As a resident of Arlington Texas and
a business owner in this city also I have to show my appreciation for
this city's shrewd marketing. When the Dallas cowboys made their intension
known about building a new stadium Irving, a town that has hosted the
cowboys for most of their adult life has indicated no intent in continuing
to be their home next was Dallas whose mayor could not see past her
nose and got involved in bad mouthing the owner of the cowboys saying
that Dallas will not fatten his pocket. Arlington thought otherwise
and grabbed the opportunity by the horn just as many rodeo riders do
in competition and secured the deal. I personally have nothing but contempt
for Dallas especially since this project could have been a center piece
in the riverbed that will never be developed otherwise. I can only imagine
how huge and wonderful this project would have been for the city of
Dallas a yet it was lost because of the campaigning of a shortsighted
mayor that has shorted the city for the next hundred years or more.
I applaud my city of Arlington, its mayor, city council and all its
wonderful citizens that voted for this project. Arlington will reap
huge benefit out of this. We will have a very modern mix master at I-30
and Hwy 360 and will one day because of this get out of the shadow of
Dallas and Fort Worth and rise to be equal to them I for one will promote
as much I can that fact that to me they are no longer the Dallas Cowboys
but the Arlington Cowboys. |