Plane passenger takes swing at Mitt Romney.

[dgibby]

<(Feb. 16) -- An airline passenger "took a swing" at former Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney aboard an AirCanada flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles on Monday, after Romney asked the passenger to return his seat back to the upright position while awaiting take off. [br />
Romney, 62, and his wife, Ann, who were returning from the Olympics, were reportedly sitting in the economy section before takeoff when Romney's routine request enraged the passenger sitting in front of his wife.

"The passenger became physically violent. Gov. Romney did not retaliate, but instead let the airline crew respond to the incident," Romney's spokesman, Eric Fehrnstrom, said in a statement to AOL News.]

more at link:

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/02/16/plane-passenger-took-a-swing-at-romney/19359883/?icid=main%7chtmlws-main-n%7cdl1%7clink4%7chttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sphere.com%252F2010%252F02%252F16%252Fplane-passenger-took-a-swing-at-romney%252F19359883%252F

[NightWatcher]

1. Mr Bain Capital is taking economy now?

[zonkers]

6. Yeah but the family dog still gets strapped to the fusulage roof.

[dgibby]

10. That struck me, too.

Another Mark Sanford when it comes to pinching pennies. I shudder to think where he thinks those of us less well off should sit-in cargo or strapped to the top of the plane?

[MorningGlow]

2. Okay, not cool, but, you know...

snicker. :evilgrin:

[MidwestRick]

3. Sounds completely non-political

Romney asked the guy to bring his seat forward before they took off. Seems reasonable. The idiot who took the swing was removed. End of story.

-MR

[zonkers]

4. There is certainly more to this story.

[AndyA]

5. That passenger did what many would probably like to do.

However, doing it on an airplane is not cool. And it is a violation of federal law.

But...yeah...I can sort of understand the motivation to do such a thing. :)

[NightWatcher]

8. if I am ever on a plane with a large and growing number of people, I'll be arrested too

and with that NW ends up on the no fly list, D'oh

[bigtree]

7. I can just imagine the thoughts going through the passenger's head

. . . 'If that cretin says ONE word to me . . .!'

Pity he lost his cool. Pity for him.

[Haole Girl]

9. I hate it when people refuse to put their seats upright upon landing/take-off

This article will explain it, for those who may simply think it is a personal preference:

(Oh, btw, the airlines are fined heavily if the FAA catches it too)

http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-seatbacks.html

[Arkana]

11. Hahahahahaha.

What I wouldn't have given to see Romney get popped.