Home > Political Insider > Archives > 2007 > May > 23 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USAfter a ‘bumpy weekend,’ Harbin gives awards dinner a pass
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Matt Towery and InsiderAdvantage hosted a dinner Tuesday night to honor the two people that Towery’s magazine, James, named the two most influential Georgians of the year — Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker pro tem Mark Burkhalter.
The magazine also named House Appropriations Chairman Ben Harbin (R-Evans) as its Legislator of the Year. Harbin, who was charged with a DUI by Atlanta police over the weekend, wasn’t there to pick up his award.
State Rep. Bob Smith (R-Watkinsville) subbed for his missing colleague.
InsiderAdvantage quoted Smith as saying Harbin ‘is a great legislator. He is a calm individual. He is an individual who is extraordinarily thoughtful. He doesn’t offend people. He listens to people and he tries to work things out … He’s had sort of a bumpy weekend but he’s got a long road of great things ahead of him.”
.JPG)
-1.JPG)
Services »
Comments
Commenting is now closed for this entry.
By Sam
May 23, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this
“….Harbin’s had sort of a bumpy weekend.”……….
My @ss!!!
Review the facts: Deacon Benny Harbin is cruising along Grant Park area on Memorial Drive drunk at 1:00AM on a Sunday morning; a time on the Holy Sabbath Day when all good family values Christians are home with their families and dreaming of church services soon to happen.
Deacon Benny Harbin has had no business in the Atlanta area since the GOP convention broke up some 9 hours earlier. Deacon Harbin should have gone straight home to his loving wife and two children in Augusta.
Instead, Deacon Benny Harbin is drunk from whiskey and other demon liquors and is cruising a notorious neighborhood rife with male prostitutes when he crashes the family car into a light pole at 1:00AM on a Sunday morning; on the Holy Sabbath Day!
Eyewitnesses say Deacon Benny Harbin then staggered around Memorial Drive and Harden Road near Grant Park constantly calling out the name: Anita Mann.
By Glenn
May 23, 2007 5:48 PM | Link to this
Mr. Sam, you think you’re a very clever guy at the expense of a God fearing family man such as Chairman Harbin. I know Ben has selflessly ministered for years as Decaon of the Baker Woods Baptist Church. My family and I have prayed before the almighty with Chairman Harbin and his family. Give the Chairman a break! That’s the Christian thing to do!
By Joe
May 23, 2007 5:56 PM | Link to this
Will the “Chairman” give undocumented alliens a break??
By Patton
May 23, 2007 9:53 PM | Link to this
Great post Glenn.
I suspect that a topic like this will draw quite a few self-righteous worms-those who of course have NEVER made a mistake-to emerge from their holes to chime in on this unfortunate episode.
Heck, I imagine there are a few valued employees on the payroll at the AJC, on the Governor’s staff, etc., who have either gotten a DUI or run afoul with the law at some time in their pristine little lives.
By Rev. Jim Puckett
May 23, 2007 10:21 PM | Link to this
We’re praying for you Brother Ben. The Mrs. just pointed out to me you weren’t calling out a womens name when you were staggering around Grant Park calling out “Anita Mann.”
We’re praying for you Brother!
By TW
May 23, 2007 10:55 PM | Link to this
Let those who defend the devil be known as ‘fools’….
By Boondock
May 24, 2007 8:47 AM | Link to this
Let’s hope that long road ahead of him are lined with illegal immigrants rather than school children, cause the man is a wrecking machine. also, he hates poles.
By SpaceyG
May 24, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this
I’m just a little annoyed that I wasn’t on the guest list. Hello Insider Advantage? You got something against women political videobloggers? All one of us here in Georgia? Just because I laughed at you on my blog is no reason to ignore me.
Jerks…
By The Long Road Ahead
May 24, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this
Not sure what the long road ahead will be lined with, but the the long road from the free drinks at the AT&T tent at the golf classic Saturday afternoon to the utility pole on Memorial at 1 a.m. was probably lined with all sorts of interesting things.