Al Gore's son arrested on drug suspicion

[Annie]

Dang. With all of this slamming of Gore and his son, will anyone say anything to concur with me that Bush’s daughter got in trouble with the law too? My post seems to be sitting out there all by itself.

I went and found it. I think the problem here is that most of us went to college and drank under 21, whether with false id's or frat parties or bartenders that just served college kids.

They were not charged with dui, rather underage drinking in college towns.

They were not 24, not going 100 miles an hour.

This is coming from someone that early on posted that the father should not be held in blame for the adult son.

 

[red states rule]

and the liberal media was all over the Bush girls - very little on Al Jr

 

[mattskramer]

and the liberal media was all over the Bush girls - very little on Al Jr

Even the sources that you claim to be liberal have statements about Gore’s son:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/12/20/gore.son/

Here is another article. This one is from People:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044628,00.html

Here is one from Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0428148420070705

Wow! ABC news has a piece about it:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3345350&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Even the liberal Guardian ran a story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2118657,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

There is no way that NPR (National Public Radio) would say anything about it:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11746613

Naturally, FOX has a big piece on it:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288257,00.html

That was a nice straw man that you presented, RSR, but the mainstream media is all over Gore’s son.
Nice try.

 

[red states rule]

Even the sources that you claim to be liberal have statements about Gore’s son:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/12/20/gore.son/

Here is another article. This one is from People:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044628,00.html

Here is one from Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0428148420070705

Wow! ABC news has a piece about it:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3345350&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Even the liberal Guardian ran a story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2118657,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

There is no way that NPR (National Public Radio) would say anything about it:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11746613

Naturally, FOX has a big piece on it:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288257,00.html

That was a nice straw man that you presented, RSR, but the mainstream media is all over Gore’s son.
Nice try.

did I say the liberal media did not mention Al Jr?

The coverage of the Bush twins was more excessive then Al Jr, IMO

 

[mattskramer]

did I say the liberal media did not mention Al Jr?

The coverage of the Bush twins was more excessive then Al Jr, IMO

Okay. We agree to disagree. I think that they covered each equally.
You brought it up. Do you have statistics to show otherwise?

 

[musicman]

Please link me up to a court document, that shows Clinton's felony conviction for perjury. Thanks.

No thanks are necessary, nor is a link, since - as you may have noticed - I didn't say Clinton was convicted of perjury - only that he committed it. Wealth and power have their privileges; if you or I had pulled that stunt, I guarantee we'd have been the honored guests of a penal institution.

I reiterate - my prayers and best wishes go out to the Gore family.

 

[Ninja]

Albert III looks like Corky.

 

[red states rule]

Okay. We agree to disagree. I think that they covered each equally.
You brought it up. Do you have statistics to show otherwise?

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In Wake of Gore Son Arrest, 'Today' Highlights Foibles of GOP Kids, Praises Chelsea

Let's review. Al Gore III was arrested for speeding 100 MPH with pot and a variety of other drugs in his car. Yang equates that with the Bush girls drinking -- but not driving -- while underage, with Patti Davis making a statement about her parents, and with the harmless antics of a young boy. But it's all good in service of diluting Al's embarrassment in a sea of moral equivalence.

http://newsbusters.org/node/13933

 

[mattskramer]

snip

In Wake of Gore Son Arrest, 'Today' Highlights Foibles of GOP Kids, Praises Chelsea

Let's review. Al Gore III was arrested for speeding 100 MPH with pot and a variety of other drugs in his car. Yang equates that with the Bush girls drinking -- but not driving -- while underage, with Patti Davis making a statement about her parents, and with the harmless antics of a young boy. But it's all good in service of diluting Al's embarrassment in a sea of moral equivalence.

http://newsbusters.org/node/13933

Okay. We agree to disagree. I think that they covered each equally.
You brought it up. Do you have statistics to show otherwise?

 

[red states rule]

Okay. We agree to disagree. I think that they covered each equally.
You brought it up. Do you have statistics to show otherwise?

Just all the frong page and lead news stories when it was the Bush twins in trouble

Of course, some still believe there is no liberal bias in the media

 

[mattskramer]

Just all the frong page and lead news stories when it was the Bush twins in trouble

Of course, some still believe there is no liberal bias in the media

One person’s opinion from a right wing web site that links an issue concerning Chelsea to a tiny piece on a British tabloid – The Sun of all resources. There were no hard statistics. No highbrow journalism. All that it amounted to was a suggestion that Gore’s crime was more significant than Bush’s crime. That was not the previous statement that you made. You said that Gore received less coverage than did Bush.

