LA mayor drops F-bomb at hockey team celebration

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti used the F-bomb in declaring it a big day for LA, bringing 19,000 hockey fans to their feet, lighting up the Twitterverse in delight and, oh yeah, left some folks scratching their heads, wondering just what the ... heck the normally soft-spoken elected official was thinking.

Having shed his pinstriped suit of choice for a hockey jersey Monday, Garcetti stepped in front of the TV cameras and a full house at Staples Center, where the Los Angeles Kings had won hockey's Stanley Cup championship just three days before.

"There are two rules in politics," Garcetti told those celebrating the victory. "They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand. And never ever swear.

Then he added dramatically: "But this is a big f---ing day. Way to go, guys."

Within minutes, Garcetti's remarks were trending on Twitter and appearing uncensored on YouTube, just as Fox Sports West was apologizing for letting them get on the air.