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Rand Paul’s Neighbors Blast Attacker: ‘Absolutely No Justification For Dr. Boucher’s Behavior’
The Daily Caller ^ | 11/08/2017 | Juliegrace Brufke

Posted on 11/08/2017 3:41:49 PM PST by ForYourChildren

Sen. Rand Paul’s neighbors are coming out in droves to defend the Kentucky Republican, who sustained serious injuries after being attacked outside his house in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Friday.

Paul, who suffered six broken and a pleural effusion, was blindsided and tackled by his neighbor of 17 years, Dr. Rene Boucher, 59, while he was mowing his lawn, which sits inside a normally quiet gated community.

Dan Renshaw, who has lived in the neighborhood with his wife for 17 years, said he doesn’t think the misdemeanor fourth-degree assault charges are strong enough due to the extent of Paul’s injuries.

“I cannot imagine being in my yard pulling weeds or mowing and being violently attacked by anyone, much less my neighbor,” he told The Daily Caller. “I can’t believe he was out of jail the next morning on a 7,500 bail, with such serious injuries.”

Boucher maintains the attack was not political, with his lawyer calling the incident “a very regrettable dispute between two neighbors over a matter that most people would regard as trivial.” The New York Times reported tensions over landscaping was the catalyst behind the attack. But members of the River Green homeowners association say they’ve never heard any grievances about the upkeep of the senator’s lawn, referring to the family as “gracious and friendly neighbors.”

“My family has lived here for six years now. In all the years that I have been on board we have never had any complaints at all about anything from them or against the Pauls,” Paul’s neighbor, Shawn Parker, said in an email. “I pass by their house everyday as my family lives diagonally across the street from them. When we see Rand out riding his bike or Kelley out walking in the beautiful neighborhood we live in they have always waved or even stopped to say hello.”

Alicia Stivers, a longtime friend and neighbor of the Pauls, said he has never heard either Rand or Kelley “speak an unkind word about anyone, let alone become physically violent.” According to Stivers, Boucher’s animosity toward the Pauls was unknown in the neighborhood adding, she “can attest that the Pauls were unaware [of any tensions] as well.”

“Which makes it all the more shocking that a next-door neighbor of many years who has not so much as exchanged an email or spoken word with Rand in several years, would race downhill and pummel Rand from behind,” she told TheDC in an email. “In fact, the Pauls’ lot looks almost exactly the same today as it did 17 years ago when Dr. Boucher and his ex-wife chose their lot and built their house next door.”

While neighbors largely said Boucher kept to himself and would smile and wave on occasion, one resident, who sits on the board of the Home Owners Association and who requested anonymity, said it isn’t the first time they had heard he exhibited aggressive behavior toward someone in the area.

“I do find it shocking that he physically attacked Rand,” the resident told TheDC in an email. “I am aware of one other recent aggressive interaction with a neighbor who asked Dr. Boucher not to let his dog defecate on the sandy area around our lake.”

Travis Creed, who lives in the neighborhood, blasted reports there has long been a contentious relationship between Paul and Boucher. Creed said speculation surrounding the motive for the “has led to an unfair characterization of the Pauls and their home.”

“The stories of a ‘landscaping dispute,’ or a dispute of any sort between Rand Paul and Rene Boucher are erroneous and unfounded,” he said in an email. “The reason for Mr. Boucher’s bizarre attack is known only to him. Statements to the contrary are irresponsible and unnecessary.”

Bob Warner, who said he and his wife have been friends with the Kentucky Republican for roughly two decades, echoed Creed’s sentiments, calling reports Paul was partially at fault unfounded.

“Our sons are friends with their sons and we have been on skiing trips as well as meet with them socially. As a friend, neighbor and Senator; Rand has been first class in every way,” he told TheDC. “What I find amazing is the fact that he cuts his own grass. Our neighborhood is fortunate that the Pauls live here. They are always engaging during their frequent walks through the neighborhood.”

