1,3 (power in sports, identity issues)

But it always comes back to the pursuit of power.
And nothing exemplifies this more than Americans and their love affair with sports.

It starts when we're young...

2009 little league 57 home runs .wmv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwzVCO_LcTM
:53 - 1:04 (home run montage, "power meets power")

...and follows us into high school.  Our area experienced the Steubenville Big Red rape case.  
It made the national news. 

Jefferson County Sheriff to Anonymous: "I'm Coming After You!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1z3wLlpKFw

:50 - 1:09 (Sheriff Abdullah - "Anonymous, I'm coming after you... I know where you live.  I know your mother.  I know your father, etc.")
1:43 - 1:49 (Sheriff Abdullah - "Now when it becomes a matter of public safety")
2:01 - 2:04 (Sheriff Abdullah - "This has gone too far.  Enough is Enough")

Well, he sounds pretty convincing.  But just between you and me, I think our small town sheriff may have bitten off more than he could chew.  
But regardless of the gibber jabber, the journey continues into the collegiate ranks

POWER CLAP WVU/LSU 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8n9HE3rh8U
1:18 - 1:30 (3-2-1 countdown.  Players charge the field)

...giving you the opportunity to make the big bucks

Save the last dance for Ray Lewis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzZbWHjyqJY
:14 - :30 (Ray Lewis final home game - intro dance)

and even when life is winding down

(VIDEO UPLOADING ISSUE)

President Bush Arnold Palmer Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoGP_WlXisY
George and Barbara Bush 2:28 - 2:32 (praise)
George Bush  1:35 - 1:42 (praise)
Bill Clinton 1:46 - 1:51 (praise)

Rest assured, the cycle starts all over again.
Because sports follows us from day one.  We just always want to find out who's the best.  Who's #1.

Video of Bin Laden celebrations at White house, Times Sq, Ground Zero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kI8EUqbWdM
:40 - :44 (U.S.A, U.S.A. chant)
1:34 - 1:40 (Hey, Hey, Hey... goodbye chant)

This crowd isn't celebrating a championship.  They're celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden.

These days... being a fan is a sport in and of itself.  It consumes your identity.  Nothing's more important than the great big wide world of sports.

Fireman Ed Leading the JETS AFC Championship Rally's Jets Chant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Qg-3Pnd8w
:06 - :13 (J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets chant)

The Official Gorilla Rilla video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WoGpQdHapY
2:17 - 2:33 (dance moves)
:48 - :55 (dance moves, HEY)

Hey... Don't take my word for it, just ask this guy.

Clint Eastwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoqKdWY692k
5:13 - 5:28 (stammering/stuttering)
4:22 - 4:24 (shut up)

Sorry, but I'm not gonna keep quiet this time.  The stakes are too high.