He stood paralyzed at the edge of the soccer field like a scarecrow in huge flowing clothes.

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This scarecrow of a suit has, in course of time, become so complicated that no man alive knows what it means .

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The producers put together a cast that includes Glee star Lea Michele as Dorothy, Dan Aykroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man and Jim Belushi as the Lion.

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It may be worth noting, though, that in recent weeks the New Republic has carried cover drawings of Bush as a dunce, with the tag line WHY AMERICA LOVES STUPID CANDIDATES, and as the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, with the tag line THE HARDEST JOB IN POLITICS: THE WOMAN WHO HAS TO GET GEORGE BUSH A BRAIN.

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Dorothy and the Scarecrow: Sure they recognize that the landscape has changed, but lead the gang to a new destination?

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