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?"

[Wilderness Conservative]

Concast is as librat as it can get for a corporation.

[trisham]

Agreed. Mass insanity.

[Kickass Conservative]

Does this mean the Democrats are backing away from their “Vote In Your Own Self Interest” mantra?

Self Interest = Electing Tyrants who will use the power of Government to take another persons Property and give it to you in exchange for your Vote.

[kempster]

Maybe Allison should have reminded Dingell about the 90 million workers that are underemployed thanks to the Democratic policies. Trump is working on helping them find work too.

[bray]

That is what they are afraid of and why they need to stop this recovery at all costs.

[mylife]

I’m a newsie in reverse

I wince when they smile and say 116 people died today... now here’s the latest in shoes... :)

I skrich my head and try to figure out the back story

Call me Columbo LOL

[faithhopecharity]

a stupid political message sent using her free ObamaPhone, no doubt

[mylife]

You want half a candy bar?

[Boomer]

One hundred upvotes and likes. Still wish we had that feature here.

[Pollster1]

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

Dingell and I agree! I want President Trump to do more on health care - repeal the unconstitutional vestiges of Obamacare. And infrastructure? Let's start with a nice Wall.

[Buckeye McFrog]

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

Not really. This is the latest Dem meme, the latest set of talking points. She is just one on the distribution list.

You can tell that Dems buy their votes because this thing REALLY struck a nerve.

[NTHockey]

Another talking head who preached Conservative on Fox News now spewing Liberal hate on CNN. All for money.

Hard to tell these days which is older - prostitution or media story telling. Then again, maybe they’re the same.

[mylife]

Here is the way it is, The media blows smoke at you 24/7 now

Chet Huntley and David Brinkley are Dead.

William Buckley Jr, Crossfire and Ronald Reagan are gone.

You have to run the media trough the “FILTER” of your life

[ealgeone]

Boy is she ever a disappointment.

[PrairieLady2]

Alisyn is a dumbass. Of course people want to keep more of their pay checks! Of course they want leadership that promots economic prosperity across the board. What does Alisyn and her I’ll have to offer?

[Kaslin]

Actually Meghyn Kelly crossed the aisle during the debates

[Bigg Red]

I remember this airhead from her days on FAUX News, back when I was a faithful viewer, and I had her pegged back then.

Perhaps her looks kept you boys from seeing her for what she is. :)

[Bigg Red]

+1

[mylife]

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[Bigg Red]

She is dumb as anything, but I figure she was just reading whatever her handlers put on her prompter, and they don’t understand grammar either.