As Twitchy reported Tuesday, MSNBC’s Katy Tur took an unusual tack when reporting on $1,000 bonuses being paid out to workers in Ohio. She’d ask a worker what they planned to do with the money, and then attempt to paint their aspiration as way out of reach … like this:
Gentleman at Ohio Trump event says he's going to save to start a family with his 1,000 dollar one time bonus.
Average cost to give birth to one child in Ohio is $5,836.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 5, 2018
After “fact-checking” a couple of workers’ goals into dust, Tur was inundated with tweets explaining what “saving” for something means. It seems the message might have gotten through a bit — on Wednesday, Tur suddenly decided $1,000 was a big deal. Mediaite has the video:
Katy Tur Doubles Down On 'Condescending' Tax Cut Remarks: Do I 'Seem Out of Touch?' (VIDEO) https://t.co/qdolNBIfuX pic.twitter.com/7zSxSJg5Oq
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 7, 2018
“Every dollar counts and $1,000 is a very big deal,” Tur claimed on air, adding, “shouldn’t we be pushing for long-term salary hikes, the kind of sustained help that would transform big-ticket dreams into everyday realities?”
“Or does that make me seem out of touch? I’m just not sure,” she concluded.
Short answer? Yes.https://t.co/M46jsLQ4L1
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/ed_grimly/status/961385091812417537
https://twitter.com/benfirstpro/status/961386566529830913
After these condescending tweets, Katy got called out. Now, she's doing some defense. "Shouldn’t we be pushing for long-term salary hikes, the kind of sustained help that would transform big-ticket dreams into everyday realities?" If this is what she meant, she would have said… https://t.co/dwsaxPN9VH
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) February 8, 2018
…that. But she didn't. This is spin, since she's been called out. But also: it's really bad spin. As @KatyTurNBC should know, we *are* seeing long-term salary hikes. She should be applauding that but, instead, she's implying it's not happening. https://t.co/26lvkbrYBx
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) February 8, 2018
.@KatyTurNBC said: "think about it, starting a family, owning a home, sending your kids to college, these should be within the reach of every American, bonus or no bonus.” Home ownership rose for the first time in 2017 since 2004. More kids graduating HS while parents get more $$
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) February 8, 2018
…means they have more money to afford college. @KatyTurNBC ended her monologue asking if she is out of touch. The answer: yes. And you have a loose grip on facts.
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) February 8, 2018
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