Why does Rick Scott insists on wearing that hat during press conferences?

[RandySF]

He can't possibly think he's fooled anyone into thinking he's been out in the "field" all morning.

[csziggy]

1. The glare off his dome can be distracting during press conferences

Apologies to bald DUers, but that was my first thought when I read the OP.

[NotASurfer]

7. Bingo

Dramatic improvement over Scott sans hat

[a kennedy]

16. Exactly what I thought as well......

[Siwsan]

2. Is he still wearing that NAVY hat?

I had to look it up - turns out he is a Navy veteran, which I fully admit came as a surprise, to me.

[longship]

3. We need visual evidence here.

Just saying.

[lostnfound]

4. It covers freshly minted tool marks

From the manufacturing process.

[PCIntern]

5. Perhaps he's gonna pretend to be an Orthodox Jew

Like Jared and Ivanka.

I am qualified to make this statement...

[Baitball Blogger]

6. A throw-back to a time when military service was associated with competence and capability

that would easily transfer into civil leadership roles.

Oh, wait. We're still in that era.

[IADEMO2004]

8. Why not a beekeeper hood? Diver's helmet? Storm Trooper? Clown makeup?

[GulfCoast66]

9. Cause he is a navy vet?

But not a bee keeper, diver, storm trooper or clown(ok, debatable)

There are more than enough serious things to attack him about without getting hung up on his headgear. And as much as I can't stand the guy he does seem to be doing a pretty competent job with Hurricane.

[IADEMO2004]

17. Navy vet gets a pass to wear a Navy hat.

[gratuitous]

14. Maybe all of them in succession

An homage to Groucho Marx in Duck Soup who had on a different outfit each time he was on camera during the battle sequence.

[lpbk2713]

10. It's his security blanket.

When he gets in the Tahoe with the black tinted windows he sucks his thumb.

[dembotoz]

11. cover the lobotomy scars

even with the work done by malarias plastic surgeon the marks are still visible

[recovering_democrat]

12. Scott awesome for hurricane!

I moved to Fl few years ago. Scott is awesome compared to everywhere else. Probly not him, just this state has much more experience with hurricanes. I have family and friends in SC AND Ga And paying attention to those too. Ga has 159 counties, gov. Started with 6 on emergency status, increased now to 37. Idiot. At least South Carolina did whole state. But listening to them talk plus Texas too, Scott is great for hurricanes. Not everything, but yes to this even with his navy hat.

[Wounded Bear]

13. After Charlottsville, he's trying to hide his skinhead roots...

[Dem_4_Life]

15. Can someone post a picture for us people at work without TV access?