Posted on 08/20/2025 6:55:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
https://babylonbee.com/news/california-under-fire-for-issuing-cdl-to-stevie-wonder
LOS ANGELES, CA — The California state government is once again under fire after the revelation that it issued a Commercial Driver's License to famed blind pianist Stevie Wonder.
Wonder was reportedly issued the CDL due to his status as visually disabled, as the California legislature had passed a law to combat the under-representation of blind people among truck drivers.
"Look at me, I'm driving a big rig!" said Wonder, flashing his signature smile. "Never thought this day would come. I just walked in the office and said, ‘Can a brother get a CDL?' As soon as they saw I was blind, they hooked me up. Let's load up and hit the road!"
Wonder was seen driving a large 18-wheeler semi-truck along the 405 in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend. Witnesses report seeing him bump into cement barriers and run over traffic cones as he barreled down the wrong side of the freeway, happily singing a tune. The joyride ended when Wonder plowed the truck through a taco stand and then into a motel. However, Wonder has remained undeterred and stated that he looks forward to getting back on the road soon.
"In the state of California, we believe a CDL is a natural human right and everyone who wants one should get one," Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. "We will never let anything, not even blindness, stand in the way of someone fulfilling their dream of being a big rig driver. That's the America I want to leave for my children."
At publishing time, Wonder had been seen driving his big rig down Santa Cruz beach and into the Pacific Ocean.
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Gotta love The Bee!
“the California legislature had passed a law to combat the under-representation of blind people among truck drivers.”
LOL!
How can he keep his WNBA officiating job if he can’t drive?
snicker
Read the headline a couple of times! Great one!
“Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
I REMEMBER-— MANY YEARS BACK WHEN A GUY WHO WAS LEGALLY BLIND-—NOT TOTALLY BLIND-—APPLIED FOR A DRIVING JOB FOR UPS & THEY DECLINED HIM.
HE SUED THEM-—
HIS CASE WAS LOUDLY THROWN OUT OF COURT BY THE JUDGE.
I THINK THE JUDGE SAID “WITH PREJUDICE”.
HE CAN NEVER REFILE THE COMPLAINT
I’ll bet somewhere in Cawliphonya they’ve got a Gavin Newscum Punjab Pilot School.
California Issues Commercial Driver’s License To Stevie Wonder
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Unlike many who get a CDL from CA, Stevie can read and speak English like a native speaker ... so what’s the problem? And don’t say he’s blind or face a lawsuit for racist remarks.
The Bee is first with the Real, Hard News, covering California State Government!
“Never thought this day would come. I just walked in the office and said, ‘Can a brother get a CDL?’ As soon as they saw I was blind, they hooked me up. Let’s load up and hit the road!” That’s funny.
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