IV 8 FOP

[Joseph Tracy]

Little tidbit on page 118 with the Nixon Bucks. Doc is pondering if  
the Chinese Communists might be behind the funny money, that the  
excellent engraving must indicate a "Fiendish Oriental Provenance".  
The letters are unnaturally capitalized. So is he just  saying Nixon  
is a FOP, phony as a 2 dollar bill or is there more? Typed FOP into  
Google and the top of the list was Fraternal Order of Police. This is  
pretty pointed and followed by Nixon's imaginary "...if it's  Fascism  
for Freedom, I can dig it. " line.

I think part of the intended role of  the fictional Burke Stodger and  
the real John Garfield is to direct  the curious readers, especially  
the young ones to Reagans role in HUAC  and the Hollywood blacklist,   
and to Nixon's role in supporting  Joe McCarthy as he ruined the  
lives of hundreds of Americans and turned labor unions and the  
Democratic Party of FDR against the American left.