Nov 21

What Happens When You Declare War On Yourself?

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In the truest sense of bipartisanship, the idiocy of the debate on the Keystone pipeline is convincing enough evidence that seriousness of thought, statesmanship, vision, wisdom, long-term thinking, rationality and responsibility for future generations has no place in the United States Senate when it comes to the seminal issue facing the species: namely, climate change. And of course over the ensuing months it is likely to get worse.

The most profoundly disturbing element in what is passing for serious debate and deliberation is the constant drumbeat from both sides of the aisle on the impacts of building this continental conduit for the perpetuation of global poisoning will have on individual states and jobs. While I certainly support increasing living wage jobs for all Americans, there are sensible ways to do this, i.e. through infrastructure projects that sustain communities, and there are stupid ways to do this, i.e. through worsening climate change and its impacts upon the species.

Something that has troubled me for many years, including more than two decades working on or with Congress, is the default mechanism of acting more like a like a city ward leader or county commissioner rather than a United States Congressman or Senator. Supporting a project merely because it will result in jobs for their constituents regardless of the impact it has on other states or the country is the height of parochial and small-thinking and does a disservice to the title of their elected office. Their ultimate responsibility is to represent what is best for the country, hence the title of being a Federal elected official. They take the oath of office swearing allegiance to the U.S. Constitution and not the Louisiana or West Virginia or North Dakota constitution.

There is an essential disregard for the concept of federalism, an extremely important component to the representative democratic government fashioned by the founding fathers who receive such patriotic adulation by the very same individuals who then proceed to violate the document they have sworn to uphold.

Adding further injury to insult is the sophomoric and absurd assertions that jobs created have no qualitative differences whatsoever. A job is a job is a job, and regardless of the consequence of its creation is valuable. Using this rationale going to war could be justified because of the job creation opportunities if affords. What a ridiculous proposition. Creating a job that helps destroy not only the enemy but also our own society gives new definition to insanity. And make no mistake about this, what we are facing directly here is a war on the human species aided and abetted by the continued exploitation of a fossil-fuel-driven economic paradigm that kills with no regard for age, sex, color, religion, geography, or position in life.

Just as absurd as the proposition that war is justified because of its job-creating potential is the reality that in essence contributing to human-induced atmospheric degradation is a declaration of war on the human species. And the scope of the declaration does not allow for surgical decimation of a perceived enemy. Climate change does not discriminate when imposing the harsh and deadly consequences of its actions; it affects your loved ones as well as your enemies. What must seriously question the importance of jobs created under such conditions.

In stark terms we are declaring war on ourselves, which unfortunately fits neatly into the contemporary political context that features people voting against their inherent self-interests. And such is the state of political dysfunction in American society today.

The Keystone pipeline implicates the United States in the continuing destruction being wrought by carbon-intensive energy, is antithetical to the ongoing efforts to invest in renewable resources and efforts to coordinate carbon reduction strategies with other countries like China, and is an assault on the scientific evidence that overwhelming validates the interaction between global warming and human activities. To suggest that it is a job creator and therefore this should override all other considerations is cynical, short-sighted and qualifies a rank stupidity. Those making this argument represent an assault upon rationality and common sense and an embarrassment to intelligent thought, regardless of their party. Is there any wonder that fear, anger and frustration command such a prominent role in the putrid participation rates in elections such as the one held just two weeks ago.

Unless we face the larger issue of whether we should continue our dependence upon fossil fuels, a finite resource, we will continue to be hamstrung by the absurd theater we witnessed yesterday. Make no mistake we will watch as this silliness not only continues but accelerates as the new Congress convenes in just a few short months. It is a sad commentary upon the sorry state of affairs that are certain to play out over the remaining two years of the Obama presidency. And yes there is no one to blame but ourselves.

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Nov 21

Smart Navigating Jacket Takes You Around The City Of Lights

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Remember the time when the only purpose of wearing a coat was to protect
you from the outside elements? With all the new roles coats are
starting to play now, it’s clear that those of the past were
underachievers. This new garment is perfect to take on a trip to the
city of lights, and for reasons you just wouldn’t expect.