By the way, Jenna was in trouble with the law twice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna_Bush

On April 29, 2001 Jenna was charged with a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of alcohol in Austin, Texas. On May 29, 2001 Jenna was charged with another misdemeanor—attempting to use a fake ID (with the name "Barbara Pierce," her paternal grandmother's maiden name) to purchase alcohol. She pleaded no contest to both misdemeanors.

That piece of information was oddly left out of NewsBuster’s article. Hmmm.

I’m not impressed. Again, you throw up a statement – Bush received more coverage – with no proof. Instead you throw up something implying that it supports your claim. As it turns out, it is an insufficient right-wing opinion piece.

 

[red states rule]

One person’s opinion from a right wing web site that links an issue concerning Chelsea to a tiny piece on a British tabloid – The Sun of all resources. There were no hard statistics. No highbrow journalism. All that it amounted to was a suggestion that Gore’s crime was more significant than Bush’s crime. That was not the previous statement that you made. You said that Gore received less coverage than did Bush.

By the way, Jenna was in trouble with the law twice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna_Bush

On April 29, 2001 Jenna was charged with a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of alcohol in Austin, Texas. On May 29, 2001 Jenna was charged with another misdemeanor—attempting to use a fake ID (with the name "Barbara Pierce," her paternal grandmother's maiden name) to purchase alcohol. She pleaded no contest to both misdemeanors.

That piece of information was oddly left out of NewsBuster’s article. Hmmm.

I’m not impressed. Again, you throw up a statement – Bush received more coverage – with no proof. Instead you throw up something implying that it supports your claim. As it turns out, it is an insufficient right-wing opinion piece.

Like I said, SOME still believe there is no liberal bias in MSM

 

[mattskramer]

Like I said, SOME still believe there is no liberal bias in MSM

What does MSM have to do with the topic? Here is an interesting book:

http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/

But even that is not the question to be answered. On post # 64 You tossed out a statement - The coverage of the Bush twins was more excessive then Al Jr, IMO.

We are still waiting for statistical proof.

 

[red states rule]

What does MSM have to do with the topic? Here is an interesting book:

http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/

But even that is not the question to be answered. On post # 64 You tossed out a statement - The coverage of the Bush twins was more excessive then Al Jr, IMO.

We are still waiting for statistical proof.

You must be one those who still think there is no liberal media bias in the MSM

 

[red states rule]

NBC VP Claims Live Earth Doesn't Promote a 'Political Issue'
Posted by Tim Graham on July 9, 2007 - 08:34.
At the end of his Monday "Media Notes" column -- which mostly focused on the Huffington Post, in which former WashPost reporter/new HuffPost hire Tom Edsall acknowledges its audience is "very liberal" -- Howard Kurtz asked NBC about the perception of imbalance created by their massive promotion of the Live Earth concerts:

Doesn't this strike a discordant note? Wasn't NBC, whose news division covers the debate over climate change, providing a huge platform for advocates on one side of a contentious issue? And isn't the network helping a prominent Democrat -- who granted "Today" an interview last week in which he was asked again about his presidential ambitions -- raise money?

Dan Harrison, an NBC senior vice president, does not back away from the message. He calls the Gore effort "an initiative we believe in," including parent company General Electric. "I really don't think climate change is a political issue," Harrison says.
http://newsbusters.org/node/13965

 

[mattskramer]

You must be one those who still think there is no liberal media bias in the MSM

Wow! What a nearly entire change of subject. From the significance of Gore’s son’s run-in with the law to whether or not MSM has a liberal bias. – It might have a liberal bias. It might not have a liberal bias. I do not know and I do not care. Why don’t you start a new thread about MSM?

 

[red states rule]

Wow! What a nearly entire change of subject. From the significance of Gore’s son’s run-in with the law to whether or not MSM has a liberal bias. – It might have a liberal bias. It might not have a liberal bias. I do not know and I do not care. Why don’t you start a new thread about MSM?

You brought up the Bush tiwns in this thread - not me

I am pointing out how the liberal media started reporting on the Bush twins while trying to deflect attention from Al Jr

 

[dilloduck]

Wow! What a nearly entire change of subject. From the significance of Gore’s son’s run-in with the law to whether or not MSM has a liberal bias. – It might have a liberal bias. It might not have a liberal bias. I do not know and I do not care. Why don’t you start a new thread about MSM?

Agreed---why don't you two argue about the media elsewhere.

 

[red states rule]

Agreed---why don't you two argue about the media elsewhere.

No problem - he can start a thread

 

[mattskramer]

Agreed---why don't you two argue about the media elsewhere.

RSR brought it up. I’m still waiting on him to prove that Bush’s daughter received more coverage per her incidences with the law than did Gore. I have no problem in sticking with the issue of Gore and things related