Apparently an Air America radio host is claiming that Stephen Colbert stole a Klingon joke from him on a recent show. I’m not buying it - either this is another of Colbert’s publicity stunts or Colbert and his writing staff are nerdy enough to develop his own Klingon joke. Judging by the man’s obsession with Lord of the Rings, I’m opting for the latter as my pick in this fight.

Cenk Uygur of Air America’s morning show “The Young Turks” insisted on his program Wednesday that Colbert used his joke on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” Uygur posted a video on YouTube comparing his joke — which he claims he first told on his September 7 radio program — with a segment that aired on “The Colbert Report” four days later.

In both jokes, Uygur and Colbert suggest that the Republican presidential candidates sounded like Klingons from “Star Trek” while speaking about the value of honor.

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