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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama host a luau on the South Lawn of the White House for members of Congress and their families, Thursday, June 25, 2009, in Washington. Joining the Obamas are their daughters Sasha and Malia. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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The Obamas: He's powerful, she's got style
"Intelligent" was not far behind, though.
CLICK MAGNET
Barack is the click magnet - one online measurement company says he's been the subject of about twice as many Internet searches as his wife so far this year.
But Michelle dominates the click picture from time to time.
In each of the past four months, there were some weeks when she generated more searches than did he, according to Hitwise, an online measurement company.
Among the top search terms paired with Michelle Obama: fashion, garden, style, "in the news," sneakers, bio, and "touching the queen," (after her touchy-feely encounter with Queen Elizabeth in April).
Among the top search terms paired with Barack Obama: biography, Israel, news, jokes, stimulus package, birth certificate (related to those persistent but unfounded rumors that Obama is not a natural-born citizen and thus ineligible to be president.)
To put things in perspective, though, both Obamas were far overshadowed in recent weeks by searches related to Oprah Winfrey, Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears, according to Hitwise, which analyzes Web sites visited by 10 million people who use certain Internet service providers.
While selling the Obamas is easier than selling other politicians, says People's Hackett, "they're still in politics, and that comes with some baggage."
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