Attribution: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by a personal publicity agency representing the subject, or if they were distributed by an agency employed to publicize the film, and/or the first CBS television broadcast of the film, which aired on November 3, 1956., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
By Bill Stokes
Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper needing a day off from his incredibly incisive observations aimed at advising the multitudes on how to feel about surviving another day with the Scarecrow and the rest of the gang in The Land of Oz.
In his search for a properly qualified substitute, the keeper listened to many advisers about embracing the most fitting mood for traveling another day on the Yellow Brick Road —anger, hopelessness, incredulity, disgust, sadness and many more from a wide variety of commentators.
The final choice was the NYT’s David Brooks and here is what he said, “Maybe the best description of the way I feel is ‘moral shame.’ To watch the loss of your nation’s honor is embarrassing and painful.”
Phyllis advises the keeper to join her in turning the “moral shame” into demonstrations of anger and action until the Wicked Witch of the West finally begins to melt away!
