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If you all knew Poetrooper as I do, you’ll understand he lives to push buttons (especially mine) and stays on the edge. He sends us\u00a0this article, and be warned; place all beverages firmly on your desktop and remove all throwable objects from easy reach before reading any further.<\/p>\n
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By\u00a0Jared Harris<\/a><\/p>\n As leftists are free to torch U.S. flags across the nation, an Iowa man is paying a heavy price for burning a rainbow LGBT pride flag.<\/p>\n Adolfo Martinez of Ames was sentenced Wednesday to a whopping 15 years in prison for the hate crime of arson, according to\u00a0The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to spending a decade and a half in prison for burning the\u00a0LGBT flag<\/a>, the 30-year-old Martinez also will be serving an additional year for his use of fire and 30 days for harassment.<\/p>\n Martinez was arrested in June after taking the rainbow flag from the United Church of Christ in Ames.<\/p>\n The act was considered a hate crime because the flag represents a sexual orientation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The rest of the article, if by the odd chance anyone cares, may be viewed here: Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, Poe. I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"