"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
4 March 2003Watts newFormer Congressman J. C. Watts is not lacking for titles these days. In addition to his gig as a columnist for The Sporting News, he's now on the board of directors of Dillard's, the Arkansas-based department-store chain. In his new capacity, perhaps Watts can figure out how come Dillard's keeps getting into racial hot water. In 1996, the chain was sued after an African-American customer claimed that she was denied a routine cologne sample; the case wound up before the US Supreme Court, which declined to review the verdict or the $1.2-million penalty against Dillard's. And this was only the most visible of a number of cases in which the store was charged with some blatant form of discrimination. Linking to this item: I already won't shop at Dillard's because I can find anything they carry somewhere else at a better price. This just gives me more reason to avoid the chain. Posted by: Steve at 11:55 AM on 4 March 2003Also, they're not on this list. Posted by: Kevin McGehee at 12:21 PM on 4 March 2003He's going to right a column on the role sports play in society? That's easy. It's gets a bunch of sports "heroes" a job in government. Posted by: Goof Beyou at 8:20 AM on 6 March 2003Maybe he could have Steve Largent come in as a guest columnist once in a while. Posted by: CGHill at 10:06 AM on 6 March 2003 |