced here! But I promise I will be giving all the handouts you could ever want soon!"
—Nator

This is no Trick or treat- we are here for your share of contribution to the federal bailout program
—Stu

Both parties suspend their campaigns for a bipartisan effort... candy! Happy Halloween!
—Joseph Naval

I thought tax time wasn't until April!
—Geoff Hiatt

"Oh, it's those Senate boys, up to their old tricks again this year."
—Margo Coolidge

Caption under MCCAIN - TRICK to everyone except the top 1% of Americans. I only bring candy to the top 1%. Everyone else gets a rubber chicken. Caption under OBAMA - TREATS for the middle class who really need a big bag of HELP.
—C. Breed

HEY! She's got more Paydays in the bowl. Mounds of money under the chocolate. If we do not get any good cookies here- we can always convince Hershey's now part owner of Wall Street with awesome health benefits as long as she moves to Mars.
—J. Ferguson

waffles or acorns?
—JamesJTX

....hello taxpayer, would you like to buy a "pig in a poke"?
—JamesJTX

Obama doesn't need a mask to SCARE YOU.
—D.D.Popp

Make me shiver the diversity of this year Halloween costumes: A Messiah with an Acorn shirt and a "Soldier that will never die"....
—JT

That nice voice on the back with an Acorn costume, cannot stop repeating Tina's tune "We Don't Need Another Hero"
—JT

how else wil we bail out the economy!!
—stoner bourne

And who are YOU supposed to be?
—Adrian

At that moment Muriel came face to face with her fear of clowns.
—-paddy

...hmmm, I see Iron Man, Batman, Frankenstein, a pretty hippie, and two incompetent boobs...I gotta quit squeezing this bowl so tight!!
—Calvin B.

It's a mask, and only a mask! Our true faces come out after the election! Trick? Or Treat anyone?...
—Celeste Wagner

Just give the candy to the kids. We're going to take it anyway and spread it around as we see fit!
—mur T

Trick-or-Vote!
—Chad Smith

McCain: Mom meet my kids and my boyfriend, Obama...
—Desere Mahilum

Scared of you two? Are you kidding. It's that Sarah Palin that really scares me!
—Neil Ferguson

The kids are just a ruse to get you to open the door....we're really here to collect YOUR PORTION of the bailout dollars!
—Marilyn Cellamare

"Tricks or Treats! Please Vote for Me!"
—judylee

I save the last two apples with the razor blades for you two in the back!
—Robin

McCain's bag: Lies coated lollipops & false flavored accusation candies! Obama's bag: Real and Natural with no sugar coating and very digestable!
—Marcia Stephen

"I'm sorry, but Sarah and Joe already came by and took everything we had... well, except for this bowl of broken dreams."
—Dusty Medlock

Behind the masks, we are both the same, VOTE: RON PAUL!
—Stefan Pavlenko

Trick or treat indeed! I shall give each of you candy except THAT one.
—Dale

This is not a trick lady the "old man" and "that one" want to treat themselves to the $700 billion dollars before Wall Street does.
—MaxHF

"My, oh my, what scary costumes--two U.S. Senators!"
—Dan Bare

When Tax Dollars Just Aren't Enough...
—Poore Richard

Desperate Measures
—Poore Richard

The kids holding the pumpkins in the Joe Biden and Sarah Palin costumes are FAR more realistic!
—Kim G

Sarah! Joe! Is that you!?
—KD

Bill! Hillary! Is that you?!
—KD

Okay Hillary & Bill, you got your treats years ago!
—Phillip M O

"Honey, QUICK!!! - Go call the police!!! I think we're about to be robbed!!!"
—Barry Sartain

McCain, you can't trick or treat at your own house...one of your own houses! And I don't care if Obama hasn't been here yet.
—Yen Nguyen

Obama?!? We don't allow Terrorist/Socialist/Baby Killer Sympathizers in this house!
—American

