Post-Smackdown, Embarrassing Sheriff Shifts Gears

Stars and stripes Over 3,000 flags commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 on the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University, California, America - 09 Sep 2013 Pepperdine University displays over 3,000 flags every year to c... Stars and stripes Over 3,000 flags commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 on the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University, California, America - 09 Sep 2013 Pepperdine University displays over 3,000 flags every year to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 on their Malibu campus. Along with the American flags, there is one flag for each country that lost one,or many, of their citizens. (Rex Features via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Pickens County, SC Sheriff Rick Clark has deleted his Facebook post saying he would refuse to lower Sheriff Department flags to half staff in Nelson Mandela’s honor. He now says it’s time to “move on” and advises readers to “read about President Mandela.”

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