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'Non-Whites' Were 'Well Behaved' at Obama's Inauguration, Observes Councilman

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Oh, awkward turtle! Upland city councilmember Ray Musser was describing his inauguration trip experience to the public when he said some uncomfortable things. By looking at the video posted on LA Times, it even appears that he pre-wrote this: "I came away just appreciating America. A tremdendous change, we're headed for changes that we might even be somewhat scared or frighetned of, however, the change in the crowd was completely different than four years ago. There was a lot of non-whites in the crowd well behaved and that was so gratifying..." Now the Mayor and other councilmembers want him ousted.

This reminds us of the most awkward sports broadcast moments in history that just so happened last year at the LA Marathon when a white man was in the lead: "Is it one of these matters where the Kenyans and Ethiopians, let's be honest here, they see a white guy out front and they don't take him seriously?" Awkward silence, then circus music. Watch the videos of that moment here.

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