Palin the Populist
Self-proclaimed “hockey mom” Sarah Palin had a private tanning bed installed in the Governor’s Mansion in Juneau, Alaska, Usmagazine.com confirmed on Monday.
“She did. She paid for it with her own money,” Roger Wetherell, chief communications officer of Alaska’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities told Us.
The Narco News Bulletin first reported on the former beauty queen’s penchant for a bronzed body.
“It was done shortly after she took office [in early 2007] and moved into the mansion,” Wetherell told the Narco News.
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.”
US Magazine (Yeah, I linked to US, bring it on latte sippin’ elitist haters)
Talk about a waste of $35,000! Everybody’s knows that Alaska gets 20+ hours of sunlight during the summer. That’s enough for the whole year. But that tan does feel oh-so-good after a tough day of crushing your enemies and installing high school classmates in state administration.
And most importantly, this is the kind of thing that all good small town Americans can appreciate because they too believe in the god-given right to look like you’ve been on a vacation when you really can’t afford one.
