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Jeffrey Toobin (Photo: CNN.com)

Lecture By CNN Analyst Reportedly Caused ‘Utter Mayhem’ in Martha’s Vineyard

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision upholding President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin gave a lecture about the case at the Hebrew Center in the well-heeled beach haven of Martha’s Vineyard, however according to at least one attendee, the July 5 event turned into “utter mayhem.” Doreen Kinsman penned a letter to The Martha’s Vineyard Times describing how an “unruly mob” descended on Mr. Toobin’s event leading to “utter pandemonium” and a scene straight out of Lord of the Flies. Read More

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A spent gas canister lying in the street at Occupy Oakland. (Hunter Walker)

A Postcard From Occupy Oakland [Video]

Yesterday may have been the most violent in the six week history of the Occupy Wall Street movement as police and protesters repeatedly clashed in Oakland, California with cops using gas, flashbangs and rubber bullets to disperse crowds. The Observer was on hand to taste the tear gas. Read More