Al Gore's Son Arrested for Pot Possession

Washington Post - AP story ^ | 12/20/03 | AP wire service

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

WASHINGTON - The son of former vice president and 2000 Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore has been charged with marijuana possession.

Albert A. Gore III, 21, was arrested Friday night after he was stopped for driving a vehicle without its headlights on.

Two passengers were also arrested and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. They were identified as Yann V. Kumin, 21, and Marc G. Hordon, 22, both of Cambridge, Mass.

A Montgomery County, Md., police officer stopped the car, a dark-colored Cadillac, in Bethesda, a Washington suburb, around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

The officer noticed the car's windows and sunroof were open, despite cold temperatures Friday night. There was also a smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, according to a news release from the police department.

A search of the vehicle turned up a partial marijuana cigarette, a cigarette box containing suspected marijuana, and a soft drink can that also smelled of marijuana.

All three were released pending trial.

[RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS]

At least Ted Kennedy wasn't trying to save his ass!

He is the filthy sort. He is the sort from bootleggers and the Senate!

[RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS]

up yours Teddy!

Yea, you!!!

really stick to your kin and help the family .......right!

Teddy,you are a worthless piece of crap!

the rest of the worthless pieces of S#$T are waiting for you!

......they are your kin

[pgkdan]

Gee...that apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[isitjustme]

The only thing that can help this kid is to discover he was adopted!, and his real father is Strom Thurman....

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I've been known to be gullible before ;-).

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

A good little history here you might want to make note of in your log.

[Dane]

This is going to place the dopers here in a tough spot

Nah, they're probably pleased as punch. A new recruit for the Libertarian party.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

That would really Gore his (Al Jr's) ox!

[river rat]

Looks like the turd raised a dumb shit...

Semper Fi

[Mr. Mojo]

I'm just goofin' around a little on a Sat night ;) .....But in all seriousness, it does appear that Junior needs a good talking to. I sympathize with his plight of being the son of such a train-wreck of a dad (I might be getting blasted everyday too if I were in his position), and I wish him the best. If he's just smoking pot he'll probably grow out of it on his own (like most do), but if he's doing other (harder) drugs then perhaps an intervention is necessary.

[af_vet_1981]

One wonders: just how far is this story NOT going to go?

It will get the massive coverage the Rush Limbaugh story received.

Really

And the Democrats can be trusted with national security

And Hillary Clinton will propose a wonderful health care reform package because she is the smartest woman in America.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Doubtful that he'll "grow out of it" since he's been toking since the age of 13 (back in 1996). And this latest arrest shows he's a menace by attempting to drive while under the influence and without using headlights!!!

[Old Professer]

I'm sorry guys, as much as I dislike Gore, I don't believe that open windows and sunroof amount to probable cause; what happened to this non-profiling stuff?

[Mr. Mojo]

He should get his license suspended for that.

It's not unusual for kids to smoke pot throughout high school and college and then quit in their mid-20's. In fact, I personally know quite of few who've done just that. Taking away Albert's driving priveliges for a time could help snap him out of his extended childhood.

[NYCVirago]

I'm sorry guys, as much as I dislike Gore, I don't believe that open windows and sunroof amount to probable cause; what happened to this non-profiling stuff?

Yeah, everybody has their car windows wide open in the middle of December when it's 20 degrees outside. And no headlights on at night, either. Those jackbooted thug police! (/sarcasm)

[AmericanVictory]

Hey, man, everything is cool! Who needs headlights when you're, like, tuned in, man! Smoking pot is harmless, man!

Sound of crash and breaking metal and glass.

Riff --

There was whisky and blood on the highway,
but I didn't hear nobody pray.

Out

[elli1]

"I'm sorry guys, as much as I dislike Gore, I don't believe that open windows and sunroof amount to probable cause;"

You're kidding, right?

Driving after dark w/ no headlights is a violation of traffic law. Then:

"There was also a smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, according to a news release from the police department."

Which is probable cause for a vehicle search.

[jnarcus]

Ain't this the same kid who was stopped by the police for driving nearly 100 mph trying to get to the Dems convention in 2000? His kids need to be in rehab or jail I vote for jail

[Captain Culpepper]

Some day Jr. will discover if intoxicated, it's better to say home and simply write postings on some site like Freerepublic!! No headlight worries then!!

[TigersEye]

He's a liberal doper not a conservative doper. Taking responsibility for one's actions has nothing to do with what kind of buzz you catch.

On the other hand and in the same vein; some people can handle dope and some can't. Some people can handle booze and some can't. Is it any surprise that Gorebot's kid can't? He's a Democrat and Albore's kid. Double whammy!