Paul is currently recovering from the attack in Kentucky.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attacker; fakenews; msm; randpaul; randpaulattacked; randpaulneighbors
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1 posted on 11/08/2017 3:41:49 PM PST by ForYourChildren
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To: ForYourChildren
 

Compare the article above with the headlines below and see the msm agenda which is:

Rand Paul is a bad neighbor because he is a Republican and had it coming from his good Democrat neighbor.

"Rand Paul Sounds Like the Worst Guy to Have as a Neighbor"

GQ, 11/07/2017

Rand Paul and his neighbor have a history of conflict, says community developer

USA Today, 11/08/2017

 

2 posted on 11/08/2017 3:42:05 PM PST by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: ForYourChildren

Dr. Boucher actually had other recent aggressive interactions with neighbors.



3 posted on 11/08/2017 3:43:37 PM PST by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: ForYourChildren

Look for a brain tumor the size of an orange. All this activity seems to be recent, and not merely Trump Derangement Syndrome.


4 posted on 11/08/2017 3:46:00 PM PST by alloysteel (The rhetorical question, "How stupid can you be?" is just considered to be a challenge by some.)
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To: ForYourChildren

Too bad Sen. Paul didn’t have a gun on him. He should’ve decorated Boucher’s anatomy across his yard. This was attempted murder.


5 posted on 11/08/2017 3:47:20 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: ForYourChildren

Charge him with attempted murder.


6 posted on 11/08/2017 3:47:54 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: ForYourChildren

The common thread among the mass shooters, Chicago, knock-out game, and attacks on republicans are that they are democrats.

Democrats are doing the killing and the attacking.

When will we pass common sense democrat control?


7 posted on 11/08/2017 3:50:06 PM PST by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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I wonder if Paul was a dem if charges would have been higher?


8 posted on 11/08/2017 3:50:17 PM PST by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! It is offical, we are at war!)
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To: ForYourChildren

Wow.


9 posted on 11/08/2017 3:50:26 PM PST by Gennie
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To: ForYourChildren

Boucher Needs jail time. A simple fine is not enough.


10 posted on 11/08/2017 3:50:48 PM PST by boycott
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To: ForYourChildren

“POLITICO interviewed a slew of Republican electors who were opposed to Trump throughout his divisive primary fight with Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio and others. A handful said they’d dutifully cast their electoral vote for him if he won in their state, but they weren’t so sure if they’d pull the lever for him on Election Day. They include Arizona’s Jane Lynch, Kentucky’s Jim Skaggs and Utah’s Peter Greathouse.”

Is this the same Jim Skaggs? Looks like a Never Trumper


11 posted on 11/08/2017 3:52:42 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: ForYourChildren

This is a federal offense....where’s Sessions?


12 posted on 11/08/2017 3:56:21 PM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
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To: Eddie01

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Agravated mayhem at the least!
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13 posted on 11/08/2017 3:59:11 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: ForYourChildren

“Dr. Boucher actually had other recent aggressive interactions with neighbors.”

Someone needs to put the rabid liberal down before he kills someone.


14 posted on 11/08/2017 4:00:26 PM PST by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: ForYourChildren

Is Dr. Boucher self-medicating?


15 posted on 11/08/2017 4:00:26 PM PST by ryderann
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To: rrrod

Tell Sessions that Boucher was smoking a joint when he attacked Rand, then it will get his attention.


16 posted on 11/08/2017 4:00:35 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: ForYourChildren

Sounds like a blanket party is in order.


17 posted on 11/08/2017 4:01:35 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....Dirty Bob Mueller)
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To: ForYourChildren

“When Democrats Snap” .... is exactly what happened here. The guy’s a Democrat/Socialist who “snapped” after getting his arse kicked politically one time too many (for him) in the voting booth.


18 posted on 11/08/2017 4:03:17 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

Could be the doctor is heavily invested in OBAMACARE.


19 posted on 11/08/2017 4:08:57 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: alloysteel

“””””Look for a brain tumor the size of an orange. All this activity seems to be recent, and not merely Trump Derangement Syndrome.”””””

I agree. Something is off with him physically.


20 posted on 11/08/2017 4:08:58 PM PST by shelterguy
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