President Obama rounds up 60 games of golf in the Whitehouse
In a stunning revelation about the US president’s preoccupations in the white house, it has been reported that President Barack Obama has played 60 games of golf since the beginning of his tenure in the White House in 2009.
The president’s newly found love for the game has drawn criticism from the press as well as from the public, while the president himself admitted the fact that he has developed a fondness for the game. Since the time he was sworn in, Obama has played 28
rounds in 2009, 30 rounds in 2010 and two rounds this year, totaling to 60 games in two years. His predecessor, George W. Bush, played only 24 times during his entire eight years tenure. President Bush had to face severe criticism for his involvement in the
sport and later decided to quit playing all together. On one occasion he said, "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf... And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."
President Obama was particularly criticized when he decided to go and putt holes on Andrews Air force Base instead of attending Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s funeral
in Krakow, Poland. The Warsaw Post published a headline immediately after the incident, "Obama goes golfing instead of attending Kaczynskis' funeral". The decision not only angered many Poles but also left the impression that the President is not always
respectful towards allies of the US.
The Whitehouse spokesman, Bill Burton, for obvious reasons, supported President’s indulgence in the game and termed it as the much needed downtime for the President Obama. "I don't think that there's a person in this country that doesn't think that their
President ought to have a little time to clear his mind," but this revelation has surfaced at a time when the country is struggling to come out of a deep recession and worsening unemployment figures, making the public all the more furious.
Playing golf maybe just one instance in the long list of President Obama’s various interests. Obama, reportedly also brews his own beer in the White House becoming the first president ever to do that. He is a connoisseur of the beverage and not only paid
for the home brewing kit but also uses the honey from many beehives around white house.
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