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Faygo Kid

(21,478 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:37 PM Jan 2013

What's with Scalia's stupid hat?

Is he going for that retro Torquemada look?

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What's with Scalia's stupid hat? (Original Post) Faygo Kid Jan 2013 OP

I did laugh at that. HappyMe Jan 2013 #1

Or a medieval person. ananda Jan 2013 #8

Medici.. Historic NY Jan 2013 #14

That was he first thing I thought when I saw his hat... haikugal Jan 2013 #17

That's it! HappyMe Jan 2013 #20

Illuminatus. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #23

Justice Stephen Breyer(sp?)... DonViejo Jan 2013 #2

Can't be sure, Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #3

Lobotomy sutures require protection. jberryhill Jan 2013 #4

LOL! Jennicut Jan 2013 #5

Uh uh! Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #9

My God he looks like the mob boss he is. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #6

It's the Inquisition look. forestpath Jan 2013 #7

It's loaded with ice, to keep his head from exploding. Autumn Jan 2013 #10

For discussion see... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #11

He got it from this lady's stylist... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #12

Hey that thing went for over $100,000 on ebay... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #31

Do you watch AbFab? joeybee12 Jan 2013 #34

I thought about it, and her, for a while...... kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #38

A hearty robust Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #13

About the Justices' Skullcaps geomon666 Jan 2013 #15

It's just his official jurist hat. bluedigger Jan 2013 #16

I didn't know they had an 'official hat'. HappyMe Jan 2013 #25

You should see their swimwear. bluedigger Jan 2013 #30

No thank you! HappyMe Jan 2013 #33

Is that like Rehnquist's gold stripes? NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #36

He's channeling Red Skelton Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #18

It's a traditional thing, deriving from the British courts. MineralMan Jan 2013 #19

He's going for the full Gargamel look Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #21

He looked like an extra in "The Borgias" AnnieBW Jan 2013 #22

I see they caught Justice Scalia in his usual 'stupid mouth agape' pose. Rex Jan 2013 #24

Prevention 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #26

His good hat was at the cleaners... fadedrose Jan 2013 #27

Spanish Inquisition Hat TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 #28

And his mouth, it's open ... DreamGypsy Jan 2013 #29

I thought the same thing. ProSense Jan 2013 #32

He wants to be Che but doesn't know how to wear it right! flamingdem Jan 2013 #35

The last of the Medici. leveymg Jan 2013 #37

Hey, that's really insulting...to the hat. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #39

His Hat Matches His Judicial Principles: Centuries Out Of Date. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #40

I think the poor wittle baby needs attention fadedrose Jan 2013 #41

He has to cover up Voldemort's face on the back of his head. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #42

He wants to be part of the Amish Mafia. Lebanon Levi's right hand man!!! madinmaryland Jan 2013 #43

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

1. I did laugh at that.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:38 PM

Jan 2013

Looks like something Rembrandt would wear.

ananda

(28,858 posts)

8. Or a medieval person.

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:42 PM

Jan 2013

Seems to suit the medievalist in Scalia.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

14. Medici..

Reply to ananda (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:44 PM

Jan 2013

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haikugal

(6,476 posts)

17. That was he first thing I thought when I saw his hat...

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:46 PM

Jan 2013

Medici...how telling.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

20. That's it!

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:48 PM

Jan 2013

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

23. Illuminatus.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:56 PM

Jan 2013

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

2. Justice Stephen Breyer(sp?)...

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:39 PM

Jan 2013

is wearing the exact same hat.

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)

3. Can't be sure,

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:40 PM

Jan 2013

but it looks like Renaissance Italian. Apropos for Scalia who dreams of the past...

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

4. Lobotomy sutures require protection.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:40 PM

Jan 2013

Especially out in the cold. The skull doesn't completely heal.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

5. LOL!

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:40 PM

Jan 2013

This rivals Aretha's hat.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)

9. Uh uh!

Reply to Jennicut (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:42 PM

Jan 2013

Don't be dissing Aretha's hat.

