A Hurricane of Almost Biblical Proportions, A Missile Shot Into a Powder Keg; And in the Face of Such Turmoil, an Ultra Left Group Says Christians are a Hate Group; Trump Pardons Arpaio; Orioles Crush Red Sox, 16-3, Pull Within 3 Games of Last Wild Card Spot; No. 6 Maryland Defeats Santa Clara, 4-2, in NCAA Soccer Opener; Rozhansky Scores Twice for Terps

TOWSON, Maryland, Friday, August 25, 2017 - This is how far gone the Ultra Left is.  As a hurricane of unprecedented, even Biblical proportions, zeroes in on a populated area of the Texas Coast, even as a lunatic with nuclear weapons defies all bounds of common sense, common decency, and mankind's eternal desire for peace, and fires a missile into a powder keg situation; and in the face of all of this, the Ultra Far Left has chosen this moment to begin labeling mainline Christian Groups which oppose Gay Marriage - because that is what the Bible Says They Need to Do - Ultra Far Left political groups have begun labeling these mainline Christian Groups "Hate Groups."

You are Christian.  Like Millions and Millions of Christians, you support the Family Research Council, which lobbies for Christian Causes in Congress and in State Legislatures, and is conservative by nature.  But now, the fine people at the Southern Poverty Law Center - one of the least understood and most Ultra Leftist Groups in the entire world - now says that any group that echoes Biblical Teaching About Homosexuality - and, hence, opposes Gay Marriage, is a hate group.  

To state it plainly: if you are a Christian and because you are a Christian you oppose Gay Marriage, and you support one of any number of mainline Christian organizations that also oppose Gay Marriage, you now support Hate Groups. ,

Is the Southern Poverty Law Center a Hate Group?  Do they Hate Christians?  Or do they merely label Christians a Hate Group to gain political mileage? Is evil afoot at SPLC?  Seems so.

A Storm Surge of 12 feet, Rainfall Totals of 3 FEET, and Five Straight Days of Hurricane Weather: All Beginning Now in Galveston, Corpus Christi and Even Houston
All of this on a night when it literally appears that a hurricane and a dangerous wind pattern have combined to visit unimaginable terror to the Texas Gulf Coast.  Weather Forecasters are saying that the strong hurricane - "Harvey" the hurricane is a Category 3 Storm - is going to combine with a wind pattern that almost always presents itself far out to sea - to visit a twelve foot storm surge and an unimaginable three feet of rain - on the Texas Gulf Coast.  Add all of this to the usual havoc caused by so strong a storm: winds over 100 miles per hour, flying debris that can kill a human who is out in the storm, broken communications, unpassable roads, destroyed dwellings, among other sinister happenings; and you have the makings of a storm for the ages.

A storm for the ages.  It is worth mentioning twice because this storm - if all of the forecasts hold true - will likely be one no one will ever forget.  It is likely that the storm will destroy the Texas Coast in such a way that it will never again resemble what it was before the storm.  And this tremendous and lasting destruction will not be confined to a narrow strip of coastal land.  It will devastate the Coastal Community for miles inland.  There may be new rivers cut through the land that remains, there may be new bays and new creeks.  

You may not recognize what emerges.  You may not be able to find the place where you used to live.

In the face of this destructive possibility, some Texans still say they will not evacuate.  Those folk - call them unbelievably brave or just plane nuts - have been told that once the storm makes land fall no one will try to come to their aide.  Such rescues will be impossible and will inflict almost certain disaster to a rescuer that chooses to try.

With All of This Going On, Kim Jong-un Launches 3 Missiles, But All of Them are Flops
The Daily Mail in London and other outlets report tonight that the lunatic leader of North Korea is again launch missiles.  This time, by the Grace of the Good Lord, they were all flops, just like him.

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According to the Daily Mail, "North Korea has launched three short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in a further taunting of US president Donald Trump - but they were all duds.

The US military said that two of the missiles failed in flight and the other blew up 'almost immediately'.  

South Korea's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said it was analysing the missiles.

They said: 'The military is keeping a tight surveillance over the North to cope with further provocations'.

While, in fact, the United States military released information about the North Korea launches, there has been no comment by the White House or by President Trump himself.

President Trump pardons Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
After hinting strongly that he intended to pardon Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for weeks, President Trump tonight did the deed.  The popular yet controversial law man had been convicted by an Ultra Leftist Obama-appointed Judge of violating her order preventing him from arresting Latinos who had crossed the Mexican border without proper authority.  In other words, the illegal immigrants were acting illegally, but Arpaio, the sheriff, was not allowed to take action.

Ultra Leftists took to Social Media sites to condemn the President, and even some Republicans were critical.  But attorney and author Joseph Kerry summed up the feelings of many Americans when he tweeted, "Trump pardons Sheriff Joe. CNN goes off the rails. Two words, "Marc Rich" .

Orioles Humiliate Red Sox
The game is now over, and for the Red Sox, it couldn't come soon enough.  Playing in Fenway Park, the Orioles crushed the Red Sox, 16-3.  Trade Deadline Acquisition Jeremy Hellickson scattered just four hits over seven innings, and the Orioles exploded for a breathtaking 16 runs on 20 hits.  The rout included 5 Boston errors and two Oriole home runs.  All five errors by the Red Sox led to Oriole scores.  The homers were by Mark Trumbo (his 2) and Jonathon Schoop (his 28th).  Trey Mancini knocked in 4 runs with three hits, including a triple.

The win enabled Baltimore to stay just three games behind Minnesota in the jumbled battle for the final American League Wild Card Berth.  Some 8 teams are within 6 games of each other in that fascinating playoff fight.  Here is the American League Wild Card Standings:

New York Yankees: 68-59, +2.5 games
Minnesota Twins: 66-62, Even
Seattle Mariners: 66-63, .5 games behind
Los Angeles Angels: 65-63, 1 game behind
Kansas City Royals: 64-63, 1.5 games behind
Texas Rangers: 64-63, 1.5 games behind
Baltimore Orioles: 63-65, 3 games behind
Tampa Bay Rays: 63-66, 3.5 games behind
Toronto Blue Jays: 60-68, 6 games behind 

In other Oriole news, x-rays and an examination of the knee of closer Zach Britton showed no fracture or other damage.  Buck Showalter said before the Friday evening game that Britton would not need to be placed on the DL.

No. 6 Maryland Scores Three Consecutive First Half Goals In 4-2 Victory Over Santa Clara; Rozhansky Scores in Each Half to Lead Terps
Jake Rozhansky, Eric Matzelevitch and Eryk Williamson each scored as Maryland ran off three straight first half goals, and Rozhansky scored again in the closing minutes to clinch Maryland's 4-2 Victory over Santa Clara.

In the opening game for both teams, Brandon Gillingham of the home-standing Broncos scored in the third minute to stun the Terps and put Santa Clara ahead, 1-0.  

Williamson drew the Terps even in the 27th minute, and Matzelevitch put Maryland ahead in the 38th minute, after an assist from Rozhansky.  Then, not long before the half, Rozhansky scored himself with an assist from Williamson. Maryland led at the half, 3-1.

In the 77th minute, the Bronco's Valdemar Andersen scored to cut the Maryland lead to 3-2.  But with under three minutes to play, Rozhansky scored again for Maryland, with an assist to Sebastian Elney, to clinch the Terp victory.

Maryland Keeper Dane St. Clair made 4 saves.  The Terps narrowly outshot the home team, 11-9, after being tied in shots at the half, 7-7.  The Terps now return to College Park to open their home season on Monday night against Hofstra.  UCLA comes to College Park on Friday night.