The Tanning Bed Lobby Supports Sarah Palin
In my post below on Sarah Palin’s favorability rating, I refer to how her favorability has “paled.” The word is a link to an initial story about her tanning bed.1
Thanks to the eagle eyes of my colleague and co-blogger Henry Farrell2, I now know what benefits this purchase will reap for Governor Palin:
While partisan bloggers and the sun scare industry will use this as an opportunity to undermine Gov. Palin and demonize the indoor tanning industry, the fact is that Governor Palin’s decision to get UV light from a tanning bed positively impacts her health.
That is from this press release by the Indoor Tanning Association. Beware the “sun scare industry”!
[1] This is what passes for humor on a political science blog.
2 Henry’s knowledge of this information is surprising. As a pasty Irishman, he has had little acquaintance with the sun, much less a tanning bed.
Comments
Biden had hair plugs put in in the 80’s.
There’s plenty of vanity on both sides.
Posted by: Logan | September 16, 2008 11:47 PM
How about an expose on tan lines? Or does this have to do with the long, dark winters in Alaska?
Posted by: Shag from Brookline | September 17, 2008 08:05 AM
The tanning bed wasn’t for Sarah, it was for her staff. Everyone knows Sarah positively emanates light. She glows with a fierce determination and force of will that illuminates a room like a million candle power spotlight.
What many people may not realize is that tanning beds are used as Light Therapy in the treatment of SAD ( Seasonal Affected Disorder ). Up in New England we get a touch of SAD due to the short winter days… In Alaska it must be more pronounced and a tanning bed could be used to keep the family feeling good. Also it’s cheaper than a family winter vacation.
Ryan
www.tanningbed-free.info
Posted by: Ryan | September 18, 2008 06:44 AM