Well that’s just a load of mixed up logic and mixed signals. Sadly, they appear to identify themselves with some very negative symbols. As far as I can understand the Tea Party members who have been speaking out against this comic book, they want to be viewed as a group of individuals who are unified in their goals. To me, that storyline has been far more interesting and poignant than what’s been going on in Cap.
I’m a big fan of Rikki and have loved the Nomad rebirth, especially since the art style has been reminiscent of one of my favorite artists and writers, Aido. The Secret Empire have been working on a plan to hypnotize key persons of influence and get a “charismatic underdog” elected to highest office. The sub-story in Nomad, about Rikki Barnes, a previous/alternate world Captain America sidekick, has focused on Rikki running against an old enemy of Cap, the Secret Empire. He didn’t point out that the protest is held by an unnamed group which mayhave just had people carrying Tea Party signs present. Captain America, Keith was pointing out, has gotten its storylines from news headlines since day 1. Real life members of the Tea Party have said that Marvel has gone too far, their movement isn’t racist, anti-government, and/or militant. Bar patrons attack him, and Bucky gets welcomed into the Watchdogs for his part in the fight. So Bucky and Falcon try to draw out members of this party by having Falcon (a black man) go to a bar and impersonate an IRS agent. The Watchdogs want to overthrow the government and take back “their” America. One assumes that the Watchdogs are the people who let themselves get seen carrying assault rifles when the President is in town. This is shown by having Bucky and Falcon attend an anti-government, anti-tax protest with signs from Tea Party protests. In issue #602, Bucky, who has taken up the mantle of Captain America after Steve was shot during The Civil War storyline, and his companion Falcon find evidence that the false Captain America has become the leader of a militant group called “the Watchdogs” who tend to be white, male, and present at anti-government protests, including those of the Tea Party. So last night, Keith Olmbermann attempted to have Joseph Quesada on his show to respond to comments made by members of the Tea Party that the most recent issue of Captain America showed their movement in a bad light.
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