McCain hearts Snooki’s tan

by David Safier

In a bizarre and semi-pathetic . . . I don't know . . . pitch for the youth vote? pitch for the tanning salon vote (In Arizona?)? pitch for the No New Taxes on Anything No Matter How Small vote? McCain tweeted Snooki of Jersey Shore fame.

[McCain] responded Wednesday to a quote from Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki [on the MTV reality show, Jersey Shore], in which she said during the upcoming season of her show: "I don't go tanning-tanning anymore because [President] Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning. … He did that because of us." (Snooki was referring to a provision in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act that requires tanning salon owners to impose a 10 percent tax on ultraviolet ray sessions.)

McCain caught wind of the quote, somehow, and took to his Twitter account to support Snooki's outrage.

"@Sn00ki u r right, I would never tax your tanning bed!" wrote McCain. "Pres Obama's tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!"

Ever the wordsmith, Snooki responded, "Haha Yes!!"

Come on. Did he really write — or OK — that Tweet?

"Your tanning bed" . . . sly sexual reference. "quite The Situation" . . . reference to one of the characters on the show (What a hip septuagenarian!). "but I do rec wearing sunscreen!" . . . a bit of fatherly advice. (What, she's supposed to wear sunscreen in a tanning booth, while she's tanning? Am I missing something here?)

Top that, Hayworth!