Oh my, every year the costumes just keep getting scarier and scarier.
—phen

"Hillary, we came to see if instead of candy you would give us your 18 million voters so that we don't have to deal with a write-in initiative - pretty please?"
—Anxious Voter

Hi Barrack, glad to see you out with your girls. Why John McWar, one of your nine houses is in our neighborhood?? Have you rented these children or did you borrow your own back from the discarded first wife?
—owen

No! "The real trick will be counting the votes."
—Ray Trudell

Wow! Great costumes - an American hero and a terrorist hugging Communist!
—Mike

Collecting votes on Halloween? No treats 'til we see no tricks. TO Obama - Clinton sold us out to China and you will finish selling us out to your cronies... To McCain - Get us out of this fix or you won't be there more than 4 years...
—Rae

In this photo(L-R) Ticker, Treater, four trick-or-treaters, and a tricked treater.
—DA Iverson

Oh My! It's Gloom and Doom!
—Cindy Daffin

"Honey, you were right. I've watched too much campaign news...I'm starting to hallucinate!"
—sl4

No choices for US this Halloween, just Russian style socialists masks!?
—John M Tudor

Somebody wearing a Sarah Palin mask just said 'Treat or I'll have you fired'...
—Kim G

If you promise to actually ANSWER debate questions I'll give you both a candy bar...
—Kim G

I'm sorry guys - old war stories and smooth talking won't get you my candy...
—Kim G

Trick or Treat? We're all wondering the same thing...
—Kim G

"Yikes! You're scaring me!" (the woman at the door should have an "Independent" label on her sleeve)
—CA

I want to know which one of you toilet-papered my tree!
—Colin Butts

"Honey, come take a snapshot of our government at work"
—Jim H

Usually we OFFER treats and then pull tricks on people!
—Chuck P.

I thought tax time wasn't until April!
—Geoff Hiatt

Ghosts, Goblins and Gangsters!
—Mike

I thought tax time wasn't until April!
—Geoff Hiatt

What a relief! I was afraid that it was Mr. Cheney with his shotgun and Ms Palin with her machine gun!
—Karl Stuart Kline

Gee, you boys really shouldn't have bothered - not when Mr. McCain doesn't need me because he's got Big Oil and Mr Obama didn't need to bother when he's already got my vote!!
—Karl Stuart Kline

We're here for the bi-partisan handout.
—Rowena Allen

"Trick or truth"
—Lisa Johnstone

Aren't you guys cute, take off your mask and let me see what you really look like.
—Carolyn Thompson

So you suspended your campaign for this, too, John? You boys both realize you only have 4 days left until one of you gets a treat and the other a trick, right?
—Geoff Hiatt

Nightmare on Main Street
—Stephen Manion

Chick or cheat
—Annabelle Radlciffe-trenner

Why, Sarah, I didn't know you were a short blond with long hair! What else don't I know about you?
—Pick Me!

We're from the government and we're here to help.
—Lawrence Eng

soon it will be over
—Richard Alan Dodge

Well, now I've seen everything!
—Katie R

Anything without any nuts in it?
—Fred Schnertz

Our Trick, Your Treat
—Susan

We're here from the government and we're here to help.
—Doug N

Trick or Trick!
—Doug N

Are both of you gentleman sure you can handle the job and raise these children too?
—KA

I already gave...and gave...and gave...and gave...
—Kim Adams

I guess I bought the right candy: $100,000 bars, Pay Day, and Now or Laters...
—Kevin Andrew Murphy

Don't look so puzzled! We are real. Just hand over your money, I mean candy.
—Lola Boan

For some reason I don't think you two are here for the candy.
—Joan Manning

McCain... Trick! Obama... Treat!
—Jean Caroline

Oh My, this really is scary.
—anon39

No treats for you two in the back...Let's see your "trick"
—Robert Fenstermacher

My, you boys are the scariest ones yet!
—Robert Fenstermacher

Trick or Treat;guess which is which?
—lakela

"Dirty tricks or unfunded treats"
—Pete

"My Goodness, We're not giving out any money or swingvotes at this house"
—Harold George

