BASH Sold Out – Is New Mexico a Lobster Pot?

The Candidate Job Interview BASH on Thursday is going to be huge - with nearly all seats sold out! If you don’t already have a ticket, check availability HERE for limited remaining available tickets.

The following Candidates will be interviewed at the June 30 BASH: Secretary of State: Nora Espinoza, (Maggie Toulouse Oliver unable to attend); NM Supreme Court: Judith K. Nakamura and Michael E. Vigil; NM Court of Appeals: Stephen G. French and Julie J. Vargas; Senate District 9: John Sapien and Diego Espinoza; and Bernalillo County Commission District 2: Patricia Paiz, (Steven Michael Quezada unable to attend).

Thanks to NMBC BASH Partners: GAAR/CARNM; Edit House Productions, LLC - Ad House Advertising. and The ROCK of TALK: 95.9 FM & 1600 AM; And to NMBC Event Sponsors: New Mexico Restaurant Association, Bail Bond Agents of New Mexico, Farm Credit of New Mexico, Houston Wholesale Cars, LLC, New Mexico American Fire and Sprinkler, Association, New Mexico Stockman Magazine, Narrow Gate Security Agency Magazine, and Monroe's Restaurant.

Is New Mexico a Lobster Pot? Commentary by NMBC President, Carla Sonntag

Recently at a lunch with a friend we’ll call Susan (not her real name), we were discussing New Mexico and how we could make a difference. We were brainstorming about what it would take to move this state out of its ‘third world status’ and into true competition with all other states in the union.

Of course to effect change, you’ve got to first recognize the problem. . .

Susan said she thought the biggest problem we have in New Mexico is that our people act like lobsters in a lobster pot. How so? I asked.

Well, she said, if you ever watch lobsters in a pot, you’ll notice a few things. First of all, a lobster that is trying to get to the top, will step on the other lobsters to get there. And the other lobsters, noticing that one of them is trying to improve his lot in life, will pull him/her back down. The other lobsters will never allow ‘one of their own’ to do better than they are doing.

All Rise – Order in the Court – Breaking News! NM Supreme Court Candidates to be interviewed at NMBC BASH (Business and Social Hour) on June 30! The candidates for New Mexico Supreme Court, incumbent Judge Judith Nakamura and her challenger, Judge Michael E. Vigil, have confirmed their job interviews. The New Mexico Supreme Court is the State's highest court and final court of review (court of last resort). In addition to reviewing decisions of lower courts, the Supreme Court, as the head of the Judicial Branch of Government, has general administrative and supervisory authority over all State courts and attorney regulation. The Court has authority to discipline attorneys and judges for professional misconduct and unethical behavior.

Join us in Albuquerque for the Candidate Job Interview BASH (Business and Social Hour): The ABQ BASH will be held Thursday, June 30, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Albuquerque Country Club, 601 Laguna Boulevard SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104.