[TheeBadOne]

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.

In September 2002, the younger Gore was ticketed for driving under the influence. He was pulled over and ticketed by military police just outside Fort Myer in suburban Virginia, but was not taken into custody.

In the summer of 2000, Gore was cited by the North Carolina Highway Patrol for driving 97 mph in a 55-mph zone. Under an agreement with prosecutors, a reckless driving charge was dropped in the North Carolina case, but he was fined $125 for speeding and his driving privileges in the state were suspended.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3770672/

[clubsoda22]

AG: "Now son, where did you get this?"

AGIII: "Bill gave it to me! And i didn't inhale!"

AG: "That's a good boy."

AGIII: "Dubya also hooked me up with some coke!"



Extra! Extra! Al Gore III joins list of 180 million americans who smoked pot in their early 20's! Wake me when something interesting happens, like if he commits a real crime!

[4570Rick]

Maybe his dad should have spent more time with him when he was younger, insted of inventing the internet.:rolleyes:

[Sportcat]

He should have kept his pot in the "lock box!" :D

[444]

You can get arrested for possession of marijunana, but not for attempting to bring down the country by being an airhead bleeding heart liberal.

[Quartus]

I think we should leave the children of politicians ALONE. They are NOT fair game, no matter what we think of their parents.

[greyhound]

In September 2002, the younger Gore was ticketed for driving under the influence. He was pulled over and ticketed by military police just outside Fort Myer in suburban Virginia, but was not taken into custody.

Huh? How can you get "ticketed but not taken into custody" for DUI?

[Sarge]

if AlGore was your daddy, would you wanna face reality?

But then, maybe not. Lets see...

"In September 2002, the younger Gore was ticketed for driving under the influence. He was pulled over and ticketed by military police just outside Fort Myer in suburban Virginia, but was not taken into custody.

In the summer of 2000, Gore was cited by the North Carolina Highway Patrol for driving 97 mph in a 55-mph zone. Under an agreement with prosecutors, a reckless driving charge was dropped in the North Carolina case, but he was fined $125 for speeding and his driving privileges in the state were suspended."

I guess when he starts getting drunk and crashing into creeks/rivers with a good-looking blonde on board, we will finally know who the boy's real daddy is.

Was there a "Teddy" in the woodpile?

[Bainx]

Was there a "Teddy" in the woodpile?

GOOD ONE SARGE!!

[NukemJim]

I think we should leave the children of politicians ALONE. They are NOT fair game, no matter what we think of their parents.

Agreed.

NukemJim

[sctman800]

No, they should not be fair game, but on the other hand they shouldnt get "special" treatment either. Considering his apparent record I think he has been treated quite well. I can't imagine an old white man like myself or a young black man without lots of money or some kind of "political connections" not being in a world of hurt. I guarente you if that happened to the OWM or YBM he would have been getting drug tested and depending on the results charged with driving while drugged. Jim.

[Khornet]

I despise his politics, but I too have a wayward son and I know how it hurts. I say leave 'em alone.

[cdbeaver]

After you jump alll over Gore's son, maybe you'd like to take a few shots at Dubya's pothead daughters.

[redhead]

Hm. I don't know about President Bush's daughters using pot, all I know about is the underage drinking. But I agree with others about leaving these kids alone. God knows I was no angel when I was a kid - I just never got caught, and I didn't havae well-know parents.

[7.62FullMetalJacket]

And daddy says......no controlling legal authority......:D

[El Tejon]

Hmmm, jumping all over the Bush daughters? Why does this create other images for El Tejon?:D Where were those girls in undergrad? *Sigh*

Hey, guys, look "constructive possession." Didn't we just have a thread about this?

Wait and see. Constructives always look bad until you get to court. Due process, even for the sons of socialists, is important.

[twoblink]

If Al Gore was my daddy..

A little pot would the the weakest thing on my drug list.:D

Give the boy a break... It's not like he was groping an intern..

[XLMiguel]

IIRC, the kid got busted in school, too (St. Albans). While I agree that politicians kids shoudn't be targeted, they shouldn't be getting special treatment, either. FWIW, it isn't just Gore's kids, y'all be surprised at all the silliness involving various congresscritters' kids, SO's, etc. that get handled 'discretely' aroiund here.

[QuickDraw]

Lets see here....
Chelsea Clinton=Leave her alone,innocent player
Bush's daughters=Fair game,goes with the territory
Gores son=Leave him alone,innocent player
Bias? Naaahhh!
Just one mans opinion.

QuickDraw

[Werewolf]

Mike in VA said:
IIRC, the kid got busted in school, too (St. Albans). While I agree that politicians kids shoudn't be targeted, they shouldn't be getting special treatment, either. FWIW, it isn't just Gore's kids, y'all be surprised at all the silliness involving various congresscritters' kids, SO's, etc. that get handled 'discretely' aroiund here.

