John Boehner: I've 'Never Been In A Tanning Bed Or Used tanning products'

[SoCalDem]

I bet the comments are RICH:)
(Krylon is not a tanning product, so he may be telling the truth)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel First Posted: 09-23-10 03:53 PM | Updated: 09-23-10 04:10 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/23/john-boehner-tanning-bed_n_736897.html

Addressing the seemingly constant chatter about the orangey-tan color of his skin, House Minority Leader John Boehner told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that his eye-catching complexion is one hundred percent natural.

"I have never been in a tanning bed or used a tanning product," explained the ranking Republican. He said that his mother and four of his twelve siblings also have the sun-kissed glow. The explanation comes as only the latest in a string of recent instances where Boehner has found himself playing defense against questions and jokes made about the color of his skin.

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Boehner told GMA host George Stephanopoulos that his critics "probably didn't see me yesterday when I was out cutting my grass or riding my mountain bike." Another possible explanation could be Boehner's love of golf and the reportedly high frequency at which he hits the links.

[KatyaR]

1. So he's rotting from the outside, is that it?

What an asshole....

[hobbit709]

2. Technically he could be right.

Spray on fake tan is NOT an actual tanning product.

[JuniperLea]

12. That was my thought #1... eom

[blondeatlast]

20. Exactly, and that's what he does, guaranteed. nt

[rpannier]

3. or

He really is part Oompa Loompa

[Dr.Phool]

4. Worst case of Jaundice I ever saw.

[JuniperLea]

13. That was my thought #2... eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. Or best case, depending on your perspective.

:rofl:

[Gman]

5. Like LBJ once said,

I just want to hear the son of a bitch deny it!

[HopeHoops]

6. Geeze people - get a grip. Oompa-Loompa's are NATURALLY orange.

He just rolls around in Kraft Mac&Cheese toxic artificial cheese-flavored powdered petro-chemical waste byproduct stuff to enhance his normal color.

[blondeatlast]

7. Lesson in RW semantics: Ronald Reagan never dyed his hair

(someone else did it for him--just like they do for me) and Boehner doesn't consider having a food-based skin product with some moisturizing properties "tanning."

YMMV--but dammit, neither one is/was "lying".

[JuniperLea]

14. Yep...

Goes right along with "these are my boobs... I paid for them!"

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Orange you glad he is being asked about this??

:rofl:

[Iggo]

9. So he doesn't like being treated differently because of his skin color, eh?

Interesting.

[JuniperLea]

15. .

:thumbsup:

[blondeatlast]

17. LOL! nt

[JDPriestly]

10. He just plays a lot of golf -- a lot.

And that gives him a "natural" tan.

[onethatcares]

11. "out cutting my grass" my ass.

that's like * clearing brush.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. He must be a Carrot-American,

or else be a direct descendent of the Rustoleum tribe.

[blondeatlast]

19. "Rustoleum tribe." Tears...

:rofl:

[JuniperLea]

18. Been waiting for the chance to use these!

Thanks Great Orange Boner!!

[City Lights]

23. LOL!

:rofl:

[petersjo02]

22. If that's true, then

he has serious liver damage and needs to get to a doctor soon.

[Frustratedlady]

24. ...the sun-kissed glow...? Give me a break! n/t

[MisterP]

25. you're darker than the President, you bizzarre little manchild nt

[formercia]

26. There needs to be a new racial category on Census forms

What shall we call it?

non-white Caucasian?

Orange Peckerwood?

Citrus?

Smoked Ham?

[QC]

27. Liver disorder? n/t

[SoCalDem]

29. cheeto syndrome

:)

[11 Bravo]

28. I believe him. His mom simply shit a tangerine and named it "John".

[Urban Prairie]

30. Carrotman Boehner is Lost 'N Spaced

[w8liftinglady]

31. hmmmm...rug burn,maybe?

:think:

[11 Bravo]

32. Much like Ronald Reagan's hair, he just happens to be prematurely orange.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

33. Too bad Jon Stewart's not on tonight. Too bad Leno's a Republican. This and

the printing lobbyist mistress story are just made for late night jokes that would raise Boehner's name recognition among registered voters.