Jose DelReal asks this question on his Washington Post blog: Why is the big White House Easter Bunny so very, very creepy? He wrote about the bunny and included photos from the past four decades in anticipation of this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll — the 137th to be held there — which will be on Monday.
That post prompted me to dig out from the archives a blog post I wrote just after Easter of 2013 when Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Lon Johnson apparently served as the guy in the big bunny costume.
Here’s the post:

Lon Johnson has yet to make a real impact as the new Michigan Democratic Party chairman, but he may soon be known in Washington as the Easter Bunny Guy.

The Washington Post is reporting that a knowledgeable source told them that Michigan’s top Dem was the guy in the bunny suit at this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll.
Al Kamen, writing at his In the Loop blog, said that Johnson didn’t reply to several calls seeking confirmation, including one where he answered and said he’d call back.
The story was picked up by the UK Daily Mail, which offered this headline: Did he lose a bet?

Kamen wrote that, as bunny performers go, “a great performance is one where you don’t hurt yourself — your vision through the bunny’s mouth is quite limited — and you don’t step on the little kids.”
The Obama White House, which continues to push the idea that they put a great emphasis on transparency, would not hop to it when asked for a comment. Apparently the identities of those who wear the bunny suit each year is considered confidential.

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