After 40 years of marriage and 4 children, former Vice-President Al Gore and his wife Tipper have decided to call it quits.
The shocking news was made public yesterday when the Gores released a statement confirming their split and saying it was amicable. Reportedly, with Al’s travels and Tipper’s charity work, the Gores have been living separate lives for a while and simply grew apart and gained other interests.
The Gores created the serene image of a happily married couple during Al’s 8 years as Vice-President in the 1990’s and as a presidential candidate in 2000. They are perhaps most famously remembered for their odd and uncomfortable locking of lips at the 2000 Democratic National Convention when Al Gore received the Democratic nomination for president that year.
First John and Elizabeth Edwards divorce and now this. Is anyone else shocked that Bill and Hillary outlasted them all, while Al and Tipper did not?
