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The Minnesota saga expands to checkout cashiers and pork
Reader comment on item: More on Those Alcohol-shy Minnesota Taxi Drivers
Submitted by J Greene (United States), Mar 14, 2007 at 14:59
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| Title | By | Date |
| Being a Muslim is not a crime [72 words] | faisal ahmed | Jul 13, 2009 12:30 |
| ↔ NOT BEING A MUSLIM IS NOT A CRIME EITHER! [50 words] | Abu Nudnik | Jul 16, 2009 17:49 |
| Ironically [100 words] | John Philips | Sep 10, 2008 05:05 |
| AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS [96 words] | knightrider | Aug 6, 2008 06:42 |
| way to go home of the free [137 words] | nabil | Apr 16, 2008 05:19 |
| A more pro-active solution is called for [201 words] | Mitch | May 29, 2007 18:45 |
| Never met a Muslim who didn't drink alcohol [105 words] | Mac | May 9, 2007 21:57 |
| ↔ Muslim drinking [127 words] | Prof. M. | Sep 11, 2007 22:19 |
| ↔ FYI to my dear Friend Mac [124 words] | Fajri Al Kautsar | Sep 12, 2008 17:23 |
| ↔ grandchild [150 words] | robbyn smith | Nov 29, 2008 17:28 |
| Thanks Dr. Pipes [75 words] | MelM | Apr 23, 2007 00:12 |
| A Letter to MAC [141 words] | Ynnatchkah | Apr 20, 2007 13:42 |
| religious double standard [26 words] | John Smith | Apr 17, 2007 17:21 |
| ↔ religious double standard and request for help [119 words] | Eileen | Apr 24, 2007 22:30 |
| ↔ never mind [8 words] | eileen | Apr 29, 2007 23:14 |
| ⇒ The Minnesota saga expands to checkout cashiers and pork [1 words] | J Greene | Mar 14, 2007 14:59 |
| Next the Airlines? [47 words] | Betty | Mar 4, 2007 11:54 |
| Everyone carry a bottle! [100 words] | Justin Kase | Mar 3, 2007 19:19 |
| ↔ minnesota muslims [54 words] | Donna | Mar 19, 2007 12:31 |
| Muslim Taxi Drivers [18 words] | Greyops | Mar 1, 2007 20:19 |
| Alien Taxi Drivers Who Are anti-American, Are Only The Latest Outrage [798 words] | mariana | Mar 1, 2007 00:04 |
| ↔ re:mariana's thoughts [19 words] | snakesavage | Mar 2, 2007 02:06 |
| ↔ To Mariana [260 words] | Ynna (tchkah) | Mar 2, 2007 16:10 |
| ↔ To SNAKESAVAGE. I was thinking about that, and did cut half the caps out. [97 words] | mariana | Mar 2, 2007 18:54 |
| ↔ To Ynna. Thank you. [1266 words] | mariana | Mar 2, 2007 22:25 |
| ↔ Some Points. [807 words] | Ynnatchkah | Mar 4, 2007 05:37 |
| ↔ Ynnatchkah: Loved yours too; sick to death of almost all things California, but there are more important things in life. [1082 words] | mariana | Mar 6, 2007 15:07 |
| Maybe a good idea? [615 words] | Edward | Feb 24, 2007 12:28 |
| Just wondering if the relation and insistence is somehow linked to Ellison [109 words] | Ynna | Feb 24, 2007 03:23 |
| Booze and the Twins [23 words] | Jacques Bakke | Feb 23, 2007 23:09 |
| A problem in many fields [89 words] | Kevin | Feb 23, 2007 15:22 |
| Filthy Infidels [49 words] | NW Denizen | Feb 23, 2007 15:17 |
| And another example of people imposing their religion on good Americans... [81 words] | NotAHypocrite | Feb 23, 2007 15:14 |
| Taxis + explosives = terrorist armed vehicles in Iraq [66 words] | Joe Egan | Feb 23, 2007 12:38 |
