Well, officially wouldn't they have to run a "promotional consideration furnished by" credit to the manufacturer or supplier of the coach?
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 11:12 AM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought it was an excellent segment. I know Clarence Thomas won't take > him up on it, but it was still very entertaining to watch. > > ~Marti > > On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 3:53:30 AM UTC-6 PGage wrote: > >> As Kevin points out, the YouTube delay is far from an indication of >> turmoil with Oliver at HBO, but an attempt by HBO/Max to further monetize >> him. >> >> I am not worried about Oliver financially, first because there is zero >> chance Thomas takes the offer (not because Thomas is above taking it of >> course, but because he undoubtedly has a much better retirement deal with >> his current sponsors), second because even if he had to pay up, it is about >> 12% of Oliver’s current HBO salary, and Thomas’ life expectancy is probably >> shorter than that of Oliver’s show. I will have to ask my wife, who is a >> bookkeeper for a CPA, if this kind of thing would be a tax deductible >> business expense for Oliver as an independent contractor, assuming he made >> it a key part of his next stand up act in the event he had to pay out. >> >> Oliver was very explicit that the $1M/year would come from his personal >> accounts, but did not make the same disclaimer about the $2.5M Luxury motor >> coach. I wonder if HBO agreed to pay for part or all of that in the event ( >> or if the maker agreed to donate it)? >> >> All in all: Hilarious and effective. >> >> Also, Oliver’s return was a clear, though no doubt unintentional, >> illustration of why he is so much better at political humor than Jon >> Stewart. While Oliver was also critical of Biden, his critique was not just >> hack “Biden so Old”, but aimed at his pale and weak attempts to reign in >> Netanyahu. That is a real and substantive critique (and complex enough that >> I myself do not unambiguously agree with it, though I respect it). >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> >> On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 at 9:39 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> John Oliver returned from hiatus with a bang. He offered Clarence Thomas >>> $1 million a year and a $2.5 million motor coach if he resigned from the >>> Supreme Court within a month. >>> Normally, I could post a YouTube link to that part of the show. But HBO >>> hasn't posted the show yet. Here's a link to a poor pirated copy. The offer >>> is around the 31 minute mark. >>> https://youtu.be/YceyOgpj_RE?si=c1d7MPnHBv990oui >>> >>> I wonder if this indicates turmoil at HBO over the show. >>> >>> Oliver said he is paying Thomas' salary personally, not HBO. I am >>> guessing left leaning millionaires will chip in if it means Thomas is off >>> the court. >>> >>> -- >>> >> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywxBvAUYiXgUA-c3%2BH-cWm5AgdhAiVjDUE-5%2BN9y%2BZ-UQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywxBvAUYiXgUA-c3%2BH-cWm5AgdhAiVjDUE-5%2BN9y%2BZ-UQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/55c36053-088f-41a2-9ba3-b9f10b0ccc5cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/55c36053-088f-41a2-9ba3-b9f10b0ccc5cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-6mnQfxz0CYHrphaC5CNdKLiDiLVQWhODOiBCmmtknYQ%40mail.gmail.com.
