Let The Whining Begin

Well, the Dallas Cowboys have barely started work on their new stadium in Arlington. But it's never too early for minority leaders to start whining and demanding their, "fair share" of the construction contracts. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Rev. Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church plans to be at the December 6th City Council meeting to complain that the 'Boys have awarded only one contract to an Arlington business owned by an African-American. Rev. McKissic says that the team is violating the spirit of the fair-share agreement it signed with the city back in October of 2004.

According to the Star-Telegram, that agreement suggests that a minimum of 25% of construction contracts, for example, should be awarded to minority- and female-owned businesses. So minority leaders are upset that they don't feel the Cowboys are meeting the quota that was called for. You might think that an agreement that calls for quotas based on skin color would offend minority leaders. You'd be wrong.