not that there’s anything wrong with that

Nikki Finke claims she was the first to say that Jerry Seinfeld was auditioning for next year’s Oscar-hosting.

Just remember, you heard it here first: I predict Jerry Seinfeld will be next year’s Oscar host, and he’ll have the gig for several years. His memorable appearance on the 79th Academy Awards was tantamount to an audition — not just to see if the show liked him, but to see if he liked the show.

Hmmm. Her timestamp indicates she posted at 3:13 p.m. yesterday. Was that West Coast time or East Coast time?

Because I posted more or less the same thing, at 3:01 p.m. yesterday:

Ellen Degeneres by Jerry Seinfeld, with one sharp comment about all those “incredibly depressing” documentaries—he hit just the right note and stole the show from her. If he was auditioning for next year, I think he got the job.

Here’s proof  from my WordPress dashboard:

1540	2007-02-26 3:01:24 pm	upstaged

Credit where credit is due. Even if it’s only about the Oscars.