[BigSkyFreeper]

It's just a hat.

[Leroy S. Mort]

Interesting. I've wondered for decades why Elvis wore a Red Army ushanka. hmmm....

[oblomov]

[Liberty Valance]

Wait ... what?

[paulycy]

"It angers a lot of people; just the sight of it."

[bmwcyle]

Why do we have stupid threads like this?

[The Wizard]

each to their own...I thought she looked just fine...and looks fine in anything she wears....

The hat is NOT a castro hat, it is just a gree hat...I thought it was an Army hat from Ft. Hood, and I still think it might be....

[Earthdweller]

Why am are you wearing a bird on your name?

OMG..it must mean that you like to show people the bird! How disgusting!

[OpusatFR]

It’s a paperboy hat. 60’s fashion redux.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

Now, are these 2 hats even closely similar?

Wish I had time to dig out my old AF pics as the hats we wore were much closer in line with Fidel's (absent the little air vent holes) than Sarah's.

Time to move on folks.

[BallyBill]

She has become part of her own cult following. It has happened to some of the best, but somebody needs to get her back to Alaska.

[wafflehouse]

im lucky to make it out of the house with pants and shoes that match. i cant see the big deal about someone else’s fashion sense

[Bringbackthedraft]

Castro wore a “Ridgeway” hat. It was US Army issue in the 50’s and early 60’s. There are pictures with Elvis wearing one on a record album. They blocked the hat in the 60’s to make it stiff. Palin is wearing a style hat made famous by Gen. Ridgeway, Commander of troops in Korea. Look at the Life Magazine Photo at: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ridgway-life-cover-1951-002.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ridgway.htm&h=480&w=360&sz=19&tbnid=TMU1D_MNS3nAvM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=97&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgeneral%2Bridgway&usg=__JemXWKbXe-kG2Vx8BnX5S2L04gE=&ei=UO0cS6b0JsmztgeHvd3QAw&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=8&ct=image&ved=0CCIQ9QEwBw

[PA Engineer]

[calex59]

What a fool. It is NOT a Castro hat. In fact US Army recruits are issued the exact same hat(or they used to be)but are not allowed to wear it because it doesn't look good enough(that was the way it was back in the day).Palin's hat is not even a military hat and if it is(which is isn't)I would say it is in tribute to the son she has in the service.

The color of it is the same color army fatigues used to be(and maybe still are in the states). This is just so lame.

[Bon mots]

Why does Hillary wear Mao Suits?

[Bon mots]

Why ask why?

[khnyny]

It’s not a “Castro” hat it’s just a hat. I really think you’re stretching it here. Also, I think it looks incredibly cute on her! Do you have some kind of problem with her being so attractive??

[Cloverfarm]

It’s snowing.

It’s a hat. If she wore a raspberry beret, someone would say she was trying to emulate (the artist formerly known as) Prince.

[Venturer]

To keep the snow off her head?