He might have been high, but at least he was driving a Toyota Prius

I wasn’t even going to write about this story, because I think it’s a personal matter, but I coldn’t resist after reading one liberal blogger’s response to the news of the arrest of Al Gore’s son for speeding at 100 MPH and alleged possession of marijuana and several controlled substances for which he does not have a prescription for:

The good news is that Al Gore III at least learned something from his father. He was picked up for drug posession driving a hybrid Toyota Prius. He may have been endangering himself and other drivers on the road, but at least he was doing his bit for the environment.

Ian Schwartz, who linked up to the “Liberal Values” blog post, had the perfect response:

In other words, he may have killed a family of four driving home from a vacation — but it’s okay, at least he’s not killing the environment. Glad to know that these are “liberal values.”

How did the Today show tackle the news of Gore III’s arrest? By highlighting the lows of GOP kids – and praising Chelsea Clinton, ignoring some of her past, shall we say, lapses in judgement.

And for any lefty out there thinking of jumping me for unfairly attacking Al Gore, please read this post carefully – I’m not ‘attacking’ the Goracle (I save that for the numerous global warming threads I start here), but instead chuckling at the response to his son’s arrest by some in the leftosphere and the media. If you want to get uptight about someone ‘attacking’ Gore, perhaps then you should watch this video of MSNBC’s John Ridley going off on Gore for doing press interviews about Live Earth while his son was in California being hauled up on the charges stemming from his arrest. Ridley’s comment: “Instead of trying to throw a hug around the world, why not throw a hug around your kid?”

Transcript here.

Ridley, BTW, describes himself as someone who is on the “center left.” Plus he’s also black, which should provide him with the “Absolute Moral Authority” cover he needs to get away with a comment a conservative never would have.