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Articles from the June 8, 2016 edition


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  • NO SURRENDER: Sanders Vows to Continue Campaign, Will Not Drop Out, Won't Concede Nomination

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 8, 2016

    Update, 10:45 p.m. PST: Sen. Sanders took the podium in Barker Hanger in front of a crowd of cheering supporters. He refused to concede, and said he would take the fight to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. This surprised analysts, who noted that Clinton now has the majority of delegates, both pledged and "super-delegates." He smiled as he stood with his wife and family. He thanked supporters for their hard work "for being part of the political revolution," and said: "I want...

  • Become a Republican in Santa Monica and Have Your Vote Demoted

    Christine Emerson, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 8, 2016

    A woman who originally registered to vote in 1978 and has voted in every election since then was handed a provisional ballot instead of a regular ballot at a polling place in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday because she had changed her registration from Democrat to Republican. "They had me on their list as a Democrat still," Amanda Hill (not her real name) reported. "And they wouldn't give me a Republican ballot. Instead, I got handed this pink envelope to fill out and they put my ballot in...

  • Bernie Supporters Beat Other Bernie Supporters by Mistake: Youtube

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 8, 2016

    "That was messed up, Butthead." Okay, that's not really what they said, but still one group of Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters were recently caught on camera beating each other up, mistaking each as Donald Trump supporters. In the video, protestors argue and become violent with each other, apparently mistaking each other for Donald Trump supporters. Once they start shouting at each other, the two groups realize they all support Sanders, and begin to chant "Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!" The video was...

  • Hazmat Team and 33 Firemen Respond to Woman With Ebola in Hollywood

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 8, 2016

    A severely ill woman who seemed to have symptoms consistent with Ebola, caused a response from firemen in Hollywood last night. In a scene right out of a Hollywood movie, a battalion of firemen along with helicopters, Los Angeles Police officers and paramedics brought 200 neighbors into the street to gawk. The Los Angeles Fire Department, including 33 firemen and a Hazardous Materials Team, were called about 9:15 p.m. to the 5900 block of Barton Avenue, immediately west of Paramount Pictures and...

  • Transgenderism is a Biological Impossiblity

    Christine Emerson, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 8, 2016

    An article republished in the Wall Street Journal from 2014 by Dr. Paul R. McHugh regarding transgenderism has sparked an Internet wave of both support and opposition. McHugh is a former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins and studied transgenderism for 40 years. In his article and his book, The Mind has Mountains: Reflections on Society and Psychiatry, Dr. McHugh basically asserts that the current politically-correct indulgence of individuals claiming to be transgender is a mistake. Sex...

  • Transgender Female Wins Two Medals At Alaska State Track & Field Final

    Christine Emerson, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 8, 2016

    Clearly, not everyone in America is willing to accept transgender women as women, Caitlyn Jenner not withstanding. As senior sprinter Nattaphon "Ice" Wangyot became the first transgender student-athlete to compete in a high school state championship, Alaska Family Action president Jim Minnery and a dozen supporters of his conservative group gathered outside the state track meet to protest the 18-year-old sprinter. "We are here today as a voice from the community to ensure that female athletes ar...

  • Prediction: When OJ Leaves Prison in October, He Will Confess to Murders

    Observer Staff|Jun 8, 2016
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    In a 2016 interview, Robert Shapiro said that he knew the gloves would not fit Simpson because he, Shapiro, had tried them on the week before. "I could barely get them on, and my hands are much smaller than OJ's." When asked if OJ Simpson was guilty of the double murder, Shapiro said: "There is legal guilt and moral guilt. As to legal guilt, OJ Simpson is definitely not guilty of the murders. As to moral guilt, I have never answered that question from anyone. Not even my wife." Attorney Robert...