Who made Huckabee?

Thu, January 17, 2008 - 11:11 AM

Late night talker Stephen Colbert took umbrage last night with Conan O'Brien's claim that O'Brien was responsible for Huckabee's win in the Iowa caucuses. O'Brien's claim is tied to a running gag on his show: The "Walker Texas Ranger" lever. O'Brien says the lever boosted the career of "Walker" star Chuck Norris, who in turn boosted the Huckabee campaign.



Colbert's assertion that the "Colbert Bump" deserves more credit for Huckabee's surge is probably more credible, if credible is a word that can be used to describe either host's claim. After all, Huckabee (jokingly?) asked Colbert to be his running mate back when Huckabee's polling numbers were in the single digits.

-- Mark Young