SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at George McGovern's funeral in Sioux Falls, S.D., said he was "mesmerized" by the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee.
"I admired him from the day I became aware of him to the day he died," Biden said, adding McGovern gave him the courage to run for office at age 29 against a candidate whose approval rating stood at 82 percent.