| no to cab drivers. [22 words] | mika solami | Feb 22, 2007 22:29 |
| ↔ somalis [12 words] | dowm | Apr 14, 2007 02:19 |
| You're choosing the wrong fight [94 words] | an Ontarian | Feb 22, 2007 14:58 |
| ↔ amazed [71 words] | usmc2493 | Feb 24, 2007 08:59 |
| Alcohol, Minnesota and "certain Muslims" [80 words] | Stephane S Lubicz | Feb 22, 2007 14:57 |
| Sharia & Alcohol [471 words] | Mordechai Ben-Menachem | Feb 22, 2007 10:30 |
| Melting pot ...facing. [115 words] | M.D'Souza | Feb 21, 2007 11:10 |
| I was in favor of stricter penalties but now oppose them [105 words] | Abu Schnorer | Feb 21, 2007 10:48 |
| ↔ IT'S UP TO THE TAXI DRIVERS TO GET OTHER JOBS [281 words] | Sofa Sogood | Feb 21, 2007 20:34 |
| ↔ Unlawfu but not illegal [164 words] | Abu Schnorer | Apr 5, 2007 19:17 |
| Taxis & Alcohol in Minnesota [153 words] | Douglas E. Haslam | Feb 21, 2007 10:41 |
| Those multi-cultural Taxi Drivers [530 words] | Les Lieberman | Feb 21, 2007 06:04 |
| Watch This! [1077 words] | DeadMessenger | Dec 17, 2006 14:31 |
| help the MN airport again please! [w/response] [59 words] | Anne | Dec 3, 2006 07:08 |
| Who handles the booze at Dubai Duty Free? [66 words] | Josh G. | Nov 26, 2006 12:38 |
| ↔ Dubai knows how to handle Mullahs [184 words] | American Muslim | Nov 29, 2006 11:40 |
| ↔ Even better way to handle muslims [111 words] | Roosevelt's Disciple | May 8, 2007 14:41 |
| This has already gone beyond alcohol. [99 words] | Michael | Nov 26, 2006 07:46 |
| If I were Mayor [20 words] | Paul | Nov 24, 2006 19:41 |
| Question time [w/response] [20 words] | Octavio Johanson | Nov 9, 2006 17:56 |
| Problem-solving for Doctor Pipes [w/response] [65 words] | Octavio Johanson | Nov 9, 2006 11:37 |
| What if the shoe were on the other foot [55 words] | Abarbanel | Nov 5, 2006 21:14 |
| Islamophobia [42 words] | Octavio Johanson | Nov 3, 2006 18:59 |
| no alcohol in "muslim" cabs [50 words] | JON PURIZHANSKY | Nov 2, 2006 18:22 |
| Taxi Drivers [17 words] | Max Samuel | Oct 26, 2006 20:33 |
| Who is the real culprit behind Minnesota taxi-jihad? Islamists at MAS!! [246 words] | Jaladhi | Oct 26, 2006 14:36 |
| HACK License? [93 words] | Lori | Oct 24, 2006 23:14 |
| ↔ Hackney Carriage...Hansom Cab [16 words] | Mark Garretson | Oct 26, 2006 13:59 |
| Denver too... [92 words] | Scott Merker | Oct 19, 2006 22:29 |
| Blue Light Taxis [20 words] | John | Oct 18, 2006 06:55 |
| Go back to "No-Booze-istan". [848 words] | Dr Ken Goldberg | Oct 17, 2006 23:17 |
| ISLAM, THE TAXI DRIVER, AND MY 6 PACK [372 words] | Louis Stouch | Oct 17, 2006 20:49 |
| ↔ Islam, The taxi driver and my six-pack [208 words] | E.J. Shafer | Oct 25, 2006 15:56 |
| ↔ Taxi drivers in Minesotta [134 words] | Christiana | Oct 26, 2006 00:19 |
| ↔ Comment on Louis's post [102 words] | Romesh Chander | Nov 1, 2006 19:46 |
| ↔ Muslim Taxi Drivers in Minneapolis: [68 words] | ELROY J. SHAFER | Jan 27, 2007 16:29 |
| Cabbies to become "Taliban on Wheels" [323 words] | American Muslim | Oct 17, 2006 18:49 |
| ↔ I Agree, Doc.... [17 words] | Frummer | Oct 26, 2006 00:35 |
