# Why is John Boehner orange?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-john-boehner-orange/555210>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 27, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-john-boehner-orange/555210 "2010-09-27T13:20:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-john-boehner-orange/555210/21 "2010-09-27T23:53:19Z")

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> [@MsWhatsit](#):
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> Actually, I suspect that photograph has been retouched to remove the orangeyness. Do a Google Image search on “John Boehner” and just scroll down through. Dude is orange.

[Link for your convenience](http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1280&bih=641&q=John+Boehner&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=) - there’s a distinct orange tint. I think it’s even stronger on TV.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-john-boehner-orange/555210/22 "2010-09-29T01:50:15Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> [Cirrhosis?](http://schema-root.org/region/americas/north_america/usa/government/politicians/representatives/john_boehner/)

Steve never did get over losing Marcy… 😛

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