Jan 3, 2011 — Times are tough in California, but it doesn't hurt to have a chuckle. And Gov. Jerry Brown had a laugh at his own expense during his inauguration today.
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Jerry Brown (left) is sworn in as the 39th governor of California by California Chief Justice Tani CAntil-Sakauye (right) as Brown's wife, Anne Gust-Brown, looks on. (Getty Images)
Jerry Brown Takes Oath 'Without any Mental Reservation ... Really!'
by Mark Memmott
Jan 3, 2011 — Times are tough in California, but it doesn't hurt to have a chuckle. And Gov. Jerry Brown had a laugh at his own expense during his inauguration today.Times are tough in California, but it doesn't hurt to have a chuckle.
Here's the just-sworn in Gov. Jerry Brown (a Democrat, who when he last led the state, a few decades ago, was called "Gov. Moonbeam" by some of his foes) during his inauguration today. It's worth a listen, and the transcript follows:
Brown: "I take this obligation freely."
California Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye: "Without any mental reservation."
Brown: "Without any mental reservation."
(Laughter heard in the audience.)
Cantil-Sakauye: "Or ..."
Brown: "Really! No mental reservation."
(Louder laughs.)
Earlier today, NPR's Ina Jaffe reported that there's been "no Hollywood ending" to Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's term.
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