[JoeProBono]

"The Tin Woodman represents the industrial worker, the Scarecrow is the farmer and the Cowardly Lion is William Jennings Bryan."

[bgill]

What was Toto, who caused many of the troubles, supposed to symbolize?

[Kansas58]

One of the delegates to the Bob Dole convention in San Diego wore a GREAT “Dorothy” outfit, but I don't think the MSM gave any of us much attention at all!

Anyway, not to pretend that I am an expert on all things OZ, I invite you to visit the Museum:

http://www.ozmuseum.com/

Here is a good Wiki link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)

Many of us, in Kansas, who have studied the issue, have always believed that their was a political point in the original story.

Kansas populism, with William Allen White's “What's the Matter with Kansas” and with the “Kansas Nebraska Act” and John Brown and the days of “Bloody Kansas” has been a political bell weather several times in history.

It is not at all hard to believe that politics was at play here, in the Wizard of Oz.

Silver slippers? Yellow Brick Road? The major issues being gold or silver or bi-metal standards for our currency?

[Kansas58]

Another good Wiki link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_(Oz)

The Wizard went by “Oz” because his initials, otherwise, would spell:

PINHEAD!

NOW tell me that there was NO political purpose!!

LOL

[Born to Conserve]

Nonesense! You’re all paranoid!

Next you’ll start reading political messages into Jonathan Swift’s stories.

[JMJJR]

My favorite allegory.

It’s as American as apple pie IMO

Innocence and good overcomes evil with the aid of intelligence, heart, and courage.

Now it’s our turn to implement that lesson.

[wagglebee]

Turn the sound off, start the movie and Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” at the same time, it’s a trip.