NEW CITY COUNCILMAN HOLDS CAPTAIN AMERICA SHIELD WHILE GETTING SWORN IN

San Jose, California, City Councilman Lan Diep, 32, shared a photo of himself on Facebook holding a replica Captain America red, white and blue shield as he raised his hand to take the oath of office at his first city council meeting. Diep, a Republican, described himself as a comics nerd and considers Captain America the “embodiment of America’s ideals.” “These are the same ideals I hope to live up to as a representative of San Jose,” he said. “Plus, I had this really cool shield I wanted to show off.” He captioned the picture: “My first council meeting. They made me take the oath again.”
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* Is his name Diep or Derp?
* In any other era of American politics this would be considered bizarre, but in this one? He fits right in.
* Sadly, in our divisive climate, Iron Man fans are saying “He’s not my councilman.”
* Gee, you’d think the embodiment of America’s ideals would rise higher than the rank of Captain.
* Uh-oh – as he was being sworn in, someone heard the Democratic councilman whisper “Hail Hydra.”
* He says he’s a comics nerd? Gee, no kidding?
* At least he wasn’t a bondage nerd in an S&M costume.
* Those super-heros down on Times Square had better watch out.
* Thanks, Lan, but your constituents were hoping you’d take this a little more seriously.
* There is some precedent. Dick Cheney once dressed up as Darth Vader.