This sheriff is my kind of sheriff. Not because he’s refusing an order from Obama specifically, but because he’s doing it for the right reason. In short, this sheriff feels that US flags should only be put at half-staff for honoring Americans, especially those who have sacrificed for this country – not foreign leaders. This is what he wrote on his Facebook that has gotten him a lot of attention:

I usually don’t post political items, but today is different. I received this notification today, “As a mark of respect for the memory of Nelson Mandela, the President orders that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff effective immediately until sunset, December 9, 2013″


Nelson Mandela did great things for his country and was a brave man but he was not an AMERICAN!!! The flag should be lowered at our Embassy in S. Africa, but not here.



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