GORE'S SON GONE TO 'POT' (Like Father like son!)

ny post ^ | 12-21-03

[Jimmyclyde]

December 21, 2003 -- The son of former vice president Al Gore has been charged with marijuana possession in Bethesda, Md. Albert A. Gore III, 21, and two passengers were arrested Friday night after he was stopped for driving a dark-colored Cadillac without its headlights on at around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

[Jimmyclyde]

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[Paradox]

Isnt this the same kid who was seriously wounded as a young child in a car accident? I believe he may have been permanently mentally affected by that incident. I feel bad for him and I refuse to rejoice in anything like this about him.

[azhenfud]

Does he inhale?

[cubreporter]

Yes, and I think they almost lost him. No, I won't rejoice in this either. It's not right no matter who does it. I am not a Gore supporter, never have been and never will be. But...as with all politicians...their kids are their kids and NOT POLITICAL OPPONENTS.

[NautiNurse]

Look what I found!

[SouthernFreebird]

He's 21 and was on the highways impared.I don't feel sorry for him, I feel sorry for the innocent victims killed by stupid inconsiderate *A*holes like him.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Doesn't this say volumes about Algore's parenting skills?/sarcastic question regarding a parallel universe in which Algore won Florida and the media's response to above situation.

[RJCogburn]

I sympathize with his folks.

[BigLittle]

Wow, man, it's so hard to light a match in all this humidity..

[mlbford2]

I can't throw any stones here. I got this damn glass house around me.

[GOPrincess]

What concerns me is this young man's problems have repeatedly endangered others -- driving at high rates of speed, driving while intoxicated or on drugs, driving with headlights off.

This will likely never get as much press attention as the Bush girls' underage drinking, which, while wrong of them, did not put the lives of others in jeopardy.

I am sorry for the young man as his problems with alcohol and drugs go back to his early teens, when he was suspended from his school for same; I agree, he's not a political opponent, but I do have to wonder a bit what this level of difficulty for this many years reflects about his parents.

My biggest concern, however, is that it's time for a judge to get young Gore off the road for a very extended period of time. Next time someone might end up dead.

[sgtbono2002]

Isnt this the same kid who was caught in South Carolina doing a hundred miles per hour. I too dont feel like picking on the kid because he is Al Gores son , but it sounds like he may need to be taken in tow and taught to respect the law and the lives of other folks , no matter who his dad is.

[Texasbock]

You should be ashamed in taking delight of Gore's kid's demise. Yeah he screwed up. But taking delight in this is just as wrong/hypocritical as taking delight when Bush's daughters got in trouble with the law.

Think before you post ding-a-ling.

[stands2reason]

So you have no problem with intoxicated people cruising your neighborhood with the lights off?

[Zipporah]

" I believe he may have been permanently mentally affected by that incident"

If he had, I doubt that would've led to marijuana use..

[YaYa123]

No, I don't want to LOL at the Gores having trouble with their son, certainly not if they have a troubled son involved or addicted to alcohol or drugs. But really folks, he's 21 years old, a Harvard student, and driving around Md in a cadillac. This son of privilege needs a few taken away.

And I am glad CNN showed his mug shot when reporting the story...I Hope it's in all the tabloids too. Let's hope the Gores will start getting tough on this young man...before it's too late.

[KantianBurke]

When this story first broke, I too felt sorry for this guy. However you have quite a point. Its callous to drive under the influence. Someone could get killed. That said, this incident shouldn't be used for political purposes. It has as much bearing on Father Gorebot's political delusions as the Bush twins drinking habits have on Bush's tax policy.

[Cultural Jihad]

You sympathize with Al and Tipper Gore?

[stands2reason]

Still, If the Bush girls did something criminal to blatantly risk other's lives, I'd want to know about it.