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Nov 21

Pivoting To Success: Is Obama's Progress in the Asia-Pacific and Elsewhere Enough?

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With his eight-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, his affirmation of equality on the Internet, and his move to block mass deportations, President Barack Obama has some big post-election actions to point to as he seeks to rebound from the disaster of the mid-term elections. It’s not moving the needle in polling yet, but it may over time.

Obama’s Asia-Pacific summitry is the most complex and intriguing of the three areas of action, especially as that arena continued to reverberate this week. During an Asian economic summit meeting in Beijing and the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, as well as a visit to Myanmar, Obama sought to refocus on his oft-distracted from Asia-Pacific Pivot.

He succeeded both in engaging China and in new steps to contain China. The U.S.-China climate deal is a big deal which can help jump-start stalled global negotiations next year. And Obama succeeded in getting agreement in other significant areas.

President Barack Obama closed his eight-day tour of the Asia-Pacific with a major address in Brisbane, Australia. There he recommitted the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific Pivot and announced a new $3 billion contribution to a fund to help poor nations with climate change.

Meanwhile, Obama also forged a new tripartite naval alliance with Japan and Australia even as Vietnam and the Philippines announced major moves — Vietnam receiving new submarines and the Philippines announcing a new buildup of its scrawny forces — to counter China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea.

Yet even with all this, Russia and China joined hands in just the last two days to announce a deepening of their ties. A new deal with Gazprom to supply China with natural gas for decades had already made the news. Now the Russian and Chinese navies will conduct joint exercises next year in the Pacific, which has happened before. And in the Mediterranean, a NATO lake, which decidedly has not happened before.

Most of the action, nonetheless, is on the American side of the ledger.

In a separate summitry at the G-20 confab in Brisbane, Australia, Obama — meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott — forged a tripartite naval alliance between the U.S., Japan, and Australia.

The US and Japan have had such an alliance, as have the US and Australia. But now the three will coordinate with each other, in what is obviously a further development in the containment of China.

The PRC now has the world’s third largest navy. But Japan has the world’s fourth largest, bigger now than Britain’s fabled Royal Navy. Russia has the second largest navy.

Which tells you that the US edge remains great, since the Russian Navy, the world’s second largest, can’t hope to challenge the Americans.

Australia’s navy is only the 17th largest in total tonnage afloat. But it is much more sophisticated than many which rank above it in sheer size.

Between the Americans, Japanese, and Australians, there should be a well-coordinated naval force ranging from the North Pacific up near the Arctic Circle to the South Pacific approaching the Antarctic reaches. In today’s terms, a naval force encompasses ships on the surface and below it, as well as air forces, manned and unmanned, and space forces for surveillance, communication, and coordination.

While the U.S. flashed some hard power, soft power predominated.

One little reported development from the summitry between Obama and President Xi is that China has not withdrawn from the international architecture which the US plays a preeminent role in.

Even as Beijing and Moscow make sounds that might be some “beautiful music together,” China continues to adhere to the established Western-oriented global architecture.

Tariff breaks on hundreds of products, mostly information technology-oriented, new visa extensions, better rules of the road for maritime and aerial encounters in the Western Pacific, the climate deal, it all adds up to a win for Obama in keeping Xi engaged. And in making progress with that engagement.

On the other hand, Xi has clearly not dropped his own “Greater China” agenda. That agenda includes not only the wildly controversial claim of sovereignty over virtually the entire South China Sea but also a proposed regional security arrangement excluding the U.S., an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to compete with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, and a rival Asia-Pacific trade pact to counter Obama’s faltering drive for a Trans Pacific Partnership.

The biggest news of all, of course, is the climate deal.

For the climate deal does seem to be a big deal. The US, the European Union, and China account for most greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. With the rest of the U.S. having barely altered course to follow California’s landmark lead on climate change under Governors Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Gray Davis — which Brown has used in his own summitry with Xi and other top Chinese officials — only the E.U. has made major reductions.

