In class we
watched a video and had a discussion about sports and politics. The point of
the video was to state that sports and politics don’t mix. I’m here to say that
a lot of times they do. In class I mentioned that when a championship sports
team reaches their ultimate prize one of the awards is that they get to meet
the president of the United Sates. This dates back to 1865 Andrew Jackson met
with the Brooklyn Atlantic baseball team. Atlantic had just beat the
National Club of Washington baseball team in game played on the White House
grounds. This has become a common theme. Also some times the president will
meet with a team who hasn’t even began playing. This would include the case of
when President Barack Obama meet the University of Wisconsin’s men’s basketball
team during his campaign in the latest presidential race. Still with the
president as the topic of the 44 presidents 5 played college football including
Gerald Ford, Richard Reagan, Nixon, Dwight Eisenhower & John F.
Kennedy. This to me shows that sports can be compared too and help prepare
you for politics. Another example of when the two mix was the recent National
Basketball Association games that were broadcast on Veteran’s Day. Many of the
NBA players were headband, wristbands, or shoes that were the colors of the
American flag. When people from professional sports teams support their country
it allows other people to see that it is “cool” to do so and makes them want to
do it as well.
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