Al Gore's Son arrested for speeding and drugs

PeppyGPhiB · #1 07-05-2007, 02:12 PM

I'm amazed he could go that fast on the 405 in L.A./Orange County...even at 2 am!

UGAalum94 · #2 07-05-2007, 03:16 PM

When you look at the history Al Gore III has had with drugs, DUI, and arrests, it seems extra perplexing to me.

The common thread seems to be marijuana, which I don't think of as being so addictive that it compromises judgment so much overall to explain his issues.

If the common drug were cocaine, heroin, meth, or maybe even some of the pharmacy he had with him this time, I kind of take for granted that the addiction would have just taken over and it would explain why he couldn't learn from his mistakes. But once you had been kicked out of school or arrested for pot, wouldn't you figure out you might need to quit it?

HBADPi · #3 07-05-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I'm amazed he could go that fast on the 405 in L.A./Orange County...even at 2 am!

Actually it would be the 5...405 doesnt go down that far south but still thats pretty damn fast for the 5 as well.

Tom Earp · #4 07-05-2007, 04:06 PM

OOPs guess He thought better living through drugs and they gave him a face car driver edge!

I am sure Al adn Tipper love that little trip he was on!

NutBrnHair · #5 07-05-2007, 04:31 PM

Poor Tipper -- I bet the child listened to too much nasty rock music growing up.

OneTimeSBX · #6 07-05-2007, 05:00 PM

i think Daddy Gore has an interview tonight (or maybe last night?) with someone on TV that was pre-planned...i am willing to put money on the first question out of the reporters mouth...

UGAalum94 · #7 07-05-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Poor Tipper -- I bet the child listened to too much nasty rock music growing up.

If only she'd been more successful in her attempts. . .

I wonder how old you have to be to get your joke without wikipedia.

ETA: I'm plenty old enough not to need it.

Kevin · #8 07-05-2007, 05:33 PM

I wouldn't be too judgmental of the parents. I know lots of people who have had every chance in the world but screwed their lives up due to addiction.

No amount of good parenting can overcome addiction.

This is Gore's son's case and it's not fair to make it anyone else's. Hopefully, father sends this kid off to a hardcore rehab center (or cuts him off entirely).

UGAalum94 · #9 07-05-2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

I wouldn't be too judgmental of the parents. I know lots of people who have had every chance in the world but screwed their lives up due to addiction.

No amount of good parenting can overcome addiction.

This is Gore's son's case and it's not fair to make it anyone else's. Hopefully, father sends this kid off to a hardcore rehab center (or cuts him off entirely).

I think the stuff about Tipper was intended completely humorously and Gore is only mentioned as that's what makes it a news story. Someone else's kid wouldn't be as likely to make the New York Times.

But I've never known anyone to have the recurring issues with marijuana that III has in terms of addiction. You know he's already been to rehab, right?

Munchkin03 · #10 07-07-2007, 08:13 AM

People--of all levels of fame, we see it here on GC all the time--love to put their kids and their parenting skills on a pedestal. The danger in this is that kids do what they want to do, and in most cases the parents end up looking like tools when their kid fouls up.

Tipper really was high and mighty over the PMRC thing, and I've noticed that the higher and mightier you are over your parenting or how great your kids are, your fall ends up being farther and messier than if you had just stayed quiet.