The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Man Claims American Airlines Lost His $26K Prosthetic Leg

Episode Date: May 12, 2023

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it's time for donkey of the day donkeys of the day x charlamagne i'm a democrat so being donkey of the day is a little bit of a mixed place but like a donkey keyhole okay now i've been called a lot in my 23 years that donkey of the day is a new one donkey of the day for friday may 12th goes to an airline that that Forbes says is the number nine best airline of 2023 American Airlines. American Airlines, I don't think we've forgotten some of your transgressions over the years. OK, when y'all kicked the good sister Tamika Mallory off the plane over a seat dispute. If I remember correctly, the airline acknowledged that the company mishandled the seating situation. And Tamika ended up sitting down with the CEO of American Airlines Doug Parker but American Airlines y'all been accused of racial discrimination quite

a few times Talib Kweli claimed in an Instagram video that his rights were violated after he was threatened with arrest and removed from the plane over the size of his luggage which he says was cleared at the gate and Sha'Carri Richardson was forced off her flight uh after an argument with a flight attendant who Richardson said was harassing her and trying to intimidate her over shooting a video. And there was the brother, a black man who filed a lawsuit in Florida that accused American Airlines of blatant racial discrimination for kicking him off a flight from Miami to Atlanta after an argument with a flight attendant during the boarding process. So, yeah, American Airlines, American Airlines, we keep one eye on y'all at all times for obvious reasons. But out of all the things that I've heard you guys accused of, this one is beyond despicable. And I don't even use the word despicable often because I got a list. And when I say despicable, I sound just like Daffy Duck.

OK, you're despicable. That's right. I get to spitting all over the mic. So I don't use that word unless it's absolutely necessary. And in this case, it's absolutely necessary. This is despicable. Would you like to know what American Airlines has done now? Let's go to Fox 2 News for the report, please. You can't do this to somebody that's disabled.

Just say, hey, we lost something of yours, but we're not going to pay for it. But that's what he says American Airlines is telling him. This all started in 2020. Williams was flying from Indianapolis to Charlotte on his way home to St. Louis. The special made leg, I put it in my suitcase. I put the sticker on it that says fragile. When I get to St. Louis Airport, they rode me downstairs to baggage claim. I'm sitting there waiting for my luggage to come off

and never comes off. Williams tells us he followed all of AA's delayed or damaged baggage protocols, verified what was missing and submitted a claim. He said he eventually received a reimbursement check for a little more than $600. You know this is the cover to clothe. But when he communicated with American a few weeks later about reimbursing him for the lost prosthetic, he says a representative said this. We don't have enough proof or enough evidence to pay for the leg, so we're not going to pay for the leg.

He says the lost prosthetic wasn't cheap. $26,000. American Airlines, y'all just lost this man's prosthetic leg. You should be absolutely positively ashamed of yourselves, okay? What Michael said is absolutely true. You can't do this to someone that's disabled. Just, hey, you can't just say, hey, we lost lost something of yours but we're not gonna pay for it it's a prosthetic leg what is michael supposed to do now you're complicating his life in the life of others

who have to interact with him you ever worked at a bank and had a one-legged man at the atm asking you to help him check his balance huh you don't know whether to look at his account or push him over. Okay? Poor Michael, you're just messing with this man's employment, American Airlines. I'm almost positive there's jobs your body parts get you and now that he doesn't have his prosthetic leg, it's limiting his employment options. For example, historically, big-breasted women have worked at Hooters, right? We can agree on that, right? Well, where do people with one leg work at? Huh?

IHOP. Clearly. Okay? But what if Michael doesn't want to work at IHOP? That was good. Okay? What if Michael doesn't want to work at IHOP, American Airlines? All right? With all the bad press y'all have gotten over the years, the discrimination allegations,

it would be incredible for American as a staff airline and mother effing crew to simply buy this young man a new prosthetic leg okay all y'all sent this man was a reimbursement check for a little more than $600 Michael's prosthetic leg was $26,650 I don't think Michael could afford a prosthetic pinky toe with $600 okay listen if any executives from American Airlines listen to The Breakfast Club if you're watching us on BET you should do the right thing and take care of Michael. American Airlines, with all the bad press y'all have received over the years, this act of kindness would give y'all a real leg up on the competition. Okay, I don't even understand why this is okay to y'all.

The fact that they lost his property, a prosthetic limb, and won't pay for a new one is inhumane. With all the hundreds of millions of dollars y'all make, y'all don't have $26,000 to help Michael out? It's not like it's going to cost you an arm and a leg, American Airlines. But that's what Michael riding on your plane cost him. Well, at least a leg. He still has two arms, but one leg. Man can't even spell Allah.

