San Jose councilman is sworn in with Captain America's shield
San Jose councilman is sworn in with Captain America's shield
San Jose councilman Lan Diep, a longtime comic book fan, took inspiration from a comic book great as he was sworn into office Tuesday.
Instead of a Bible, Diep chose to place his hand on Captain America’s shield—whose ideals he admires—as he was sworn in as a San Jose city councilman. He wanted to “bring a moment of levity to the proceedings” and proudly held the shield during the ceremony.
A routine council seat swearing-in might not get much attention outside of local news, but Marvel fans delighted in learning that a councilman used Captain America’s shield for his ceremony.
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.@SanJoseD4 Another first for San Jose!
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Yes, we have video of San Jose councilman @LTDiep taking his oath of office with a Captain America shield. nbcbay.com/cgc4Lun
“I think Captain America represents embodies the ideals of America,” Diep told NBC BayArea afterwards. “And those are the kind of things I’m hoping to strive for: Equal justice, fair play, and, democracy.”We imagine he aligns more with earlier comic book versions of Steven Rogers and not the Hydra-infused current run.While Diep plans to take his job seriously, he hopes that adding a bit of fun to local politics might engage more people and have them pay attention to it.
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