| Time for everybody to chill out [93 words] | Spar Krikorian | Oct 17, 2006 14:24 |
| ↔ You are absolutely right! [140 words] | Moshe | Oct 18, 2006 04:58 |
| ↔ Time for everyone to chill out...especially Moshe [88 words] | Spar Krikorian | Oct 19, 2006 16:06 |
| ↔ American weapons vs. Russian weapons (Israeli civilians vs. Arab civilians) [392 words] | American Muslim | Oct 19, 2006 23:00 |
| ↔ Krikorian, since you asked I will tell you what I meant by accommodation. [383 words] | Moshe | Oct 20, 2006 04:04 |
| ↔ Round and round it goes... an eye for an eye making the whole world die [403 words] | Spar Krikorian | Oct 21, 2006 02:26 |
| ↔ Typical conservative tactic of tarring anyone who dares to disagree with you [423 words] | Spar Krikorian | Oct 21, 2006 02:53 |
| ↔ Krikorian, is time for YOU to chill out. [49 words] | Moshe | Oct 21, 2006 18:24 |
| ↔ Dr. Qazi, why we don't see and hear more people like you? [61 words] | Moshe | Oct 22, 2006 10:30 |
| ↔ History could be a baggage or a place to learn good lessons [589 words] | American Muslim | Oct 22, 2006 21:01 |
| ↔ Re: Dr. Qazi, why we don't see and hear more people like you? [318 words] | American Muslim | Oct 24, 2006 22:25 |
| ↔ Bound by Honor? [121 words] | Frummer | Oct 26, 2006 00:54 |
| ↔ Reply to Dr. Qazi. [291 words] | Moshe | Oct 27, 2006 04:48 |
| ↔ Excellent comment Frummer! [9 words] | Moshe | Oct 27, 2006 04:50 |
| ↔ to moshe [42 words] | jon purizhansky | Nov 2, 2006 18:18 |
| ↔ Dr. Qazi [22 words] | JON PURIZHANSKY | Nov 2, 2006 18:26 |
| ↔ Percentage of American Muslims who support the existence of Israel [105 words] | American Muslim | Nov 10, 2006 10:05 |
| ↔ Moderation is not the way to go [372 words] | YOUNG MUSLIM | Nov 10, 2006 10:59 |
| ↔ Moderation vs. Alcohol sniffing taxi drivers who follow Egyptian Mullah Hilali [275 words] | American Muslim | Nov 11, 2006 16:13 |
| ↔ Dear Dr. Qazi, how right you are! [117 words] | Moshe | Nov 12, 2006 05:37 |
| Muslims can't drive Gasahol fueled cars! [105 words] | Dan Bullard | Oct 16, 2006 20:45 |
| ↔ Taxi Contents [180 words] | Arch | Oct 19, 2006 14:29 |
| THE Solution... [46 words] | Paul David | Oct 16, 2006 11:27 |
| Islamist brinkmanship. [60 words] | Moshe | Oct 16, 2006 06:08 |
| Mormon cabbies [67 words] | Alan Fleming | Oct 15, 2006 23:09 |
| The Camel's Nose [226 words] | Dwight Brown | Oct 12, 2006 12:55 |
| ↔ What next ? Bus drivers refusing people [77 words] | Harry | Oct 13, 2006 22:20 |
| ↔ A New York City Muslim Speaks (writes rather) [146 words] | Abu Sahajj | Oct 15, 2006 21:15 |
| ↔ What next? Pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions? [41 words] | Larry | Oct 16, 2006 12:25 |
| ↔ We are talking about Public activities only [50 words] | Harry | Oct 16, 2006 19:51 |
| ↔ Bus service [46 words] | Romesh Chander | Nov 1, 2006 20:12 |
| Somali statistics and Snakes. [281 words] | Ron | Oct 12, 2006 12:19 |
| ↔ Pots calling Kettles Black [194 words] | Fern | Oct 14, 2006 05:28 |
| uk experience [59 words] | david etherington | Oct 12, 2006 04:14 |
| ↔ So what? [51 words] | Q. | Oct 15, 2006 16:18 |
