Editing Canton, Kansas (section)

== Popular culture ==
On July 21, 2008, [[Stephen Colbert (character)|Stephen Colbert]] made a comment on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' about John McCain making a campaign stop in [[Canton, Ohio]], and "not the crappy [[Canton, Georgia|Canton in Georgia]]."<ref name="ajc">{{cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Colbert's 'crappy Canton' comment puzzles mayor |url=http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cherokee/stories/2008/07/23/colbert_canton_comment.html |date=2008-07-23 |first=Jamie |last=Gumbrecht}}</ref> The comment resulted in a local uproar, which prompted Stephen to apologize for the story during his July 30, 2008, show, insisting that he was incorrect and that the "real" crappy Canton was Canton, Kansas, after which he made several jokes at the town's expense.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=WXIA-TV |title=Colbert Apologizes To Canton... Sort Of |url=http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=119248&catid=3 |date=2008-07-31 |first=Paul |last=Crawley }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=Kansas City Star |title=Stephen Colbert slams Canton, Kansas |url=http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/728196.html |date=2008-07-31 |quote=In "apologizing" to Canton, Ga., on Wednesday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert slammed Canton, Kan.}}</ref> Reaction from Mayor Brad Smiley<ref>{{cite news |work=The Salina Journal |title=Colbert stuck on Cantons |url=http://www.salina.com/rdnews/Story/Colbert-appologizes-to-Canton-080608 |first=David |last=Clouston |date=2008-08-06 |access-date=2008-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728190615/http://www.salina.com/rdnews/Story/Colbert-appologizes-to-Canton-080608 |archive-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and local residents was negative<ref>{{cite news |publisher=KWCH-TV |location=Wichita, Kansas |title=Canton Reacts to Colbert Comments |url=http://www.kwch.com/Global/story.asp?S=8771050&nav=menu486_2 |first=Megan |last=Stader |date=2008-07-31 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Kansas governor [[Kathleen Sebelius]] invited Colbert to "spend a night" in Canton's historic jail.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=KWCH-TV |work=Associated Press |title=Colbert's remarks draws Kan. governor's response |url=http://www.kwch.com/Global/story.asp?S=8769618&nav=menu486_2_7 |date=2008-07-31 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  On August 5, 2008, Colbert apologized to citizens of Canton, Kansas,<ref>{{cite web |work=The Colbert Report |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=178714 |title=Canton, Kansas Apology |date=2008-08-05 |first=Stephen |last=Colbert |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910235832/http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=178714 |archive-date=2008-09-10 }}</ref> then continued the [[running gag]] by directing his mock derision in successive weeks towards [[Canton, South Dakota]]<ref>{{cite news|work=Argus Leader |title=The Colbert Report pokes fun at Canton, S.D. |url=http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080806/FRONTPAGECAROUSEL/80806022&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |date=2008-08-06 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[Canton, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |publisher=KTIV News Channel 4 |url=http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8836138 |title=Stephen Colbert apologizes to Canton, S.D. |date=2008-08-13 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On October 28, Colbert turned his attention back to Canton, Ohio after [[Barack Obama]] made a campaign stop there, forcing Colbert to find it "crappy".<ref>{{cite news |title=Canton, Ohio|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/189689/october-28-2008/canton--ohio|date=2008-10-28}}</ref>