Now Obama has pledged to reduce emissions some 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. As for China, it has pledged to cap its emissions in 2030, and to further ramp up its zero-emission energy — renewables and nuclear power — to 20 percent of its total electric power generation. China also says it will shift more from dirty coal-fired generation to more benign natural gas generation.

All this is key to any future for the planet, because China has been growing its greenhouse gas emissions at better than seven percent per year. If that continues, it won’t make any difference what the rest of the world does; it will be game over for the Earth’s climate.

Now Xi has pledged to end that exponential growth scenario.

Talk of a big Obama comeback may be premature. But there is definitely proof of life.

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Nov 21

The Riyadh Summit Saves the GCC from Disintegration

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What happened at the Riyadh summit on Sunday, which led to announcing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit would convene in Doha early next month, rescued GCC from fragmentation, and increased the odds for establishing a GCC Plus with Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco. It also suggested that Qatar has decided to adopt a markedly new policy vis-à-vis Egypt, GCC countries, and the Muslim Brotherhood organization. These are extremely important developments that have many implications for the GCC, regional security, the international coalition against ISIS and similar groups, and the identity of moderation declared by the leaderships of the GCC countries against extremism and terrorism. The Doha summit, which will handover the presidency of the GCC to Qatar next year, will not be ordinary, whether in terms of the issues raised during its sessions, or the positions and commitments of the new young Qatari leadership represented by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. What happened in the Riyadh summit is a testimony to the wisdom of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who chairs the GCC summit this year. The two men worked on healing rifts and giving priority to supreme interests over divisions, as they presented a roadmap to the young emir for holding the summit in Doha and for an exceptional Qatari chairmanship of the GCC in an exceptional time. Among those who had their eyes set the Riyadh summit and who will carefully observe what will come out of the Doha summit are not just the leaders of the United States, Russia, Europe, and China, but also the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rohani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The issue involves the future of the regional balance of power and the role of the GCC in these balances.

The first to be resentful of the prospects of rapprochement in the Gulf is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who believed his distinguished relationship with the leadership in Qatar, especially with the father Emir Sheikh Hamad Al Thani, was the guarantee of the continuation of the Muslim Brotherhood project. His keenness on having a special relationship with Qatar was based on their joint support for the Muslim brotherhood, which practically meant permanent division in the rank of GCC countries, undermining the future of the organization. This was reassuring for Erdogan, first, because division in any Arab ranks is conducive to Turkey’s rise in the region and to the strengthening of its position in the balance of power. And second, because his project based on the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in the entire region was his ticket to reviving the Ottoman Empire.

Today, Qatar denies being a sponsor and financier of the Muslim Brotherhood, which the UAE and Saudi Arabia see as the source of many plots against them and the region as a whole. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are determined to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from taking power anywhere in the Arab region. Under Emir Hamad, there was much talk holding that he was a major supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood. Sources would report that he did not hide this in closed political meetings. Under his son Emir Tamim, Qatar moved away slightly from the Muslim Brotherhood, with some of the group’s leaders leaving Doha, though some of them returned as has been reported.

What had happened prior to the summit in Riyadh was that Qatar continued to support Al-Jazeera Mubashir, the mouthpiece of the opposition against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. As long as the younger Emir continued to be committed to the television network created by his father, doubts continued as to whether he had truly been handed over the levers of power.

The main theme of the Riyadh summit was in one word reconciliation. The theme of the Doha summit will include a practical plan to launch the new chapter in the GCC march, based on “implementing commitments.” The Riyadh summit included written commitments to the priorities agreed upon, led by ending Qatari media campaigns against Egypt, reforming relations with the GCC started with an end to naturalization that Bahrain confirmed later had begun, and commitment to the absolute priority given by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to ending Qatari support for the Muslim Brotherhood.