Zoeisright

(8,339 posts)

6. My God he looks like the mob boss he is.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:40 PM

Jan 2013

I hate that ignorant fucker.

forestpath

(3,102 posts)

7. It's the Inquisition look.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:41 PM

Jan 2013

Autumn

(45,055 posts)

10. It's loaded with ice, to keep his head from exploding.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:42 PM

Jan 2013

That's one ugly SOB.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

11. For discussion see...

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:43 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/01/antonin-scalia-hat-inauguration/61222/

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

12. He got it from this lady's stylist...

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:43 PM

Jan 2013

Well, at least neither looked like this...

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

31. Hey that thing went for over $100,000 on ebay...

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jan 2013

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG8529823/Princess-Beatrices-Philip-Treacy-hat-sells-for-81101-on-eBay.html

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

34. Do you watch AbFab?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #31)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:10 PM

Jan 2013

Bubble made the same hat with two large pretzels!

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

38. I thought about it, and her, for a while......

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:25 PM

Jan 2013

and decided that I liked them both.

She's not some stuffed shirt like the rest of them.

Sugarcoated

(7,722 posts)

13. A hearty robust

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:43 PM

Jan 2013

vaffanculo to you Scalia

geomon666

(7,512 posts)

15. About the Justices' Skullcaps

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:45 PM

Jan 2013

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2013/01/about-those-skullcaps.html

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

16. It's just his official jurist hat.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:46 PM

Jan 2013

It goes with the medieval robes judges wear. They rarely preside in formal open air proceedings so you never see them, but they have them.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

25. I didn't know they had an 'official hat'.

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #16)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:01 PM

Jan 2013

It's still funny looking.

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

30. You should see their swimwear.

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #25)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:08 PM

Jan 2013

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

33. No thank you!

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #30)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:10 PM

Jan 2013

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)

36. Is that like Rehnquist's gold stripes?

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #16)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:11 PM

Jan 2013

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)

18. He's channeling Red Skelton

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:47 PM

Jan 2013

MineralMan

(146,286 posts)

19. It's a traditional thing, deriving from the British courts.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:47 PM

Jan 2013

It's no big deal.

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

21. He's going for the full Gargamel look

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:48 PM

Jan 2013

He's all in

AnnieBW

(10,424 posts)

22. He looked like an extra in "The Borgias"

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:55 PM

Jan 2013

One of the ones that Cesare conspires with.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

24. I see they caught Justice Scalia in his usual 'stupid mouth agape' pose.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jan 2013

Or as I call it, 'always confused, stupidus benedictus'.

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)

26. Prevention

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:03 PM

Jan 2013

It gives his mind a place to ooze to when he's about to lose it.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

27. His good hat was at the cleaners...

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:05 PM

Jan 2013

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

28. Spanish Inquisition Hat

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:07 PM

Jan 2013

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)

29. And his mouth, it's open ...

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:07 PM

Jan 2013

almost as though he was going to speak! Incredible.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

32. I thought the same thing.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jan 2013

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

35. He wants to be Che but doesn't know how to wear it right!

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:11 PM

Jan 2013

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

37. The last of the Medici.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:24 PM

Jan 2013

Indeed, his politics and personal philosophy would fit in well with the 16th Century patricians.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)

39. Hey, that's really insulting...to the hat.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:27 PM

Jan 2013

The hat isn't stupid.

It's the water-carrying Authoritarian that dreams of bringing about a Fascist State for his Oligarch patrons as his legacy that's underneath it that has the problem.

Paladin

(28,252 posts)

40. His Hat Matches His Judicial Principles: Centuries Out Of Date. (nt)

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:33 PM

Jan 2013

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

41. I think the poor wittle baby needs attention

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:54 PM

Jan 2013

and he is jealous because the VP and SOTOMAYOR and POTUS and ROBERTS are getting all of it.

I wonder who picked what judges would administer the oaths. I would guess that Roberts would be one, since he's Chief Justice SCOTUS?

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

42. He has to cover up Voldemort's face on the back of his head.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:57 PM

Jan 2013

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

43. He wants to be part of the Amish Mafia. Lebanon Levi's right hand man!!!

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:14 PM

Jan 2013

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