The latest episode of St. Louis Public Radio’s Missouri Mailbag was inspired by WWE megastar and Pike County native Glenn “Kane” Jacobs.
Jacobs is the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. And the man widely known to professional wrestling fans as the Big Red Machine was in the Missouri Capitol recently to push for the elimination of the state’s income tax.
That prompted STLPR’s Jason Rosenbaum to ask his followers on Facebook for the hottest takes on Missouri politics, mainly because Jacobs’ gimmick as a professional wrestler featured the ability to summon fire on command.
STLPR listeners didn’t disappoint, responding with scorching takes on state and local politics:
