IV 8 FOP

[alice wellintown]

What the novels lacks is a Fiendish Oriental or Occidental Provenance.
Nixon doesn't frighten anyone. He's like the CIA and TV. Where is
Blicero? Ah! D Humanity! There can be no Preterte without Captain
Blicero and THEM.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:59 AM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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