B13 Peer Review

A steady stream of people walked out of the auditorium while Obama spoke, and a heckler interrupted his remarks. Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity. With approval levels hovering around record lows, Obama has spent most of his campaign-related efforts this year raising money for struggling Democrats, who risk losing control of the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 4 midterm election. M ost candidates from his party have been wary of appearing with him during their election races because of his sagging popularity. Not so Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown of Maryland, who is running for governor, and Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois, who is running for re-election. Obama plans to appear at an event for Quinn later in the evening. Democrats have a history of not turning up to...

F Dramatic cell phone video shows an Officer with The Miami-Dade Police Department choking a teenager on Haulover Beach on Memorial Day; and that 14-year-old youn gster and his mother say police overreacted when they arrested him.  But Police said they had to restrain the teenager because he gave them “dehumanizing stares,” and appeared threatening when he walked away (what?) and refused to obey their repeated orders. Maurissa Holmes used her cell phone to capture the incident that happened at the beach near 108th Street and Collins Avenue. The video shows a ‪#‎ MiamiDadePolice‬ Officer with his arm around the neck of 14-year-old Tremaine McMillian. “I feel that should never have happened,” said McMillian. “I don’t like it. I feel sad. He got in front of me and he slammed my hand. Then he started choking me. Then my 6-week old puppy got hurt and bruised his front paw when the police grabbed me and slammed me down. It makes me feel sad....

A shoving match reportedly ensued at REVOLT Conference as Ma$e and Charlamagne confront one another. Former Bad Boy Records recording artist Ma$e retired from rap in 1999 to become a minister. Recently he made his return to the mic and some are questioning the move. Infamous for speaking his mind,  Charlamagne Tha God recently called the rapper a hypocrite . It didn't sit well with Ma$e. The two both attended the REVOLT Music Conference and according to witnesses it got a little heated. According to HipHopWired , Ma$e supposedly pushed The Breakfast Club host, which caused security to swoop in and straighten things out. Charlamagne's co-host,  Angela Yee was asked on a remote broadcast of the show about what happened. She said Charlamagne insinuated that Ma$e was too close to him and his personal security eventually separated the two. After the scuffle, it's rumored that Ma$e and Charlamagne talked it all out and Ma$e actually expressed i...