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N. Carolina Hiker Bumps Into President, First Lady
AOLNews ^ | April 26, 2010 | David Knowles

Posted on 04/27/2010 12:48:43 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

(April 26) -- On a remote wooded path in North Carolina on Friday, a 65-year-old woman took a solitary hike. Little did she know she'd meet President Barack Obama and the first lady along the way.

The chance encounter happened when Westerville, Ohio, resident Karen Russell was hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville's Citizen-Times newspaper reported.

"It was just a little nondescript trail that I was on," Russell told the Citizen-Times, "and I didn't expect to find anybody there really, let alone the president."

The Obamas had landed in Asheville that same day to catch a weekend vacation. The presidential motorcade had driven the Blue Ridge Parkway for about 15 minutes when the first couple decided to get out and take an hourlong hike.

Russell, who had also come to North Carolina on vacation, had already been on her trail for an hour when she noticed the cars on the parkway below. Then, in the middle of the forest, two Secret Service agents approached her.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: hiker; obama
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1 posted on 04/27/2010 12:48:43 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Wow, that must of been awesome!!

/s


2 posted on 04/27/2010 12:50:40 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
The Obamas had landed in Asheville that same day to catch a weekend middle class vacation.

There, fixed it.

3 posted on 04/27/2010 12:51:14 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Thank God AOL is covering this! It’s SUCH important news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


4 posted on 04/27/2010 12:52:06 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (The Quran and Mein Kampf: if you've read one you've read them both.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

What a nightmare! I’d rather run into Jason from Friday the 13th. At least then I’d have a chance to survive.


5 posted on 04/27/2010 12:52:35 PM PDT by albie
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Did she get any on her, bumping into Mr. Hankey could be dangerous.
7 posted on 04/27/2010 12:52:51 PM PDT by boomop1
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

...... chance encounter ,,,, right


8 posted on 04/27/2010 12:53:00 PM PDT by lionheart 247365 (-:{ GLEN BECK is 0bama's TRANSPARENCY CZAR }:-)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I would have been speechless!....but uttered FUBO anyway!


9 posted on 04/27/2010 12:53:07 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Seems like a nice enough lady.



Hopefully, she’ll get back to her senses in 2012. Not gonna hold my breadth though.

11 posted on 04/27/2010 12:53:53 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: ETL

Ah, beat me by seconds.

If my secretary hadn’t have come in . . .


12 posted on 04/27/2010 12:53:59 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Nothing to see here. Move along.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

“Do you mind if we check you with a metal detector?” LOL! I wonder what happens when you tell them to buzz off.


13 posted on 04/27/2010 12:54:13 PM PDT by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: SmokingJoe

Looks like a typical liberal school teacher.


14 posted on 04/27/2010 12:54:28 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Nothing to see here. Move along.)
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To: lionheart 247365

Yeah, I have my doubts about the “chance encounter” part, too.

What a coincidence she just happened to be someone who voted and organized for him?


15 posted on 04/27/2010 12:54:30 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Forcing one person to pay for the irresponsibility of another is NOT social justice.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

LOL!!!


16 posted on 04/27/2010 12:54:49 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (The 0bama regime represents an "Clear and Present Danger" to the US - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: SmokingJoe

Crap. All I wanted was a nice quiet hike and I meet this A$$hole.

TC


17 posted on 04/27/2010 12:55:29 PM PDT by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I’d have been po’d had I run into him while out in the wilderness, with as much tv exposure he gets. Like you can’t get away from him.


18 posted on 04/27/2010 12:56:39 PM PDT by Calm_Cool_and_Elected
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To: TheThirdRuffian
Ah, beat me by seconds.
If my secretary hadn’t have come in . . .

Fortunately for me, my chauffeur had just left and the maid needed to return to the kitchen for something.

19 posted on 04/27/2010 12:56:59 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: mowowie

A good walk spoilt.


20 posted on 04/27/2010 12:58:10 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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