February 20, 2012.
42 Andrew Malcolm, “The increasingly odd political optics of Barack Obama,” Los Angeles Times , April 26, 2011.
43 Ibid.
44 Jake Tappter, “Hoopster In Chief Has Own Image on Ball,” ABC News, April 9, 2012.
45 Keith Koffler, “Obamas Share Sacrifice at Pricey Vineyard Restaurant,” White House Dossier , August 19, 2011.
46 Jon Ward, “White House says Obama’s golf outings ‘do us all good,’” The Daily Caller , June 21, 2010.
47 Administrator, “Obama hits links for 52nd golf day,” The Hill , October 9, 2010.
48 Toby Harnden, “Barack Obama plays golf eight more times than George W. Bush,” The UK Telegraph , April 19, 2010.
49 Jake Sherman, “Oil spill visits get partisan,” Politico , July 1, 2010.
50 “Michelle Obama to visit Florida to view effects of Gulf oil spill,” NOLA , July 7, 2010.
51 “Michelle Obama in Panama City, Fla; ‘There Are Still 1000s of Miles of Beaches Not Touched By the Spill,’” Alabama Press Register , July 12, 2010.
52 “Gibbs Explains Why Obamas Won’t Vacation in Gulf,” RealClearPolitics , July 13, 2010.
53 Melissa Grace, “President Obama, wife Michelle and kids to see sights, eat lobster in Bar Harbor, Maine,” New York Daily News , July 16, 2010.
54 Rebekah Metzler, “White House Wanderers Tour Acadia,” Morning Sentinel , July 17, 2010.
55 “Obamas Will Vacation on Gulf Coast,” MSNBC.com , July 22, 2010.
56 “Obama to holiday in southern Spain: reports,” Expatica.com , July 25, 2010.
57 “Barack Obama to Stay in Marbella,” TypicallySpanish.com , July 25, 2010.
58 Jordan Fabian, “Michelle Obama to make private visit to Spain during president’s birthday,” The Hill , July 26, 2010.
59 Mail Foreign Service, “Spanish police close public beach for Michelle Obama’s 250,000 pound Spanish holiday,” UK Mail , August 6, 2010.
60 Ibid.
61 Lynn Sweet, “Michelle Obama at luxury Spanish resort: Gibbs asked about ‘the appearance’ of trip,” Chicago Sun-Times , August 5, 2010.
62 Holly Bailey, “First Lady Went to Spain to Spend Time with Grieving Friend,” Yahoo ! News , August 10, 2010.
63 Exurban Jon, “Obamas take 4 vacations in 1 month,” ExurbanLeague. com, July 26, 2010; Jake Tapper, “What Does a President Do on a Rainy Vacation Day?” ABC News, August 23, 2010; and Lynn Sweet, “Michelle Obama at luxury Spanish resort: Gibbs asked about ‘the appearance’ of trip,” Chicago Sun-Times .
64 “Letterman: Obama Will ‘Have Plenty of Time for Vacations After His One Term is Up,’” But As For Me News , August 25, 2010.
65 Somendra Sharma, “800 Luxury Hotel Rooms Booked for Obama’s Visit to Mumbai,” DNA India , October 22, 2010.
66 “Obama’s Trip to be Biggest Ever,” India Today , October 27, 2010.
67 “34 Warships Sent from US for Obama Visit,” NDTV , November 4, 2010, and “US to Spend $200 mn a Day on Obama’s Mumbai Visit,” NDTV , November 3, 2010.
68 “Bomb-proof tunnel with air-conditioning: Obama’s security go to extraordinary measures for his tour of the Gandhi Museum,” UK Daily Mail , November 6, 2010.
69 “More bad news, Mr. President… Obama is no longer the ‘world’s most powerful man,’” UK Daily Mail , November 5, 2010.
70 “Military Pegs Hourly Air Force One Cost at $181G, as Obama Sets Travel Record,” Fox News, November 24, 2010.
71 Byron York, “Obama Spends Nearly Half His Presidency Outside Washington, Plans to Travel More,” Washington Examiner , January 1, 2011.
72 “Photos of President Barack Obama’s Hawaii Vacation Home,” Aloha Update , December 23, 2010.
73 Malia Zimmerman, “Obama’s Million Dollar Hawaiian Vacation: Cost to Taxpayers Detailed,” Hawaii Reporter , December 28, 2010.
74 David Gardner, “Wish you were here? President spends $1.5m on his holiday in Hawaii… while the rest of America faces a bleak New Year,” UK Daily Mail , December 30, 2010.
75 “All the President’s Men: Obama given a