Canton

That was

Canton.

That jacket was right out of Canton, Ohio.

That was a football...

Isn't that the jacket they wear? No, see, that one, to

Turnout in that particular election surged more than 20 points to roughly 80% of eligible voters who were turning out to vote for their log cabin hard cider candidate.

In 1896, Republican nominee for president William McKinley ran his famous front porch campaign from his home in Canton, Ohio.

where he received an estimated 700,000 visitors.

He was available to meet the common folk every day except Sunday, of course.

And he delivered brief remarks specifically designed for wire and newspaper reproduction.

Communication scholar William D. Harpine notes that the whole operation, quote, existed for the purpose of being reported or reproduced, end quote.

Now, his campaign was backed by pro gold standard bankers and tycoons, and the railroads dropped the cost of tickets to Canton, Ohio train stations, leading the Cleveland plane dealer at the time, which opposed his candidacy to sneer that going to Canton was now, quote, cheaper than staying at home, end quote.

McKinley's Democratic opponent at the time, William Jennings Bryan, by contrast, had embarked on an unprecedented 18,000 mile whistle stop rail tour across 27 states, delivering about 600 speeches to an estimated 5 million listeners.

Where in Ohio do you live, Robert?

Canton.

Where? Canton.

You live in Canton.

Now, in Canton, have you ever gone to the doctor in Canton? Yes.

Do you find it shocking that throughout Ohio, when you go into a doctor's office, rather than saying, how are you feeling, please sit down, the first thing they ask you at a doctor's office in Ohio is,

what insurance do you have? What insurance

Where in Ohio do you live, Robert?

Canton.

Where?

Canton.

You live in Canton.

Now, in Canton, have you, uh, gone to the doctor? Have you ever gone to the doctor in Canton?

Yes.

Do you find it shocking that throughout Ohio when you go into a doctor's office, rather than saying, "How are you feeling? Please sit down," the first thing they ask you at a doctor's office in Ohio is, "What insurance do you have? What insurance do you have?"

Where are you from?

I'm from Canton, Ohio, which is Pro Football Hall of Fame.

That's normally how people know it.

And honestly, there's not a whole lot else to it.

It's about 45 minutes southeast of Cleveland.

So most of the time I do say I'm from Cleveland, but it's really Canton.

So, yeah.

Do we know why the Hall of Fame is in Canton? I have no idea.

At some point.

Canton, Ohio in the end of October.

I am off next Saturday.

Then Orlando.

spots the rest of the year.

And his sword.

Hammond, Sioux Falls, Canton, Nashville, Orlando.

They have it in Minneapolis, Hug.

I mean, she was this kind of fearsome person.

For those of you who don't know, Mother Angelica was born Rita Rizzo in Canton, Ohio, a girl who barely made it out of high school, who had a lame back and twisted spine, a bloated heart, difficulty breathing, asthma problems.

This is not the person you'd imagine would be leading a global television network or any global enterprise ever.

And yet, this is the instrument that God chose for that particular work.

Um, so I listen to this guy, I read the email, and after hearing what he told me about this experience, I would say that this guy, yeah, he knows his way around the woods now.

Jim lived in Canton, Ohio, and then he moved to Marienville, Pennsylvania in 2015.

And yes, BJ, the part of Pennsylvania, Marienville, is right there near, near the Allegheny National Forest, BJ's area.

This was Jim's dream.

don't have to laugh so hard.

Now, from the studios of Living Bread Radio Network in Canton, Ohio, the hometown of Mother Angelica, here's Dr. Ray.

Liar, liar,

pants on fire.