public policy polling asked folks in his home state of ohio, do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of john boehner's tan? 64% said not sure. but as abc's george stephanopoulos pointed out -- >> 27% don't like it. is this something you have to overcome? >> they probably weren't there yesterday when i was out cutting my grass or when i was out riding my mountain bike, all right? >> so no worries there? >> thanks, george. >> okay. >> reporter: it's not the first time boehner has defended his tan. >> i walked 18 holes yesterday. last weekend, i was in ohio, cutting my grass. >> reporter: not on a tanning bed. though a manhattan dermatologist told cnn, i think he's a combo. some real tan helped by self-tanner, either cream or spray. even the president has joked about boehner's tan. >> he is a person of color. although not a color that