Who gets the $700 Billion Treat? Who delivered the Trick?
—Em

Another reason why we need tougher campaign fundraising legislation.
—Joel B. McEachern

They all look so lifelike.
—Joel B. McEachern

McCain-His bag is gradually filling with items to be divided among many Americans republican and democrates. Obama-His bag is to collect whatever he can for himself although he has promised to share with the American people.
—Jackie

No more bailout goodies
—June Swan

Great costumes! For a moment there, I thought this might be another political ad!
—Jim Jacobs

"When election funds run low...."
—Darren Fitzgerald

"Bipartisan fund raising."
—Darren Fitzgerald

No candy for you big guys, you just got $700 billion!
—Scott Lawrence

I'm sorry, but if you're here for the mortgage, it's already gone!
—Judy

"Tricks are for kids Ma'am. But WE take treats."
—Darren Fitzgerald

McCain is holding the hood he snatched off of Nancy Pelosi, Obama figured the jig was up.
—B Barney

You two in the back have the scariest costumes I have ever seen!
—Greg Fisher

McCain: We ARE in costume, my friend. I'm disguised as a creaky old man and THAT ONE is dressed as a Chicago mobster who consorts with terrorists and Communists.
—Chico Marty

White or Black!
—Buck

"But if I give all the treats to you. They'll be nothing but tricks for the children."
—Darren Fitzgerald

We have no tricks and no treats.
—Linda Johnson

"Who's costume or mask do you like the best?"
—HK

"We just WANT, but don't have anything to offer"
—HK

"We finally found a home with someone in it!"
—HK

"This smile and mask have been extended till after halloween and the election"
—HK

"Super heros need handouts also"
—HK

Wow! Real campaign reform!
—Doug Troutman

Obvious tricks and no treats...
—Wendy Wuenker

"We may not know how to run a country, but we sure know how to knock on doors and ask for handouts! Just look at our support staff!"
—smyrlin

EEK and Meek
—I was hockey mom first...

No more treats for you big guys! You already have my 401K.
—Ann

Wow! Real campaign finance reform!
—dtroutma

"(smear)Campaign donations, please"
—Kristi

Obvious tricks and no treats...
—Wendy Wuenker

I'm sorry, the undecided voter lives next door
—Gary Webb

Mccain- "His white bag is a symbol of surrender and defeat!" Obama- "His bag is filled with failed loans and home deeds. He is just here because your the only house on the block that hasn't been forclosed and he believes you have money because you can afford your home, and are possibly Republican and instead of candy he is hoping for your vote and maybe a donation towards his campaining that he most likely will tax you on" Lady- "Kids, get McCain!!"
—Melissa Cervantes

I'm the real one, That other guy is hiding behind the mask...
—Gloria

I can tell the coming year will be NO TREAT!
—wingdreams

National Security! National Security!
—Hung

so which one of you made Hulk mad?


Since you can still afford that candy... we'll take the bail-out cash now!
—wendy

Just can't wait to get my hands on all these goodies
—Fighter Intercept

If you're here to collect more for the home mortgage buy-out and re-finance, forget it! I'm not even sure, which one of you is the REAL Obama.
—Howard

Big boys in the back....your candy is over on Wall Street.
—Grady Lee Howard

Which one of you two funny looking guys in the back is from the FANNY/FREDDY Clown agency ?
—Raymond

"Come look honey, I told you there was a Black man in our neighborhood." "And you thought I was hallucinating."
—F. Baldwin

OUR FOUR CHILDREN ARE HAPPY TO HAVE TWO FATHERS TO GO TRICK OR TREATING WITH
—Denny

I thought you two were going to "borrow" the "Bailout" money. Ooops, please excuse me, the "Rescue" money. John, just push those children aside, I will be glad to give all I have left, in the name of Patriotism.
—John W

