Maybe the white guy doesn’t poop in the cab.
Maybe it was that brown stain on the back of his pants?
Maybe it was dark and he didn’t see Al?
This won't even go to trial...
Was the driver muslim? You know how mohammed felt about “raisin heads”.
‘Mahabur Rahman’. Total white racist.
Maybe it is because Roker is such an @$$hat.
I would assume Roker has limo service since he is a libtard...
Well.. since Roker lost all that weight, the driver can't use the "I thought he was a pig" excuse.
A muzzie versus a very public figure black man. This should be interesting. Maybe Mr Rahman doesn't like The Today Show? Or heard that story about Roker's visit to the White House and was afraid he would soil himself in the taxi.
The libs will have their knickers in a twist over which favored race to defend.
Maybe he realized it was Al, who is a complete jerk and just drive right in by. Of course this scenario would never occur to Al.
the real reason was ft and bald
such people don’t tip
I met Al Roker once. I thought him to be an a$$h-le.
I’ve been rejected by cabbies before. Don’t remember WHINING to the media about it...just had to wait until one would take me.
Mr. Rahman is probably a Climate Change denier. /s
Several years ago I was sent to DC to work on a special project for just one week. During the week prior to my arrival, and the first 2 days after I arrived, 7 cabbies were murdered.
The Taxi Commissioner responded by issuing a directive that cabbies not pick up black men after dark, and that they stay out of certain areas after dark. Immediately the cry of “racism” was heard. The Commissioner stuck to her guns, and said that her job was to keep cabbies alive, and safe. She pointed out that all 7 cabbies were either black or Hispanic, and that all the suspects were black men who had been picked up after dark, and all the murders had occurred in certain areas.
Ultimately, she was forced out.
BTW, the commissioner was a black woman.
Black lives don’t really seem to matter at all, unless they can be used to advance the leftist agenda.
Stereotypes come from experience and pattern recognition is pretty deep in our DNA.
Having used cabs in New York many times:
1) I find it surprising Roker uses a cab instead of a car service. In fact, Roker should have a personal limo with chauffeur as part of his compensation package at NBC, given his stature.
2) When multiple people are hailing cabs, cabbies often don’t see all of the potential fares. Countless times I’ve been bypassed for another rider 50 feet beyond me.
3) If it was near the end of the cabbie’s shift, and Roker had luggage with him, the cabbie may have passed him by to avoid a long trip to the airport. Many times I’ve stood on the street in Manhattan with luggage trying to go to the airport and been passed by empty cabs around shift change time. For that very reason I started using a car service and scheduling a pickup when departing to the airport. The cost differential was only a few dollars more than a cab, the ride was more comfortable, and the time savings was significant.
4) It is disappointing a wealthy, successful media celebrity like Roker is looking for a slight and spends time playing the victim card. As a white American I’ve experienced black store clerks wait on a black customer standing in line behind me, I’ve experienced black employees in fast food restaurants taint the food I was served, and I’ve had black government employees deliberately provide slow service or put me through an administrative ringer smiling the entire time. I’ve also experienced blue blood white Harvard grads look down their noses at me for my state university education. Early in life I learned I could ignore the narrow minded, racist, and elitist bigots or I could live in a state of perpetual outrage at every real and perceived slight. Having made the right choice I’m sure I live a happier life than those who wallow in the cesspool of victimhood.
As a black man who has “made it” Roker should play the role of leader, not victim. By indulging in the publicity afforded by victimhood he only perpetuates the mindset in the black community they can’t get ahead due to racism so they shouldn’t even try.
White privilege! Cab driver thought he would get a better tip.