A-L-A-H. That's not how it's supposed to be. This is unbelievable. Okay? What should be a PR's dream? Y'all are turning into a pr nightmare and for what this story doesn't even seem real when i first heard it i thought someone was pulling my leg okay but no it's real and all michael was trying to do is travel the

best way he knows how giving his all putting his best prosthetic foot forward and you can't have the decency to cover something that you lost? You know what kind of inconvenience you're bringing to his life? How can American Airlines even justify this? What leg do they have to stand on, okay? What if Michael wanted to do karate? Now he can only do partial arts because of the negligence of American Airlines. Please let Remy Ma give American Airlines the biggest hee-haw. Hee-haw, hee-haw.

You stupid mother******, you dumb. That's fair. I-haw, hee-haw. You stupid mother f***er. You dumb. That's fair. I am disgusted and I think we should have a petty party. We should call American Airlines customer service line. Okay? And have a petty party in Michael's name until American Airlines does the right thing. And sends this young man money for a new leg.

1-800-433-7300 is the number uh to american airlines and american air is their twitter okay 1-800-433-7300 is the number uh and american air is their twitter let's go have a petty party and demand they do right by michael okay michael you lean on us and we will lean on american airlines yeah we could you could just go to the last picture what what comment you want to leave what what what I got an Instagram to Instagram yeah really what all the things you said just now what I say what did you say I'm just coming to the support of a young brother checking your balance hmm pulling your leg best prosthetic foot forward listen Claudia what a lot of bars but god damn all I'm saying is

what if he was heading to a party to celebrate life and the stanky leg comes on what's he supposed to do what's he supposed to do Laffy Taffy what's he supposed to do I don't know

can't petty party he can't walk it out he can't do none of it well let me ask you a question do you want to put a sneaker or do you want to put a foot like even have a foot

or a sneaker do they have a leg emoji they have a okay if they got a leg emoji demand justice for Michael oh they got a prosthetic leg I can't stand yes they do yes they Do they have a leg emoji? They have a... Okay, if they got a leg emoji, demand justice for Michael. Oh, they got a prosthetic leg. I can't stand Yes, they do.

Yes, they do. They got a prosthetic leg. Go to American Air Twitter, American Air Instagram, leave a prosthetic leg. Yes. Demand that they get Michael a prosthetic leg.

So you go to, you know, you go to your emojis and type in leg and it'll pop right up as a prosthetic leg. Really? First it's a turkey leg, then it's a white leg,

and then it's a prosthetic leg. Prosthetic leg. Go, go, go. Thank you, Charlamagne, for that donkey of the day. That's y'all homework for this weekend while the credits are rolling on BET. If you go there, you'll see mine. I started it. All right, Charlamagne, thank you for that donkey of the day.

I'm going to leave mine right now. Oh, my God. BET, we'll see you guys Monday. Peace, BET. Bye. Everybody else, all right. It's Friday, so you know what that means it's freaking freaking freaking friday hey and the freaking freaking freaking friday question uh comes from uh white

boy rick shout the white boy rick if you've seen the movie it's based off of his life he's actually the homie comes to all my car shows but recently he was in the news because allegedly he got into a situation with a woman where allegedly they were having sex and he called out the wrong name all right so we're asking what are some turnoffs in the bedroom what happened to you in the bedroom that turned you off immediately i'm sure that turned that young lady off right yeah so 800-585-1051 mine if i'm ever if me and the wife is ever doing a doing it and the kid knocks on the door Or the kid screams Or something

Or that Immediately Yeah yeah Like that I can't It's just Whatever Does that happen a lot Yes I got six kids

So there's always somebody You know Knocking on the door Or kicking down the door Or mommy I need this It always Always happens Charlamagne what's yours

What's the turn off Seems like you're down For whatever Yeah I really don't I want some more I really don't Yeah we know It always happens. Charlamagne, what's yours? What's a turn off? Seems like you're down for whatever. Yeah, I really don't know. Once in a while, I'm on. I really don't, yeah. Yeah, we know. I'm trying to think.

Odors to me. Give me a minute. Odors. Like a bad breath. Who are you dealing with with odors? People have bad breath. Jesus Christ. And a lot of young Negroes aren't drinking enough water.

Jesus. All right, let's talk about it. 800-585-105-1. It's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday! It's Freaky Friday. Goddamn. The Breakfast Club. Donkey of the Day is brought to you by the law office of Michael S. Laminsoff.

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