| ↔ Wake up! [30 words] | Octavio Johanson | Oct 16, 2006 11:25 |
| ↔ More on the English Experience [58 words] | Wanglese | Oct 16, 2006 17:58 |
| ↔ Re: More on the English Experience [24 words] | Octavio Johanson | Oct 30, 2006 08:28 |
| The Koran and Alcohol [154 words] | Safraz | Oct 12, 2006 00:46 |
| ↔ The moderate muslim? [256 words] | caleb white | Oct 13, 2006 03:35 |
| ↔ Reply to "Moderate Muslim" [479 words] | Safraz | Oct 15, 2006 22:07 |
| ↔ Excellent comment Caleb! [108 words] | Moshe | Oct 16, 2006 05:55 |
| ↔ Well said Safraz, but I disagree [338 words] | caleb white | Oct 17, 2006 03:09 |
| ↔ facts speak louder than words [85 words] | susan | Oct 17, 2006 18:07 |
| ↔ Safraz [414 words] | Daisy | Oct 21, 2006 23:24 |
| ↔ Daisy [273 words] | Safraz | Oct 22, 2006 23:16 |
| ↔ Daisy and Caleb White - Excellent articles... [323 words] | Jaladhi | Oct 23, 2006 13:34 |
| ↔ Safraz, again. [506 words] | Daisy | Oct 23, 2006 17:04 |
| ↔ Jaladhi [57 words] | Daisy | Oct 23, 2006 17:15 |
| ↔ Multiculturalism? [603 words] | Safraz | Oct 23, 2006 22:15 |
| ↔ Safraz, redux [866 words] | Daisy | Oct 24, 2006 17:05 |
| ↔ Who is Daisy? [4 words] | Joe kaffir | Oct 26, 2006 13:53 |
| ↔ You Must Be Joe-Khan! [37 words] | Daisy | Oct 27, 2006 10:57 |
| ↔ Where to begin [122 words] | No Dhimmi | Oct 27, 2006 11:11 |
| ↔ dilapidated daisy [19 words] | joe kaffir | Oct 27, 2006 17:48 |
| ↔ Reply to Daisy [411 words] | Safraz | Oct 29, 2006 20:39 |
| ↔ Daisy-Khan [19 words] | Joe Kaffir | Oct 30, 2006 23:58 |
| ↔ Safraz 3 [901 words] | Daisy | Oct 31, 2006 15:55 |
| ↔ Cultural relativism [306 words] | Octavio Johanson | Oct 31, 2006 18:26 |
| Go to the back of the line... [31 words] | Rick House | Oct 11, 2006 21:13 |
| Why hire them? [45 words] | MelM | Oct 11, 2006 18:05 |
| ↔ Not the same thing, MeIM [123 words] | Dan Goorevitch | Oct 11, 2006 22:01 |
| ↔ I forgot to mention... [60 words] | Dan Goorevitch | Oct 11, 2006 22:04 |
| ↔ Point taken. However, the airport authority fails its responsibility to its customers. [130 words] | MelM | Oct 12, 2006 19:59 |
| Taxis and Shari'a law [92 words] | Cliff Thier | Oct 11, 2006 16:53 |
| ↔ Taxi drivers [48 words] | Christiana | Oct 27, 2006 05:07 |
| The Mohammedan nightmare continues.... [159 words] | warren raymond | Oct 11, 2006 16:36 |
| ↔ Action must be taken [67 words] | R V | Oct 12, 2006 09:03 |
| ↔ We will apologize to our grandchildren ... [115 words] | Jeff Burke | Oct 14, 2006 08:19 |
| An American's Response to Minnesota Moslem Taxi Drivers [313 words] | David Sabghir | Oct 11, 2006 14:22 |
| 'Sharia light' idea scrapped due to "overwhelming backlash" less then 24 hours after Dr.Pipes article appeared [138 words] | Ben van de Polder | Oct 11, 2006 14:05 |
| This is unbelievable- how about airplanes? [29 words] | Claude | Oct 11, 2006 12:30 |
| Taxi drivers and booze [74 words] | Clyde Snodgrass | Oct 11, 2006 12:14 |
| Extra Light on Taxi Roof for Muslim Drivers [33 words] | Hank Steckel | Oct 11, 2006 12:12 |
| TO THE BACK OF THE LINE... [152 words] | DONVAN | Oct 11, 2006 12:10 |
| Why? [64 words] | Jim Feeney | Oct 11, 2006 12:00 |
