NewsMax ^ | 8/7/04 | Carl Limbacher
Posted on 08/07/2004 1:42:24 PM CDT by wagglebee
The next time former Vice President Al Gore complains "We wuz robbed," he won't be talking about the 2000 Florida election recount.
Gore and his wife reportedly had $35,000 worth of "valuables" purloined while vacationing in Italy this week.
"The Gores were robbed while staying in a luxurious villa in Castellina," a Tuscan source told the London Spy column in the Daily Telegraph. "One of the neighbors went in to sympathize, and Al told him that the thieves had taken about $35,000 worth of valuables."
The robbery, which was also reported by the New York Post, occurred while Gore was traveling without his usual security detail, with the ex-VP reportedly telling friends he was kicking himself at the oversight.
It's not clear what "valuables" were taken.
Gore's U.S. office could not immediately confirm the robbery, with a spokesman telling the Telegraph: "I have no information on this."
Look for a $35,000 deduction on his 1040 this year.
Since when is it prudent for an ex-vp to be traveling out of the USA WITHOUT the security detail?
Who would get the blame if something happened to him? Seriously!!! Or if he was kidnapped and the terrorists threatened to behead him or something equally vile? Would the Secret Service detail get blamed for letting off the leash?
Why was he alone in the Lincoln? Where is Tipper? Inquiring minds want to know.