These commitments will constitute a qualitative shift in Qatari policy when it is implemented, and will have a major impact on Qatar’s position in the region and the Gulf and Arab perception of the Qatari leadership. It is no secret that Qatari policies prior to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid’s tenure following the abdication of Sheikh Hamad have been the source of controversy, anger, and reproach, causing much accusations in the direction of Doha.

The pace of the change seemed slow since Sheikh Tamim took power. Some even believe the abdication of the father was part of the change, after regional and international criticisms of Qatari policies intensified. Many Qataris encouraged the young emir to end the policy of meddling in the countries of the region, no matter what the reasons are, beginning with the open intervention policy led by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem under Emir Hamad. The view was that Qatar only reaped blame, while its intervention mobilized Arab public opinion against it, raising questions about its purposes.

When Sheikh Tamim visited New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly this fall, he spoke in a language that suggested more change was coming, especially when he addressed a think tank in New York (see article column dated 17 October). He was intent on having good relations with Saudi Arabia and the rest of GCC countries.

The GCC, which comprises Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman was on the verge of collapse if it hadn’t been agreed to hold a summit in Doha on December 9 at the summit in Riyadh, which Oman did not attend. Oman opposes many Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, and Bahraini policies, led by these countries’ position on Iran and Saudi’s determination to create a Gulf Union, which had been previously agreed at the GCC.

Last year, shortly before the convening of the Gulf summit in Kuwait, a serious diplomatic row took place between Saudi Arabia and Oman because of what Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi said in the Manama Dialogue conference and in remarks to Al-Hayat. The situation was rectified at the Kuwait summit, but disputes remained essentially unresolved, and were exacerbated by Oman’s role in hosting the secret negotiations between the United States and Iran.

Iran wants to establish a regional security regime that would include it and Iraq with the Gulf countries, to practically replace the GCC.

Namely, that the theses of Iran, actually, implementation requires the dismantling of the Cooperation Council. In other words, Iran’s proposals effectively require dismantling the GCC.

Qatar has helped rescue the GCC from disintegration with the decision of its emir to remain an active player in the GCC and agree to a new direction. If Sheikh Tamim had shown inflexibility and refused to reach an understanding with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, and Bahrain, the GCC would have ended in its current form. But since the young Emir of Qatar responded to the initiative of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah and deferred to the statute of Saudi King Abdullah, he gave a strong boost to the march towards the Gulf union, regardless of whether Oman will decide to join or not. Most likely, the Qatari leadership will encourage Oman to remain in the Gulf fold instead of gravitating towards Iran.

There are many reasons behind the Sheik Tamim’s decision, including, most definitely, Saudi, UAE, and Bahrain’s joint decision to withdraw ambassadors from Doha to protest Qatar’s policy and intervention in the affairs of these countries, directly, and by supporting the Muslim Brotherhood – according to these countries. The agreement at the summit in Riyadh led to the return of the ambassadors to Doha, and gave Qatar the opportunity to host the Gulf summit, which would not have convened in Doha were it not for the summit in Riyadh.

Another reason for the new Qatari attitude could be the fact that the US Congress vowed to go after Qatar because of its ties to extremist groups, regardless of Qatar’s justifications that claim these ties serve as useful channels to arrive at solutions. Perhaps the growing Israeli anger over Qatar’s support for Hamas and encouraging extremism in the region – according to Israel – has led Doha to make decisions to adjust course and head off such a campaign. And perhaps the Arab popular backlash against Qatari policies is another consideration.

However, what seems to be the leading consideration are the threats against Qatar, which grew dramatically with the rise of extremist groups like ISIS. Unlike other groups, ISIS has gone out of control. There is also the issue of national and regional security that Doha decided to deal with practically and pragmatically instead of continuing with one-upmanship and adventurism.

The agreement at the Riyadh summit for a new Qatari approach is also important because the other GCC countries are also deeply involved in the anti-ISIS international coalition, while the Qatari role has been largely cosmetic. The United States needs this coalition to succeed, and no longer accepts having Qatar as just a nametag in the coalition; it was more and has demanded more action, clarification, and clarity.

