Palin Tanning Bed Installed In Governor's Mansion

Al Giordano of Narco News first reported that Sarah Palin has a tanning bed installed in the Alaska Governor's Mansion:

"The governor did have a tanning bed put in the Governor's Mansion," Roger Wetherell, chief communications officer of Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, confirmed to this newspaper. "It was done shortly after she took office [in early 2007] and moved into the mansion."

Ben Smith of the Politico confirmed the report.

"She paid for it with her own money," Wetherell told Smith in an email.

UPDATE: US Weekly has more:

According to Wetherell, the tanning bed was purchased used, from a health club.

Tanning beds can cost up to $35,000 to install in a home - not including the cost of parts, Color Me Tan manager Erin Weise told the Narco News.

"I don't think it's normal for people to have a tanning bed in their house, " Wiese, who is based in Fairbanks said. "It's expensive."

Palin's running mate, presidential candidate John McCain battled skin cancer in 1993, and again in 2000.

"I coat SPF 30 on myself first thing in the morning, and wear long sleeves and a hat whenever I'm in the sun," McCain has told Newsweek.

Palin declared May 2007, "Skin Cancer Awareness Month." In the press materials it was noted, "Skin cancer is caused, overwhelmingly, by over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun and from tanning beds."

Comments

[Missmn]

Why is this a news story? She lives in Alaska - where a lot of people tan. I would think it would be difficult for her to go to a tanning salon. Nixon installed a bowling alley in the White House because he liked to bowl and it would be difficult to go to a bowling alley.

[DutchSockPuppet]

I wonder if she has a double headed Jack Rabbit hidden somewhere in the bedroom like about 90 percent of the women I know.

[roxn]

Palin got rid of the chef ~ which could have helped her family and got a tanning bed for herself.

Hmm...

[CrittersRTasty]

she got rid of the chef that was supported by taxpayers
and got a tanning bed with her own money

[1forthetruth]

Wow, "breaking news" ......BFD.

BIG HEADLINES-- .Palin Tanning Bed Installed In Governor's Mansion


...little font for "she paid for it with her own money"

Guess you chose something that O couldn't possibly want......

[John in Cincy]

OK. This happened. Palin paid for with own money. This is the kind of information that when used to make a political point tends to minimize the effect of legitimate complaints. Use with care.

[springsm]

This is trashy type news. We know she is ambitious and a cheerleader type. Plus she has that cutthroat attitude. Who cares if she has a tanning bed. My gosh...pet­ty, catty, certainly not anything to have an article on...for goodness sakes. Who had the pool put into the Whitehouse? Get this woman to talk about something REAL, then report.

[okjoel]

Twinkie, twinkie, twinkie.

[playsindirt]

That's a little bimbo-esque in my opinion.

[Myrell002]

well...if the shoe fits. lol

[meleon]

I really don't understand why this is news. As ridiculous as I think it is for someone to purchase for private use a procedure that I'm certain any of the 22 salon's in Anchorage would have been happy to administer, it isn't what she chose. She paid for the personal bed with her own money, and maybe it was in the end cheaper if her teens and husband were also tanning.

I think it's important that we not allow the McPalin brand of petty to become associated with Obama/Biden. I just don't believe this was worth reporting on. If she used tax dollars to purchase it then yeah; there's a story, but that's not what happened.

[DaOne]

On Nov 5, she's gonna lock McLoopy in it.

[obamanation31]

I guess she'll be indisposed in her tanning bed.

[AmandaSo]

A tanning bed? Are you kidding me?

The day after the worst day on Wall Street since October 1929, and you bring up a tanning bed?

Shut up. Just... shut up.

~A~

[Yesnik]

This Story is bigger than a tanning bed.

If you go to the Anchorage Daily News Website people will find out
that there was Two Bridges to Nowhere.

The one they are still considering is the The Knik Arm Crossing Bridge.

http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/527292.html

[laragale]

she shouldda gone with Mystic Tan.....

[herhonor]

Does she pay for the eletcricty to run it? or do the taxpayers? those things draw juice like a black hole. I am sure Palin thinks of it a normal expemse for the Royal Family of Alaska

[springsm]

oh come on. She uses the taxpayer..­.part of her perks, doncha know. But basically this is an immature statement.

[MrMopar]

This is somehow supposed to be news worthy?