The son of former Vice-President Al Gore, Al Gore, III, is currently sitting in the Santa Ana Inmate Reception Center on $20,000 bail. He was arrested earlier on suspicion of drug possession.
The 24-year-old Al Gore, III was pulled over after allegedly driving his Prius 100 miles an hour on an Orange County California freeway. When his car was searched they found pot, Valium, Xanax, Vicodin and Adderall.
He’s had brushes with the law in the past. In 2000 and 2002 he was cited for reckless driving. In 2003 he was charged with marijuana possession.
If his parents are smart they’ll let him sit over at the jail till he detoxes and can figure out how to get out on his own. Consequences are the best teachers.
What others are saying ….
The Daily Pundit didn’t know a Prius could got that fast!
TigerHawk is thinking about what kind of carbon foot print a Prius leaves at 100mph.
AlphaPatriot calls it an Inconvenient Youth.
Riehl World View has some words of advice for Daddy Gore.
Adeline thinks Daddy Gore must be proud.
NoPasaran has this to say …
I’d take all of that crap too if I couldn’t escape the shadow of a disingenuous, messianic, and thoughtless father who wanted us all to turn back the clock on human development, and impoverish humanity while he plays with his “enlightened†MacBook and Prius.
A Gore family spokesman said the spirited lad was “attempting to raise awareness of the green lifestyle” by alerting the public to the little-known fact that Prius can hit 100mph at all.
Wizbang suggests that Gore quit worrying about everyone else’s carbon footprint and help his son with his drug problem.
Strong As An Ox and Nearly As Smart is imagining the conversation in the Gore house.
July 5th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I don’t like Al Gore, or his politics, or his global warming fantasies, but his kids are off limits. We see adult children of the poor, the middle class, the wealthy, celebrities, ministers, trash haulers and school teachers not living as they were brought up. Al didn’t bend his elbow. He loves him and did the best he knew how to do.
July 5th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
I’m with The Daily Pundit - I didn’t know a Prius could go that fast. LOL!
And I think ADULT children of politicians and celebrities and anyone else are definitely not off limits. If he’s old enough to drive and vote and be legally an adult, then he’s old enough to be held publicly accountable for his behavior.