Topic: Pay For Play

The hosts clarify the "Value for Value" model, rejecting a donor's suggestion that money should be used to buy specific attention for clips or stories, which they label "Pay for Play." Peter Reiter, an anarchist donor, is knighted as "Anarchy's Knight" and granted the title of Freiherr von Bonneville. The segment emphasizes that donations are a voluntary exchange for value already received rather than a contractual service.

The discussion deconstructs John Oliver's defense of the Uranium One deal involving Russia. The hosts highlight Oliver's use of the phrase "to be fair" as a rhetorical device to dismiss "pay for play" allegations by pointing to the involvement of nine different government agencies in the approval process.

Former Haitian Senate President Bernard Sansaricq alleged on Fox Business that the Clinton Foundation mishandled $14.3 billion in earthquake relief funds, with less than 2% reaching the Haitian people. The discussion also touches on the firing of Billy Bush from NBC following the "Access Hollywood" tape leak. The hosts speculate that the Bushes and Clintons may have a private feud, or that Billy Bush is being used as a temporary scapegoat.

Documents reveal that FBC Media, a production company for the BBC and CNBC, sold "guaranteed distribution" to clients like Microsoft. This pay-for-play arrangement allowed corporate branding to be inserted into news segments about Malaysia and Russia without disclosure to the broadcasters.

Stephen Ratner, a key advisor to the Obama administration's auto industry task force, is under investigation for a "pay-for-play" scandal involving the New York State Pension Fund. The investigation centers on investments made by Ratner's former firm, Quadrangle Group, and its connection to a low-budget film titled "Chooch."