Justin Paulette, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

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Justin Paulette is an attorney practicing and teaching international law. He blogs at NoLeftTurns.

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Defending ‘Toxic’ Rhetoric

by Justin Paulette | Jan 14, 2011

Within hours of the Arizona massacre, as we know, unprincipled partisans accused conservatives of responsibility. Nothing was known of the gunman or his motives, but ignorance was no impediment to their predetermined verdict. “We don’t have proof yet that this was…