The timing of the agreement in Riyadh is also striking as it coincided with the nuclear negotiations with Iran undergoing their most serious phase, and the attempts to save them in Muscat before moving to Vienna and Geneva by November 24. The Gulf message is clear: The reconciliation summit has launched a new joint action of its kind based on the premise that the regional arena cannot tolerate messing about, and that the role of the GCC fundamentally is to support moderation against extremism. The message also states that there is no room for security arrangements that substitute the GCC, and that the role the world wants the GCC to play will be played.

Nuclear negotiations with Iran have a direct impact on GCC countries, whether they succeed, fail, or get stuck somewhere between success and failure. However, there is another party that will be radically affected by the outcome of the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 countries, namely, Iranian President Hassan Rohani. Rohani has linked his fate to the success of nuclear negotiations and his reputation, which is closely linked to that of the moderate camp in Iran. So far, Rohani seems to be retreating before the hardliners, and moderation seems to be on the wane in Iran. Disputes between the two camps over the nuclear negotiations could lead to internal confrontations in Iran.

Iran will be present in the GCC summit in Doha though not in attendance. Egypt will be both present and in attendance at the summit, because the basis of Gulf understandings is the Egyptian question and the shunning of the Muslim Brotherhood and its role in regional balances.

Qatar realized how serious Saudi Arabia and the UAE were in blocking its presidency of the GCC in 2015 if it had maintained its policies and approach in Egypt. Qatar understood that it needed to make up its mind, and it chose to change course. Qatar saw the leadership of the GCC a great benefit for it in a fateful period like this, and an opportunity to redraw and rearrange its approaches. The first practical step will be to end the partnership with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in supporting the Muslim brotherhood, while opening a new, natural page with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

This does not mean that Iraq, Syria, and Yemen will be absent from the Doha summit, as all hot topics will be on the table.

What is new is that relationship between the generations, between the seasoned men in wisdom and vision like King Abdullah and Sheikh Sabah, and young rulers ready to receive their wisdom and vision, such as Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad. Hopefully, this is good news for the Gulf with practical manifestations to be seen in the countries of the region living in the shadow of understandings and disputes.

Translated from Arabic by Karim Traboulsi

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Nov 21

Ferguson Police Arrest Demonstrators In Confrontation

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FERGUSON, Mo. — Police officers arrested at least three demonstrators Thursday evening after a protest temporarily blocked traffic.

After warning protesters to clear the road, officers with shields, batons and helmets advanced on the crowd and arrested two women and one man. It wasn’t clear why the three were selected for arrest. One of the women was tackled and several officers piled on top of her as other officers blocked the view of onlookers.

Police didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The clash comes as tension mounts over a grand jury’s impending decision whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.

Earlier in the evening, protesters walked up to a barricade manned by officers in riot gear. As the demonstrators chanted and screamed at police, one officer moved in and began filming at close range.

Brown’s death set off weeks of clashes between police and protesters, with law enforcement agencies heavily criticized for aggressive tactics that included tear gas, rubber bullets and military-style weapons and tactics. Officials have said that they will try to maintain peaceful protests when the grand jury decision is announced.

Brown’s father appeared in a video Thursday asking protesters to demonstrate peacefully.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) declared a state of emergency on Monday and has placed the National Guard on standby in anticipation of the grand jury’s decision.

