My Vision
Celtics win in 4
Lakers organization participates in racial awareness day and discusses community tensions that led to Watts in '65 and the riots after the Rodney King beating - Magic Johnson awarded community achievement award - Celtics celebrated for 1st black starting five and 1st black coach - Bill Russell given lifetime award on center court in Inglewood
Bob Costas does a biopic comparing Bill Russell's legacy after basketball with Wilt Chamberlain's - e.g. thoughtful, courageous champion for human rights versus volleyball sex machine; an apt metaphor for the differences between Boston and LA
Obama welcomes Celtics to the White House - uses opportunity to list accomplishments: children's healthcare bill (SCHP); auto fuel economy standards raised; credit card reform; auto companies saved (and millions of jobs); bank stress tests (hundreds of billions in private capital flood into the banking sector); stimulus package (state budget crises averted - even Alaska, Minnesota, South Carolina and Louisiana take the money; millions of teachers and policemen stay on the job); GDP -6% in Q1, -0.7 in Q2, and 3.2% in Q3, an almost miraculous rebound in record time; the equity portion of people's pensions up 30+% come next March); Guantanamo closing begun; Iraq redeployment begun; Pakistan on the hunt in tribal areas after 8 years of inaction; top militants killed in Somalia, Pakistan and Afghanistan and terror plots foiled at home (no administration official holds a news conference to brag about it); unprecedented global coordination on global economic slowdown, expansion of the G-20; a speech in Cairo credited in part with supporting the election of a pro-western candidate in Lebanon and inspiring the opposition and election protests in Iran (weakening Iran in the region and forcing Syria to open up diplomatic channels); and progress for the 1st time in 40 years on health care reform, including pledges from healthcare industry groups for hundreds of billions in cost cuts
Obama also takes opportunity to mention how much he enjoyed vacation in Martha's Vineyard, and praise state's world-class healthcare system, world-class university system, low crime rates, high education and GDP per capita, and 5% state income tax
in handing MVP trophy to Kevin Garnett, he takes off White Sox cap and puts on Celtics cap:
"Congratulation, Champ. We're all Celtics now."