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“They probably weren’t there yesterday when I was out cutting my grass, or when I was out riding my mountain bike.\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 U.S. Rep. John Boehner, House Republican leader, responding on ABC News\u2019 \u201cGood Morning America\u201d this week to questions about his suntan.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"2010-09-15<\/a>ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos asked Boehner if his tan is a political problem, citing an ABC poll suggesting that 30 percent of people in Ohio think he spends too much time in the sun.<\/p>\n

Of course, the flip of that \u2014 that 70 percent of people approve of Boehner spending time in the sun \u2014 is a much less interesting question. But it does show that a strong majority of people think Boehner\u2019s tan is just fine.<\/p>\n

“I have to note, if you do win, and you do become speaker, you’ll probably have the deepest tan of any speaker in American history,” Stephanopoulos said.<\/p>\n

ABC did not ask Boehner what his vitamin D blood level is. Tanners, on average, have 90 percent higher vitamin D levels than the non-tanning population.<\/p>\n

To see the ABC News clip click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“They probably weren’t there yesterday when I was out cutting my grass, or when I was out riding my mountain bike.\u201d \u2014 U.S. Rep. John Boehner, House Republican leader, responding on ABC News\u2019 \u201cGood Morning America\u201d this week to questions about his suntan. ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos asked Boehner if his tan is a political problem, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBoehner Asked About His Suntan - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""They probably weren't there yesterday when I was out cutting my grass, or when I was out riding my mountain bike.\u201d \u2014 U.S. Rep. 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