No Taxi Ride for You...

If I went to Somalia and was refused a ride in a taxi because I was carrying alcoholI would have no comlaint, but would leave Somalia immediately. Not because I love alcohol, but because I love liberty. Imagine now, going to Minneapolis-St. Paul and being refused service in a cab because you are carrying alcohol. That's what is happening, because Muslims don't drink, none of us should. How the commission regulating taxi drivers lets this happen I have no idea, but it shows once again that we are on a slippery slope.

"Buzek, the flight attendant, said she was refused service in March after she told a driver to be careful with her suitcase because it had wine in it. Other drivers in the taxi line passed the word, she said, and four more refused her service. A dispatcher finally steered her to a driver who would take the fare.

Buzek, who grew up in Poland, said her treatment goes against American values.

"I came to this country and I didn't expect anybody to adjust to my needs," she said. "I don't want to impose my beliefs on anyone else. That's why I'm in this country, because of the freedom.

"What's going to be next? ... Do I have to cover my head?"