Trick. Just trick.
—Jasmin

"Oh, I get it... you're supposed to be Father Time and That One."
—Casey

Sorry, no more goodies for the beggars!!! -DeVitt


Guess who is wearing the mask of deviation?
—'Bash

No candy for the liberal you get your handouts from the government!
—Pete

Sorry, I won't fall for scare tactics again this time.
—Phyllis Turner

Two Nightmares come to Main Street
—Pam D

One way to sweeten the economy!
—alex12

Sorry McCain, but this is only for spooks.
—zeebee

Trade you some lies for some candy!
—Sue B

Quickly children, get in! Those 2 took my wife's arms and legs last week, and now they're looking for more!
—Daver

Go back to Washington. You're frightening the children.
—Janet Luke

You've already stolen my retirement. Now you want the kid's candy too?
—Janet Luke

''Haven't u boys had enough fun scaring people in your TV campaign ads?!''
—April

(McCain) I'm in my maverick design - give me a treat. (Obama) And I'm, Agent Change that will never trick ya.
—Sean D

What no Sarah Palin, she's the scary one!!
—Pam

Obama: give me a fortune cookie to give me ideas on how to gain experience and shed my association with people who hate the United States.
—DJB

Please put your kids back on the truck and haul them to another neighborhood!
—Joel P

Begging for Hilary's castoff votes
—Rebecca

Guess who the real one is?
—Craig

Trick or Trick!
—Chumpscomic.com

Never too old to take things from strangers!!!
—Rachel Fitzgerald

Tricks to complet, smell our deciet, give us something good to defeat
—Rachel Fitzgerald

AAAAAAAAA!!! i hate halloween thats when i see all the scary masks... wait those arnt masks AAAAAAAA( slams the door)
—jeremy G

You'll need bigger bags...700 Billion won't fit in those!
—Matthew Decker

Track or Trig!? A new oil rig! Cast your vote 'cause this is big!
—Kev

Barry? I thought you wanted to force me to give my candy rather than ask for it. Here ya go John.
—C Fails

If you give me a treat I promise not to trick you.
—Barbara Lang

We've had enough tricks lets have some treats for a change
—old chow lady

Too late! I voted for that Green Fella.
—Roger W Hancock

Trick or Treating on Main Street
—PoetPatriot.com

Debate Time. What's the meaning of Halloween?
—PoetPatriot.com

Did one of you say taxes?
—PoetPatriot.com

Those costumes out already?
—PoetPatriot.com

What scarry faces, you all have!
—PoetPatriot.com

You, fella's running for Mayor?
—PoetPatriot.com

Sorry, boys! No pork here!
—PoetPatriot.com

Let me see?... one will give a tax rebate and the other will raise my taxes. Umm, tough decision.
—PoetPatriot.com

My! You big boys look scarry!
—PoetPatriot.com

Oh?! Tweedle dee, and Tweedle dum.
—PoetPatriot.com

Answer this... What would you do to repair that street out there?
—PoetPatriot.com

You two are early! It's not election day yet!
—PoetPatriot.com

Ah, sirs? I think your both in the wrong neighborhood.
—PoetPatriot.com

You two older boys get a rock!
—PoetPatriot.com

(McCain)Your vote Ma'am? (Obama) Your vote? grandfather's? ... Great grandather's??
—PoetPatriot.com

What are you two supposed to be?
—PoetPatriot.com

Arn't you two a little OLD for this?
—PoetPatriot.com

Halloween is another example of Distribution of Wealth this year Democrats will make it seem more like free candy
—jbrads

Is this Christmas past or Christmas future?
—woody

McCain a trick and Obama a treat!
—Dubber

Obama?!? We don't allow Terrorist/Socialist/Baby Killer Sympathizers in this house!
—Mike D.

