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NYC yellow taxi driver accused of refusing ride to Al Roker because he's black
NY Daily News ^ | 11/24/2015 | ANDY MAI, DAN RIVOLI

Posted on 11/25/2015 5:03:55 AM PST by Kid Shelleen

The cabbie accused of snubbing famed weatherman Al Roker is a repeat offender having refused service to a potential passenger before.

Mahabur Rahman facing heavy fines after Roker complained on Twitter Saturday night that a taxi left him and his 13 year-old son high and dry in favor of a white fare settled a similar allegation in May for $200, according to the city Taxi & Limousine Commission

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NYC yellow taxi driver accused of refusing ride to Al Roker because he's black has done it before, calls incident a 'misunderstanding
Black fares matter !!
1 posted on 11/25/2015 5:03:55 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

Maybe the white guy doesn’t poop in the cab.


2 posted on 11/25/2015 5:04:29 AM PST by Yaelle (Trump Cruz 2016)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Maybe it was that brown stain on the back of his pants?


3 posted on 11/25/2015 5:05:00 AM PST by hadaclueonce (I thought Ethanol was the devil, now i find it is America is an Oligarchy)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Maybe it was dark and he didn’t see Al?


4 posted on 11/25/2015 5:08:09 AM PST by armydawg505
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To: hadaclueonce

Maybe he thought it was Bill Cosby


5 posted on 11/25/2015 5:08:39 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: hadaclueonce

Does every black in this country cry racist when things don’t go their way? NO, only the opportunists do.


6 posted on 11/25/2015 5:09:27 AM PST by DaveA37
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Mahabur Rahman

This won't even go to trial...

7 posted on 11/25/2015 5:09:38 AM PST by Old Sarge
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To: Kid Shelleen

Was the driver muslim? You know how mohammed felt about “raisin heads”.


8 posted on 11/25/2015 5:09:51 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: Kid Shelleen

‘Mahabur Rahman’. Total white racist.


9 posted on 11/25/2015 5:11:31 AM PST by mindburglar (When Superman and Batman fight, the only winner is crime.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Maybe it is because Roker is such an @$$hat.


10 posted on 11/25/2015 5:13:49 AM PST by verga (I might as well be playing chess with pigeons.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I would assume Roker has limo service since he is a libtard...


11 posted on 11/25/2015 5:15:35 AM PST by Popman (Christ alone: My Cornerstone...)
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Mahabur Rahman

Well.. since Roker lost all that weight, the driver can't use the "I thought he was a pig" excuse.

12 posted on 11/25/2015 5:16:38 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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Roker too stupid to get an Uber account?


13 posted on 11/25/2015 5:19:07 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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Mahabur Rahman....

A muzzie versus a very public figure black man. This should be interesting. Maybe Mr Rahman doesn't like The Today Show? Or heard that story about Roker's visit to the White House and was afraid he would soil himself in the taxi.

14 posted on 11/25/2015 5:19:14 AM PST by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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To: Kid Shelleen

The libs will have their knickers in a twist over which favored race to defend.


15 posted on 11/25/2015 5:19:58 AM PST by certrtwngnut (Irony,Hillary in the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora,N.Y.)
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To: Rummyfan

The media will portray him as a “white Hispanic muslim.”


16 posted on 11/25/2015 5:19:59 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Maybe he realized it was Al, who is a complete jerk and just drive right in by. Of course this scenario would never occur to Al.


17 posted on 11/25/2015 5:20:16 AM PST by usafa92 (Conservative in Jersey)
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To: armydawg505

Al should smile more when hailing a cab at night.


18 posted on 11/25/2015 5:22:23 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day!)
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To: Kid Shelleen

the real reason was ft and bald

such people don’t tip


19 posted on 11/25/2015 5:24:54 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPyes but now I must concentratc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trumping.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I met Al Roker once. I thought him to be an a$$h-le.


20 posted on 11/25/2015 5:25:24 AM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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