found Bill & Hillary Clinton today/true!

bergie

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I work in the small NY town of Chappaqua, where Bill and Hillary Clinton live. I was walking down the street around 3pm going to the deli for some late lunch and saw one of the Secret Service guys standing outside, so I knew the President was nearby. I walked in the deli and there they were sitting together at a table eating and talking and nobody else was around. I ordered something and walked up and introduced myself and they were as friendly as could be. Regardless of what you think of their politics, it's quite an experience to meet a President. Anyway, they were very nice and seemed very interested to learn more about me and were not in any kind of rush to leave. We talked for about five minutes, had a few laughs and he not only signed an autograph for my dad, who is a big fan, but he was happy to use my cell phone to try to call my dad. When he got voicemail, he left my dad a nice voicemail message. A cool experience!
 

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That is a very interesting story. I'm not into politics but I agree, it's cool to meet a president. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Thats pretty cool! I got to shake W'S hand last year, thats the only Pres. I've had the chance to meet. tsgman
 

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That's awsome! Was that a camera phone by chance? Must have been a nice experience that you may never have again.
 

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oh, I was gonna ask if you threw them back in the hole!! lol

just kidding, that is a pretty cool experience....

HH
 

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What a change of protection. When Bush came to our town. They took away baby stollers, walkers and canes from the young and old. If you had a shirt they did not appove you did not get in. This was all down at the park where he was to give his campaign speach from. Me i never attended, but this was all in the news.
 

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Unfortunately, my phone is not a camera phone. Regarding the security, I was also shocked that while there were two agents there, they were outside. Obviously they protect current presidents much more closely because they are actually protecting our very form of government in addition to the individual. The security of former presidents is more of a benefit that some would argue should not be on the taxpayers' dime, but I think it's reasonable considering you don't want your former presidents going around unprotected. Then again they make so much money they could afford it if they had to. Anyway, it's a day later and it's still weird to think I was standing there talking to them like it was any other couple. One odd thing is he dated the autograph 11/22/01 or 06 (a little hard to tell, but it's not 05 for sure). It was funny because he didn't remember the date and asked Hillary the date. I thought that was of note since it's the date Kennedy was killed and he was a big fan of Kennedy and met him at the White House when he was a kid. You might recall the photo of that meeting was used in campaign ads.
 

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Wow, way to go. Wonder if your dad's going to believe the phone call. Mine wouldn't believe it, he would insist it was a friend playing a joke on him.. Congrats....

Ken
 

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Like so many have mentioned before...ALL POLITICS ASIDE--that would be cool I guess. ;) It's more than likely that there were more than just those two secret service agents...maybe dressed in regular clothes eating sandwiches at a table close by staring at you with one hand on the hilt of their guns... there's a nice thought! :D

They would have to have more security than two. Not only is he an ex-president, but she's a senator, and probably the democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential elections. Well anyway, all politics aside. :) good story!
 

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:D I think that's really cool that you met them. I admire both of them.
 

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That is very cool! HH, Mike
 

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Wow, I am surprised they were really sitting together.LOL Really cool story. I met Tommy Lee Jones at a gas station in Texas about 4 years ago ,he looked shorter then in his movies.He was a really nice person.
 

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Snee--you may be shocked, I was surprised, but there was NOBODY else in the deli, so no other agents at tables nearby. This is a small town in NY, but still you figure someone would be closer. It was about 3pm so after any lunch crowd. The whole deli has two or three tables, it's mostly a take out place. Also, candidates for pres. don't get protection until they are officially in the race and at a certain time period and senators don't have secret service. She only gets secret service as the wife of a president if not with him I would think. Anyway, it was nice to see they are cool people. I don't think I mentioned I said to him he seemed like a good guy to sit and have a beer with and he chuckled at that.
 

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That definitly had to be pretty cool !! I got to chat with Dan Quayle at the Pebble Beach Pro Am while he was waiting to hit his shot from the tree line. Where it had rolled up to, and where my brother and I had been standing pretty much by ourselves. After his shot he asked my name and then wrote on a paper To my good friend ( My name ) Dan Quayle.
But he spelled my name wrong by putting an e at the end.

Just kidding about the mispelling. The rest is true. HH
 

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