Yep, since it was revealed after it happened that Oprah didn’t really spend anything for the cars. They were donated by the manufacturer for publicity.
So if Oliver spent “less than $60,000”, that’s still more than Oprah spent on her giveaway. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Jersey Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 10:08 AM To: TVorNotTV <[email protected]> Subject: [TV orNotTV] Oliver's apparently record-breaking move In one fell swoop, he forgave nearly 9,000 peoples' debts... but is it really better than when Oprah gave away cars? WaPo <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/06/john-oliver-just-made-talk-show-history-by-forgiving-nearly-15-million-worth-of-debt/?wpisrc=nl_az_most> (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