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Nov 21

SlashGear’s Holiday Gift Guide 2014

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giftguideThe holidays are almost here, but picking the perfect tech gift for the important people in your life needn’t be difficult. We’ve dug through all the best devices from 2014 to figure out what you should be wrapping up to put a smile on someone’s face, from stocking stuffers through to the flagship gadgets we rate the most. And, since … Continue reading

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Nov 21

Chevy previews the next-gen Volt and its location-based charging system

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We’ll be seeing the next-generation Chevy Volt in less than two months when GM launches it at the North American International Auto Show in January. But for the sake of those who can’t wait, the company has shown off a bit more of the 2016 hybrid…

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Nov 20

Dyson Invests $2.35B In R&D, Aims To Launch 100 New Products Over The Next Four Years

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mcthomas Dyson is spending big on new products and product categories, the company announced today. The maker of vacuums, fans, heaters, hand dryers, robots and more announced today that it would be spending a total of $2.35 billion across a UK tech campus, expansion of its manufacturing efforts, investment in British universities to foster talent, and $1.56 billion in new specific tech development… Read More

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Nov 20

Cosby Takes Show To Bahamas Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Bill Cosby took his comedy show on the road Thursday in the Bahamas as controversy surrounds him at home.

The 77-year-old entertainer performed in a small theater at the Atlantis resort in a benefit for a women’s service organization, making no mention of the allegations of sexual assault by several women that have resurfaced in recent days. Cosby stuck to his familiar routine of anecdotes about his life, including stories about his childhood growing up in the projects of Philadelphia and some observations about life in the Bahamas drawn from previous visits to the island chain.

There were few empty seats for the 90-minute set.

Several members of the audience, which included some prominent Bahamians who came to the fundraiser to support the Nassau chapter of The Links, had no trouble ignoring allegations that he drugged and sexually abused women.

“I think everybody is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty,” said Alfred Sears, an official with the College of the Bahamas and a former attorney general. “Tonight is for a cause, and I think that he has contributed to the cause. In terms of the other issues the court of law and the court of public opinion will deal with those issues.”

Khaalis Rolle, a minister of state for investments, said he was pleased to see that people didn’t stay away because it helped a local charity and Cosby deserved the benefit of the doubt. “You still have to account for the fact that they are just allegations,” he said. “Nothing has been proven.”

Cosby’s attempt at a career comeback has been collapsing in recent days as the abuse allegations resurfaced. This week Netflix said it was postponing a comedy special it had planned with Cosby to air later this month, while NBC said it was stopping development of a sitcom with him and TV Land pulled reruns of “The Cosby Show.” Also, High Point University in North Carolina removed Cosby’s name from its board of advisers, the High Point Enterprise reported.

Cosby is scheduled to perform Friday in Melbourne, Florida.

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Nov 20

Pat Robertson Says God Is Totally Cool With Speeding

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Speeding may be a violation of man’s law, but under God’s law, it’s totally cool as long as you don’t hurt anyone, according to televangelist Pat Robertson.

Speaking on his show “The 700 Club” on ABC Family, Robertson responded to a viewer who wrote in to ask if hitting the gas a little too hard was a sin.

“Pat, is it a sin to constantly drive over the speed limit? My husband insists on speeding even when he’s on time,” the viewer identified as Nora wrote in a clip posted to YouTube by Raw Story. “In the last two years, he’s gotten four speeding tickets and our insurance has gone up. He doesn’t feel that God cares if we speed. What do you think?”

If Nora was hoping Robertson could get her husband to hit the brakes, she’s going to be disappointed.

The preacher said he likes to speed himself, used to have a 450 hp Corvette and now has a car with 650 hp engine. He also boasted of reaching 200 mph before correcting himself and saying it was 100 mph.

“Is it a sin? I think it’s a sin to hurt somebody. I think it’s a sin to drive recklessly,” Robertson said. “I see these clowns storming around in the midst of heavy traffic. When I drive in the city, I drive very slowly — my wife’s always saying, ‘Go faster.'”

Robertson said it comes down to the effect your driving has on others.

“If your driving imperils other people, you are sinning, there’s no question about it,” Robertson said. “But in an open stretch of road, you go to Texas, I think some areas there’s no speed limit at all.”

The bottom line: “Don’t imperil anybody else with the way you drive a car.”

Maybe Elwood Blues had it right in the “Blues Brothers.”

“They’re not going to catch us,” he said as the cops starting tailing them. “We’re on a mission from God.”

(h/t KRON)

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