| put a sign in the window [35 words] | Greg H. | Oct 11, 2006 11:37 |
| So what's next? [64 words] | Joe | Oct 11, 2006 11:19 |
| Honestly [64 words] | sb | Oct 11, 2006 11:06 |
| A solution [41 words] | Vijay | Oct 11, 2006 11:03 |
| Don't bring booze into my Taxi - I respectfully disagree [102 words] | Dimitri Raitzin | Oct 11, 2006 11:01 |
| ↔ Market Forces [89 words] | Melisa | Oct 11, 2006 19:08 |
| Question of Hack license requirements [135 words] | Walter Hantscho | Oct 11, 2006 10:28 |
| ↔ Mnapls cab driver issues the tip of the iceberg [189 words] | Walter Hantscho | Oct 11, 2006 22:48 |
| Heard Hogan [85 words] | Dan | Oct 11, 2006 10:00 |
| Christian pharmacists [70 words] | redherkey | Oct 11, 2006 09:57 |
| Shall we all carry bottles? [110 words] | Kathy | Oct 11, 2006 09:44 |
| ↔ I'm in [24 words] | R V | Oct 12, 2006 09:10 |
| ↔ Defiance! ... Great! [87 words] | MelM | Oct 12, 2006 19:11 |
| ↔ Agree with Kathy - everyone carry a bottle [38 words] | Al Johnson | Feb 21, 2007 05:39 |
| Revoke their taxi shield [125 words] | Beth | Oct 11, 2006 03:02 |
| ↔ Good point--Violation of ADA [52 words] | Rita | Oct 12, 2006 21:40 |
| Don't Bring That Booze Into My Taxi [119 words] | Terry Smythe | Oct 10, 2006 22:28 |
| Do the other drivers really dislike the situation? [52 words] | Maurizio Morabito | Oct 10, 2006 17:43 |
| ↔ Maurizio [65 words] | Melisa | Oct 10, 2006 20:34 |
| My letter to the Minneapolis Airport Commission [1878 words] | Melisa | Oct 10, 2006 17:28 |
| ↔ A little nitpicking, Melisa [263 words] | Dan Goorevitch | Oct 10, 2006 23:46 |
| ↔ Bottom line [109 words] | Kai Masters | Oct 11, 2006 14:21 |
| ↔ Fair pickin' [100 words] | Melisa | Oct 11, 2006 19:00 |
| ↔ Go back to your own country [2 words] | Jaci | Feb 28, 2007 12:48 |
| Don't Bring That Booze Into My Taxi [83 words] | Margaret Borg | Oct 10, 2006 16:01 |
| ↔ What if the cabbies WERE fired for doing this? [141 words] | Joshua Truax | Oct 10, 2006 18:15 |
| ↔ It's a cash business, man [63 words] | Abu Nudnik | Oct 11, 2006 00:01 |
| ↔ Sue [31 words] | Michael | Oct 11, 2006 09:12 |
| ↔ Liberal Claptrap [122 words] | Mike | Oct 11, 2006 09:24 |
| ↔ Rules of the game [162 words] | Rita | Oct 11, 2006 13:30 |
| ↔ Stupid cabbies [95 words] | raheel | Oct 11, 2006 15:55 |
| ↔ Airport commissions deal in airport operations, not counter-jihad [256 words] | Joshua Truax | Oct 11, 2006 19:15 |
| ↔ Deffnitely [39 words] | R V | Oct 12, 2006 09:19 |
| ↔ But how? [73 words] | R V | Oct 12, 2006 09:28 |
| ↔ Wouldn't I be arrested? [47 words] | R V | Oct 12, 2006 09:32 |
| ↔ Happy to see a rational mind [17 words] | R V | Oct 12, 2006 09:34 |
| ↔ tell it like it is [34 words] | raheel | Oct 12, 2006 17:02 |
| ↔ RV-My point exactly [82 words] | Rita | Oct 12, 2006 17:44 |
| ↔ to Raheel: a question [101 words] | AS | Oct 13, 2006 03:18 |
| ↔ dirty sex [108 words] | raheel | Oct 13, 2006 17:19 |
| ↔ Rita - So what can we do? [75 words] | R V | Oct 13, 2006 17:26 |
| ↔ Iran [25 words] | Jon Purizhansky | Sep 20, 2007 19:31 |
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