But to many people in Bowling Green, there’s nothing about this that smacks of politics. From the locals who know both men well, a portrait emerges of something much more personal and petty: a clash between a big-deal politician, living in a small town and rarely realizing the ways in which he rubs people the wrong way, and his neighbor, a proud, fiery, and meticulous former doctor.

The Bizarre True Story of the Neighborhood Scuffle That Left Rand Paul with Six Broken Ribs | GQ

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