Camerota Hints Businesses May Use Bonuses to Scam Employees into Voting GOP

Newsbusters.org ^ | December 26, 2017 | Brad Wilmouth

[Kaslin]

As Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell appeared as a guest on Tuesday's New Day, CNN host Alisyn Camerota at one point seemed to fret that businesses are planning to pay out bonuses after the tax cuts were passed as a way of making their employees grateful to Republicans for their pay increase and coax them to vote for the GOP -- and that the ploy might succeed.

At 7:24 a.m., as Rep. Dingell complained that she wants President Donald Trump to do more on economic issues like infrastructure and health care, Camerota began setting up her next question:

ALISYN CAMEROTA: You know, just, ever since the tax reform was announced -- tax overhaul or whatever you want to call it -- there have been this whole slew of companies that have come forward and said, "Guess what -- we're going to give out bonuses now to our employees."

And I have just a partial list in front of me, and there's nine companies on here from AT&T to Boeing to Comcast, Bank of America, Sinclair, Wells Fargo, PNC -- there's all sorts of companies that say they're going to give something to a thousand -- a thousand dollars worth of bonuses to their hundreds of thousands of employees. One is going to -- Bancorp is going to boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

The CNN host added:

CAMEROTA: Obviously, they could have done this before the tax overhaul was announced -- they were sitting on profits -- but they didn't. They did it when the tax overhaul was announced, and I'm wondering if you -- as a Democrat -- are worried about the wind in their sails. People vote with their pocketbook -- I don't have to tell you this -- so if you just get a $1,000 bonus, you're voting for Donald Trump again.

Her Democratic guest responded:

DINGELL: Well, first of all, I've always said, you know, I keep saying the same thing -- the next election is going to be about the economy, jobs, trade deals. You know, I'm never going to complain that any working man or woman gets an extra boost in their income. But I think a lot of people are still worried. The nonpartisan Tax Institute says that less than 86 million working families are actually going to see an increase in taxes at some point.

Camerota then followed up: "Years from now, so after the midterms. Well after the midterms. Could this help carry Republicans through the midterms?"

[VTenigma]

Paranoid much, Alysin?

[IrishBrigade]

‘Her and Cuomo are perfectly matched.’

is her...? didn’t know that...?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Democrats expect their plantation dwellers to be grateful for welfare checks, so what’s the difference?

[ThunderSleeps]

That's going to be a tough sell for the 'rats. What are they going to say?

"Look, we know we haven't actually done dick for you - ever. We realize you voted in an anti-establishment GOP President and his policies are making the economy boom in just a matter of a few months. And yes, these business successes are translating directly into more $ in your pocket both through tax cuts and performance incentives from your employer.

...

But really, you should ignore all these good outcomes and come back to the 'rat plantation and let us get back in control and screw things up again! Really, money in your pocket, food on your table is nothing compared to the satisfaction you'll get from knowing we are protecting 47.38 different genders!"

Yeah, 'rats, let's see you try to sell that. Meanwhile, I'm going to meet a couple of friends at the local pub and celebrate.

[mylife]

BTW it TAX time again! Gotta pay the Tax on the old shack that was payed off 14 years ago LOL

Lest the beurocrats steal my potaters LOL

Then we can do taxes again in spring! LOL

Sure Alysins having potatoes julienne every night living up on the hill in that big fine home and here am I lugging the bushel of potatoes up Killarny way LOL

Merry Christmas all

Thing I’ll make some onion rings..

[Robert DeLong]

Yes I am aware and understand why they passed it with a 10 years sunset, as passage with the sunset only required a majority, not a super majority vote, for passage. However, unless they overhaul the tax code after it sunsets in 10 years, they usually just extend it for another 10 years.

Also quite aware that not one Democrat in either House of Congress voted for the tax cuts. Not surprising though as they almost always vote in lockstep. There is no room for individualism in the Democrat Party. It is not tolerated. 8>)

[polymuser]

Oh my! Workers voting to keep more of their hard earned money, to allow their company to share more profit with them. Onoz!!!

Compared to rats getting people to vote for more taxing, more entitlements, free school, trespasser amnesty, tax money to PP baby killers, etc.

Rats are scurrying in circles and gnashing their teeth in today’s bright truth-lights. MAGA!

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Rep. Dingell complained that she wants President Donald Trump to do more on economic issues like infrastructure

Like the $800 Billion Dollars Stimulus Package Slush Fund democrats handed over to Barack Obama to fund all those "Shovel Ready Jobs" that never existed?

The same $800 Billion Obama promised to spend rebuilding the nation's roads, bridges, electrical grid and other infrastructure?

The same infrastructure that still needs rebuilding 8 years later?

And the same $800 Billion that unaccountably just sort of vaporized without boosting the economy to any noticeable degree?

The same $800 Billion that has no doubt greatly fattened the secret numbered bank accounts of democrat politicians and their cronies?

[headstamp 2]

She must have reached real far up her butt to pull that one out.

Mental case.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

[Political Junkie Too]

Camerota Hints Businesses President May Use Bonuses Fulfill Promises to Scam Employees voters into Voting GOP

Fixed it.

-PJ

[stars & stripes forever]

DEMOCRATS will pay a price for their sedition. They were elected to pass legislation for the benefit of We the People.

[mylife]

Never forget!

That SOB stole 1 trillion dollars poof it was gone! Shovel ready!

[Reily]

Everyone forgets these TV Newsies are first and foremost entertainers. Think not? Watch what happens when their ratings plummet! Ask Megan Kelly!

They are entertainers that can’t sing, dance, do comedy, act - the nearest they can come to that is looking thoughtful, and empathic when reading the news. This what they do they read what’s put in from of them on a teleprompter. That’s the depth of their contribution in informing the public. We give them celebrity status because they are on TV. This unearned “status” bring with it false assumptions of knowledge, wisdom, character that they may or may not possess. Our culture just does that and we go along with it. Many of them can only do one thing, they can look good on TV! So they’re basically clothing models (Think Zoolander - Ben Stiller comedy) and store mannequins that can read teleprompters.

My preference for TV news is text and picture that I look at and read. Even that leaves “news organizations” with tremendous power - the power to report or not report and the power to edit the text a certain way.

[Enterprise]

She looks like she’s modeling her look after Marie Harf.

[rrrod]

CNN employee.......

[Sa-teef]

I'm wondering if there are any schools of journalism in the US which don't have a left leaning litmus test?

"You're a card carrying member of BLM or Antifa? Okay, you can be a journalist in progressive America. The alternative pass is: are you a blond, brainless bimbo who will say anything the writers put in front of you? "

[Polyxene]

ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, NPR, CNN, MSNBC..................

[4Runner]

Airports—and doctor’s and dentist’s offices. In case you hadn’t noticed.

[mewzilla]

That’s one of one of them. But who the heck knows since Camerota wasn’t interested in following that up. Sad commentary on the net’s viewers, that they’re willing to put up with this cr@p.