Being handled discreetly isn't doing the kids any favors. My brother's indescretions when he was young and was "handled discreetly" accomplished little more than teaching him that he could get away with anything because my Father and his Uncle and all the higher ups they knew could get him off - right up until the time when he caused the deaths of his own wife and the wife of another in a traffic accident he caused while driving both high on drugs and drunk.

That was in 1991...
He's still in prison...
He still doesn't get it...

[Redlg155]

True..it isn't fair to pick on kids just because of who their parents are.

Still, he isn't exactly a model citizen either, regardless of who his father is.

A DUI, Almost Reckless Driving Charge (reduced to suspended license), and now busted for smoking dope in a car. All this at 21.

So take the daddy away and he's still a bonehead on his own merits.

Good Shooting
Red

[Lone_Gunman]

You can get arrested for possession of marijunana, but not for attempting to bring down the country by being an airhead bleeding heart liberal

My question is, who are you referring to as the airhead bleeding heart liberal?

Clinton, Gore, Bush, or all of the above?

[Bainx]

If Al Gore was my daddy..

I'd want a morphine IV in my arm!:barf:

[DorGunR]

If you can't do the time
Don't do the crime
...and I don't care who yo daddy is.:rolleyes:

[mercedesrules]

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/US/South/12/20/gore.son/story.gore.son.jpghttp://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2001-10-09-inside-rush-limbaugh.jpg

[jimpeel]

Once more the rule of thumb is "Never carry more than you can eat between the time the lights come on the the officer is at the window."

Just tell them that the green stuff in your teeth is spinach.

[ScottsGT]

I agree with leaving them alone too. They're parents obviously took that stance too. Maybe that's why the are in trouble now. But what really gets my goat is the fact that Bush's daughters made the front page. Gore's son was hidden in the back of my Knight-Ridder paper in a 3 inch column. And the press in not biased. :barf:

[TheeBadOne]

Origionally posted by: jimpeel

Once more the rule of thumb is "Never carry more than you can eat between the time the lights come on the the officer is at the window."
Are you advocating drug use? :confused:

[Cool Hand Luke 22:36]

Couldn't possibly care any less about Gore's kid. The arrest is minor stuff that doesn't illuminate much of anything about his father's fitness for the Presidency. I'll be interested if the son commits armed robbery, commits suicide, joins the Taliban, etc. Slow news day I guess.

[jimpeel]

Are you advocating drug use?He is a twenty-one-year-old man. If he didn't want to get arrested, he should have stayed home to smoke his dope.

I have no problem whatsoever with anyone smoking weed, carrying it upon their person, having it at home, buying it, selling it, growing it, or anything else. All of the laws prohibiting the above are written in prior restraint which is antithetical to our Constitution.

I am in support of the laws against the use of inebriants while driving. These laws require an overt act prior to enforcement. A person riding the bus, taking a cab, or walking is not a threat to the public safety regardless of how much they have ingested or how much they are carrying upon their person.

So, am I advocating drug use? Only at home, on your own time, and in the absence of any threat to the safety or well-being of the general populace.

[Sven]

Let's see, driving with the lights off? Smoking while driving? I'm anti-WOD but I'm pro-arresting people using drugs while in moving vehicles.

[10-Ring]

AG III has learned from his parents well! But I bet he was playing some good Christian rock when they got pulled over :rolleyes:

[LifeNRA]

Lets not forget he is a 21 year old man. I can understand saying to leave him alone if he is underage but he isnt. So as far as I am concerned he is fair game. If he didnt want his name in the paper then he is old enough to know better.

[10-Ring]

LEt's not forget all the holier than thou crap they spewed when the President's daughter had her substance abuse problems early in his presidency. Payback can be a :cuss:

[JOE MACK]

This was probably buried on page 26 next to the crossword puzzle since it was about a liberal's kid. The bi-assed news media puts the conservatives in the headlines for the same thing. I wonder what Teddie's DMV record "really" looks like. :uhoh:

[Quartus]

Let me clarify - I do NOT think he should get a pass from the law because he's a celebrity's son.

I DO think the children of celebrities (particularly political figures) should not be news any more (or less) than John Q. Nobody.

[Bainx]

I DO think the children of celebrities (particularly political figures) should not be news any more (or less) than John Q. Nobody.

Fair enough. Now, throw the book at him.:mad:

[Joe Demko]

Dead right, Quartus.

[444]

"My question is, who are you referring to as the airhead bleeding heart liberal?

Clinton, Gore, Bush, or all of the above?"

You fill in the blank. I couldn't care less about smoking pot. I don't think it is a good idea to drive, but I think we have more important things to worry about, like maybe national politics and how that is being handled.