{"id":2338,"date":"2009-07-12T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-12T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2021-02-01T02:15:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T07:15:36","slug":"fourth-annual-politicians-in-cowboy-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/?p=2338","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Annual Politicians in Cowboy Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"

2008<\/a>
\n2007<\/a>
\n2006<\/a><\/p>\n

There were no see-my-vest incidents<\/a> this year but, thanks to a few news stories, a few e-mails, and Jim Prentice’s facebook<\/span> page, I’m able to present the fourth annual Stampede Fashion Round-Up.<\/p>\n

First up, the federal party leaders:<\/p>\n

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\nElizabeth May, quite fairly, won “worst dressed” last year, but the experts turned it around and named her “best dressed<\/a>” this time around.<\/p>\n

Looking at the comparison below, she has obviously improved, but I think it’s probably a case of low expectations<\/span> and a better picture being used this year, so I’m not quite prepared to crown her as the champ.<\/p>\n

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\nSo while May earns a solid runner-up ribbon, I’m going to go with Jack Layton as my choice for “best dressed” among the party leaders. For a mustached socialist from Toronto, he pulls off western surprisingly<\/span> well.<\/p>\n

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\nIn this picture, Harper tells a local farmer about anti-Stampede comments Michael Ignatieff<\/span> had made earlier in the day. Harper would later return and clarify that it was actually PETA which had made the comments.<\/p>\n

Ever since leather vest-gate, Harper has put in solid, but not spectacular, performances<\/span>. This year is no different – he seems to have settled on the checkered shirt and dark cowboy hat as his go-to outfit. He even decided to shop for richardson baseball hats<\/a> to upgrade his look.<\/p>\n

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\nSo Harper went with the red shirt, and the rookie Ignatieff<\/span> went blue. While Ignatieff<\/span> didn’t embarrass<\/span> himself, he played it safe, and deserves a 4th<\/span> place finish. I know Ignatieff’s<\/span> an academic and a bit out of his element, but if Stephane<\/span> Dion can pull off a cowboy hat, anyone<\/em> can.<\/p>\n

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\nA surprise appearance by Gilles Duceppe<\/span>! He does go with a hat, so I may have to slot him in ahead of Iggy in the rankings.<\/p>\n

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\nCalgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier<\/span> poses with Lisa Raitt<\/span>. Raitt<\/span> sported a black cowboy hat until she misplaced it by the pancake tray.<\/p>\n

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\nThis brings us to Stampede superstar Jim Prentice. Sure, past environment ministers have turned in their SUVs<\/span> for hybrids, but Prentice one-ups them by going horse back.<\/p>\n

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\nPrentice poses with the Tory caucus.<\/p>\n

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\nLike Prentice, Harry Chase is a Stampede superstar…the man is<\/em> a cowboy, and could stare down Wyatt Earp. However, I must once again point out that the “Harry Chase MLA<\/span><\/em>” apron is absolutely ridiculous.<\/p>\n

While Chase always looks the part, provincial politicians often struggle at the Stampede. Ed Stelmach<\/span> and David Swann<\/span> are both nice people but both were clearly outdone by a bunch of city-slickers from Ottawa. I mean, for crying out loud, the tree-hugging Green Party leader had a better Stampede outfit than Alberta’s Premier and leader of the opposition!<\/p>\n

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