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

By Josh Marshall

|

December 9, 2013 12:14 p.m.

Start your day with TPM.

Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

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.”

Start your day with TPM.

Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.

Have a tip? Send it Here!

The Presidential University?

By Josh Marshall

|

May 6, 2024 2:06 p.m.

A TPM Reader passed on to us this post from David Pozen writing at Balkinization on the recent events at…
Still Searching

By Josh Marshall

|

May 6, 2024 10:21 a.m.

Let me update you on my search for details on the hooligans who attacked the UCLA Gaza encampment last Tuesday…
A Poll Tidbit

By Josh Marshall

|

May 5, 2024 2:39 p.m.

One thing that bedevils current polling on the 2024 presidential race are basic questions about just who will show up…
A Poll On the Protests

By Josh Marshall

|

May 4, 2024 8:09 p.m.

It’s possible there have been other polls. But this one released by YouGov is the first I’ve seen since recent…