Marvel Comics: Captain America Says Tea Parties Are Dangerous and Racist

[bijou]

Marvel Comic’s Captain America is the mightiest soldier with the super powerful secret soldier formula that makes him a super man. Sadly, this muscle bound hero that took on the whole Nazi army during WWII seems to be afraid of those American people who’ve joined the Tea Party movement. Not only is Cappy quaking in his little red booties, but he’s sure that the Tea Party folks are dangerous racists, too.

Isn’t it wonderful that a decades old American comic book hero is now being used to turn readers against our very political system, being used to slander folks that are standing up for real American principles in real life — and one called “Captain America” at that?

In issue number 602 of Captain America, a new story line has begun called “Two Americas.” In it the current Captain (there have been a few of them, apparently) is on the trail of a faux Captain America that is mentally deranged and getting chummy with some white supremacist, anti-government, survivalists types going by the name of “the Watchdogs.” While investigating this subversive group, Captain America and his partner The Falcon — a black super hero — have decided to try and infiltrate the secretive organization. ...

http://www.publiusforum.com/2010/02/08/marvel-comics-captain-america-says-tea-parties-are-dangerous-and-racist/

[thundley4]

Can we blame the Evil Empire that Disney has become for this?

[jediab]

This is complete bullsh*t! All one has to do is read what side Capt America took during Civil War to know this is crap! Based on his actions during that story arc, he would be siding with the TeaParty people.

I used to read comics a bunch over the last 8 years or so but after marvel but Obummer in a story and on the cover of a Spider-Man issue, I knew it was time to stop reading. That and the jerks at Marvel killed the marriage of Spider-Man and MJ.

[Odin's Hand]

The socialist "Red Skull" finally convinced Cap. of the error of his ways...

[Splashdown]

Take it easy on Cap. He's had a hard year. He was just killed a few months ago.

[PatriotGame]

Update - maybe, maybe not:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/09/tea-party-reference-captain-america-removed/?test=latestnews

"In issue No. 602 of Captain America, "Two Americas, Part One," the title hero and The Falcon, a black superhero from New York City, stumble upon a protest rally in Boise, Idaho. They see scores of protesters carrying signs that say "Stop the Socialists!" and "Tea Bag The Libs Before They Tea Bag YOU!"

Captain America says the protest appears to be an "anti-tax thing," and The Falcon jokes that he likely would not be welcomed into the crowd of "angry white folks."

Ed Brubaker, who wrote the story, told FoxNews.com he did not write the "Tea Bag The Libs Before They Tea Bag YOU!" sign shown in the edition, insisting that the words were added by someone in "lettering or production" just before being shipped to the printer. It will be changed in subsequent editions, he said."

Boise Idaho - no stereotype there, nope! None at all!