Texas Town Responds After Colbert Calls It An "Incorporated Outhouse"

CANTON, Texas — Stephen Colbert's one-man campaign against towns named Canton has its latest target firing back. A city councilman in Canton, Texas, joked that he would "mash his nose" after the comedian referred to the town as an "incorporated outhouse."

"What does that sucker know about it? He's never been here anyway," Councilman John Fuller said in a story Friday in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

In an ongoing gag on his Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report," Colbert has been taking pot shots at various towns named Canton. It began when he referred to a Georgia town as "the crappy Canton."

Colbert then referred to Canton, Kan., with an unprintable epithet, and referred to Canton, S.D., as "North Dakota's dirty ashtray."

Cantons in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Ohio have so far escaped Colbert's ire.

Leaders of the Texas town of Canton, which has a population of about 5,100, invited Colbert to the town's monthly flea market _ which, according to a city Web site, harkens back to Texas' frontier traditions, "when it was common to trade a rifle for a good hunting dog."

"Canton is known worldwide," City Manager Andy McCuistion said of the town, located about 55 miles southeast of Dallas. "You can go anywhere in the world, and people will say, `Canton? Yeah, I know where that is. It's where that big flea market is.'"

Comments

[RabidRightRebel]

I lived in Dallas for five years and never heard of the place. Put now because of nasty comments by Colbert, I have. Just goes to show there is no such thing a bad publicity.

[flydoghead]

The gag is that Monday night he apologises to Canton, Texas and insults the next Canton on the list,

Those Cantonites hust had their 15 minutes of fame

[mediamarv]

Actually, i have been to Canton GA to visit relatives. The thing about the place is, by the time you realize you've arrived, you're already past it. Next stop, to the west, is Woodstock, which is a really thriving town,

[ruffmama]

I live in Canton, GA and I used to live in Woodstock. They are both very lovely and hip places. And we were very honored to be insulted by Colbert and enjoy our moment in the spotlight. heehee.

[apoyo]

Maybe he can get a flea named after him next.

[DMSmith]

I've been waiting for someone to get to the city of Canton and Canton Township Michigan.

[Nyk]

Me too!

[Davwbaird]

t kind of fleas?

[liberalsrheros]

i can tell you canton illinois should definitely make colbert's list.

[NoSandwiches]

Canton....Canton........hmmm
Is that some sort of burlesque dance?

Never heard of any of them.

Ooooh! Except on Colbert Report!

[Bettysdad]

They get cable in Canton, TX?

[RedStateCenterLeft]

Yeah, and you can even hook up to the internets, too! All those series of tubes......

[Arei]

Alot of the people I know there in town just have basic cable, which lacks comedy central. I'm sure there are tons of people there who watch it though.

[derekc06]

i've only heard of Canton, Ohio and Massachusetts....

not texas or it's flea market

tools

[robotfog]

I think they are just kidding.

[getoffmedz]

Canton, Texas is one huge flea market without sufficient outhouses.

[Arei]

.. If porta-potties count as outhouses, then yes... the flea market does have a significant number of outhouses.

[geobushono]

if he jabs that stick at those texans, they'll eventually snap at their own tails.......we TX dems do it all the time for sport. YAHOO