In an open letter, Rand Paul's wife calls Cory Booker for encouraging legislator harassment

Kelley Paul, the wife of Senator Rand Paul, wrote Wednesday an open letter to Senator Cory Booker, in which she explained what it means to be a victim of harassment, which the Democrat of New Jersey encouraged.

Having been bullied, threatened and even physically abused, Paul explains to Booker what their life looks like at the moment. Sheriffs have been patrolling their homes since their address and phone number were exchanged with other GOP Senators in recent days; she sleeps with a loaded rifle near her bed; and they had to expand their security systems.

"In the past 18 months, our family has been subjected to violence and threats of violence to a horrendous level," she said.

While she was relieved, Rand was OK after the shooting at a training session at Congress of the last year, she saw her husband strive to recover after being physically assaulted in their yard last November. .

Then the serious attack has become a joke for politicians and experts.

Kentucky State Secretary Alison Lundergan Grimes recently joked in a speech. MSNBC commentator Kasie Hunt laughed that Rand's assault was one of his "favorite stories". Cher, Bette Midler and others congratulated her attacker on Twitter. I hope these women will never have to look at someone they like to struggle to move or even breathe for months.

She asked Booker to reconsider her advice to fans a few months ago to "face some congressists," as Rand has experienced this week at the airport.

"Prevent someone from moving forward, placing his middle finger on his face, shouting at vitriol – is this the way to express his concern or to adopt a change?" she asked. "Or does it only incite people unstable to violence, giving them the feeling that aggression against a person is somehow politically justifiable?"

She continued, "Senator Booker, Rand worked with you to co-sponsor criminal justice reform projects. He respects you and me too. I would ask you to withdraw your statement, "Paul urged. "I would ask you to condemn the violence, the escape of personal addresses of elected officials (our address was leaked from a Senate directory reserved for Senators), as well as intimidation and the threats against them and their families. "