The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.
Al Gore III -- whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming -- was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy at about 2:15 a.m.
The deputy smelled marijuana and searched the car, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino. The search turned up a small amount of marijuana, along with prescription drugs including Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, Adderall and Soma. There were no prescriptions found, he said.
I am the first one to give somebody a break on their grown child's behavior, but this is just the kind of news that I am sure Al Gore did NOT want to read in the paper. And if Gore was really considering a run for the White House this will definitely give him even more reason to resist the urge.
My favorite part of the story is the fact that the 24 year old was driving a hybrid vehicle full of drugs. So I guess if there is a silver lining to all of this it is that he was at least trying not to contribute to Global Warming.
By the way this would in no way keep me from supporting Al Gore if he was to try for the nomination.
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