Posted on 11/25/2017 2:55:30 PM PST by iowamark
It's been 19 days since Rand Paul was attacked by a neighbor while mowing his lawn. And on Wednesday, the story got even stranger as the wife of the Kentucky Republican Senator wrote a piece for CNN detailing the extent of the injuries he suffered in the attack.
"There have been several nights where I had my hand on my phone ready to call 911 when his breathing became so labored it was terrifying," writes Kelley Paul of her husband.
What's even more striking is how Kelley Paul describes the attack -- and the motive behind it...
In the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 3 attack at Paul's home in Kentucky, several neighbors spoke out to CNN and other national news sites, insisting that it was the boiling point of a long-running dispute over flora and fauna. "A neighbor who did not want to be identified said the two have been 'quibbling' over yard waste for years," CNN wrote on Nov. 7. A statement by a lawyer for Rene Boucher, the man who tackled Paul, seemed to affirm that story...
So, what the heck actually happened -- and more importantly why? Why would someone who had been a longtime neighbor of Paul's suddenly snap and inflict serious damage on him? Why is there so much effort to push totally contradictory explanations of the incident and what motivated it? We are dealing with a US Senator who was viciously attacked at his home. Boucher pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault earlier this month, making it more likely there will be a trial at which we may finally get this mystery solved.
What gives? What really happened? How do we not know this yet?
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
Well Brits say in hospital
yeah well this ain’t britain
Bottom line is this is not about yard trimmings
Some more questions for CNN to ponder.
Why does the North Korean government kill its citizens who try to leave ?
Why is a Castro still ruling Cuba ?
Why are conservatives not given work in Hollywood ?
Why did progressive Facebook users demand that any of their friends who supported Trump during the election should unfriend them ?
The universe waits in stunned silence for an answer to these incredibly complex issues.
CNN hasn’t explored if was an 2-stroke lawn mower, remember those old Lawn Boy’s!
The slightly blue-grey exhaust smoke may have justifiably enraged the neighbor!
Also, was Rand Paul using synthetic oil, doubt it, worse he probably flaunted straight heavyweight 30....unblended!
Could be about the crackdown on opiods, jerk owns pain mgmt. facilities.
Are you freaking serious ...to put such a inflammatory, slanderous, off the wall, thing on the www - when is not one whiff of anything of the sort... and put in where it will be forever.
Where the bleep are your values?
You’re a disgrace to FR
Dem(on)crats and their lawyers are liars.
Agreed.
Would YOU go out and blindside a neighbor over "trees in the way"?
The liberal neighbor intended to inflict maximum damage as did the a$$hole who shot up the republican softball game.
Only he didn't use a gun.
Same intent.
Liberals are the most violent element in society.
could be
I think its politics or woman troubles
no bail till Paul is healed.
>> Why would someone who had been a longtime neighbor of Paul’s suddenly snap and inflict serious damage on him?
You could ask that question about anyone who snaps. But what I find odd in this case is that :
1. The perp was well aware that the victim was a Senator. So it’s not like this was going to go unnoticed.
2. The perp was (IIRC) a medical doctor, so this is not some ignorant yokel.
3. The attack seemed to come from out of nowhere. It wasn’t like they were having an argument in a bar that escalated from arguing to shouting to violence. It was like 0 to 60 in nothing flat.
The media ought to be all over this. Paul is a US Senator for Pete’s sake. Look at the coverage that we got with Trayvon/Zimmerman - two complete unknowns.
Just don't expect me to convict if I serve on their juries.....
Remember, no one was ever charged with the beating of Sen. Harry Reid.
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