http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/john-mccain-com.html"Hey John," said Biden when he encountered a life-size cardboard cut-out of the Republican nominee late in his flight from Wilmington, Del., to Kalispell, Mont.
Biden then grabbed the McCain cut-out by the shoulder and threw it down face-first so he could prop his foot up on the previously occupied seat and address reporters onboard the flight. McCain did not fight back.Earlier, McCain's life-like presence had prompted the Democrat vice-presidential candidate’s campaign to lash out at McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
"I hear a cardboard cut-out of John McCain is seated comfortably in row 16 of Air Biden," said Biden spokesman David Wade before boarding the flight. "You realize you could’ve made history if you’d found a cardboard cut-out of Governor Palin, that’s the closest she would’ve been to taking tough questions from the national media since she was selected."Since naming Palin as running mate 10 days ago, the McCain campaign has not granted any national news media interviews with her, prompting criticism from Democrats.
"Then again," Wade added. "I guess the Republicans are continuing their recent history of keeping their vice-presidential picks in secure, undisclosed locations. Yet another way that McCain-Palin is more of the same."more...
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