Posted on 11/24/2009 8:56:25 AM PST by b4its2late
The Dallas Cowboys boast one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced stadiums.
But the lack of space for one low-tech item stirred passionate debate this week. Fans started noticing a week ago that the team doesn't have a U.S. flag permanently displayed inside the stadium.
Owner Jerry Jones said Friday on KRLD-FM (105.3) that a flag wouldn't be added. The debate started last weekend when a high school football team did not have a flag at its game, and the national anthem was performed without the Stars and Stripes.
"The policy really is that the people that are in charge of the event make those arrangements relative to our anthem and recognition of the flag," said Jones, speaking to radio hosts Newy Scruggs and Richie Whitt.
Jones told them during his weekly appearance on the station that the Cowboys supply a flag for their own games, and he expects other event organizers to do the same. He said the size of the stadium – believed to be the world's largest indoor sports arena – and the mammoth center-hung scoreboard make placement of a flag difficult.
"Our stadium is so huge that you really have quite a challenge of displaying it so that everyone can see it," he said. "So the place to see it the most clear is in the middle of the event [level]."
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heh...
All they need to display is the state flag of Texas.
Our stadium is so huge, there’s no place for it.
LOL!!
Brought to you by the team that donates to Planned Parenthood.
Kinda ironic for America’s Team...
were any taxpayers money used to fund this stadium or did he finance it all himself...??...if taxpayer dollars were used this is a slap in the peoples face....the fans should boycott the games....
Good point.
A lot of money for a team that only scored one TD last Sunday.
I’m not a Cowboys fan and I’m even less a Jerry Jones fan, but I think his position is reasonable. Its not as if there is not a flag at Cowboys games, and its certainly not difficult for other users to bring their own flag. What’s the big deal?
now i’m even happier that they haven’t won a playoff game in 15 years or so. and i’m a giants fan so i was already pretty happy about that!
"To aid Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones in paying the construction costs of the new stadium, Arlington voters approved the increase of the city's sales tax by one-half of a percent, the hotel occupancy tax by 2 percent, and car rental tax by 5 percent. The City of Arlington will provide $325 million in funding".
But you can find pink ribbons all over the place....
Maybe they’re getting ready for that there secession that Perry is blabbering about? That or they aren’t sure which is more appropriate; the American flag, the Mexican flag or, given their on-field performance, a white flag.
Maybe they’re getting ready for that there secession that Perry is blabbering about? That or they aren’t sure which is more appropriate; the American flag, the Mexican flag or, given their on-field performance, a white flag.
LOL....
It would be a terrible abuse of the American flag to associate it in any way with the Cowboys football program.
Don’t they call themselves “America’s Team” ?
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