Good disguise W! But that McCain mask can't trick me: another 4 years of your frightening policies would be a nightmare!
—mimi

i don't think that you should trick voters ever again!!!!!!
—Huston

people are only getting more and more desperate to find votes
—chris farted

i dont think you should trick voters
—sam

The real holloween hunt.
—Gavin Germain

you 2 in the back you have the best costumes out off all of them what a joke
—ape man gorilla

i like your costumes
—luke

Obama is has a McCain mask on and McCain has an Obama mask on dahh
—Dude Mcgubber

Stop begging for it guys...
—sarah

Sorry McCain your too old to be getting candy from me!
—Kellie

Sorry boys i think you have the wrong place.
—betty crocker

Some costumes have "Made in China" tags. Others read "Made in Manchuria".
—Justin

This sure is no treat!
—Gary Wagner

What? Again?! You two in the back, be nice, and go away.
—Julion S

Tricking the voters, its like taking candy from babies.
—Diane

aren't you too old for this?
—the kid

I give every April 15th.
—Pen

Nice costumes Johnny and Sarah... or is that you Barry and Joey?
—Ruby B.

Fellas, it's trick or treat... not Frick or Frack
—Franzi

You voted for that $700 billion, and you want my candy, too??
—Andrew Markoff

McCain: "Trick" Obama: "or Treat"
—d2

He's the Trick and I'm the Treat! Guess WHOOOOOOO ?
—Linda H

Oh I forgot, Congress is out of session.
—Sigrid N

Give us candy or money, either way we will "TRICK" you!
—Victoria Seeley

"This is what I call a bipartisan effort, Barack!"
—RMK

Ah, you two again. Another scavenger hunt for votes ?
—Sheila

Nice to see you Barrack! But John, aren't you a bit old to be trick or treating?
—Gabe Snyder

If I give you candy what are going to do for me?
—Joe H

"Sarah stood frozen with fear. When she realized two of them were REAL monsters."
—Darren Fitzgerald

"The children's costumes look so real. but you two look like a couple of big phonies."
—Darren Fitzgerald

"Tricks or deceit. I smell a repeat."
—Rachel Fitzgerald

Sorry, no "Bail Out Bars" in this bowl.
—Janie

Obama: "We're the Bi-Partisan ghosts of Wall Street's Future Christmas Bonuses, now, from your perspective, I seem to be on your Right & my good friend John on your Left, but he's on my Right & I'm on his Left." Mc Cain:"Left, Right, Left, Right, Stay in Formation!"
—Richard NYC

Boo! Election time is almost here now bailout some cash we me candy...please!
—Von Anderson

That and you say that you're looking for donations of toilet paper for the White House?
—Karl Stuart Kline

Nobody wants candy any more!
—Karl Stuart Kline

Taxes or Porkbellies!
—gazpergoo

Nice masks!
—Liesl

Sorry, I'm done giving you guys handouts.
—George Corneliussen

I can't afford the treats you two are after!
—Wm.son

Why, Bill and Hillary, where did you get those hideous costumes?
—Ken Layton

I only give to those who say "Trick or Treat for UNICEF"
—Lenore Tetkowski

OK. I guess I have enough for the two dudes, but what's with bringing Bush, Paulson, Bernanke and Palin along?
—JIm B

Oh! I couldn't believe it. I am the perfect swing voter: White Rabbit candy for McCain, Godiver Chocolate for Obama.
—Team Dumb n Dumber

"So we didn't wear costumes, but McCain, his mask, is permanent and wearing thin from age."
—Veronica Gledhill

hmmm...I guess there still are some things that earn bipartisan support.
—Michele G.

Um boys Sarah just left.
—Richard H

At least Bush didn't visit me this year.
—Richard D

Uh, Barry, Macca, shouldn't you have brought the kids along?
—Brian Mora

You two really will do anything to get my vote!
—former soccer mom

Didn't you guys already pick "Trick"?
—SmartyPants

Well...what have you done for ME lately?
—Billabong

Only candy in here, fellas, no votes. Sorry!
—Blofeld

These costumes get SCARIER every year!
—Greggy

Are you seriously collecting for the bailout?
—Sally F

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