CO-04 (Special Election)
See Full Big Line
(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
See Full Big Line
(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
See Full Big Line
(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
See Full Big Line
(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
50%↑
15%
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
See Full Big Line
(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
See Full Big Line
(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
See Full Big Line
(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
See Full Big Line
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
October 29, 2009 10:33 PM UTC
38 Comments
Not sure why you would want to take a class from them.
I looked at thunderbird.edu, but it looks suspicious, like a diploma mill. Don’t have time today to verify. Any opinions?
I noticed also that details “About” him are very vague. “I worked” is used alot. I work all the time at things, but don’t actually complete things. He says he owned and operated small businesses in China but won’t say what they were. He studied Chinese at Metro State, so I guess the website needs to be in Chinese in case some former co-workers or fellow students want to see how important he is.
My teacher when I studied abroad in China actually taught at the Thunderbird campus in Arizona. It is ranked pretty well against top MBA programs.
#1 “International” Full-time MBA
#2 – University of South Carolina (Moore)
#3 – University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
#4 – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ross)
#5 – Columbia University (NY)
U.S. News & World Report 2010 (14th consecutive #1 ranking)
He probably has his website in multiple languages because of his international business background and he wants to show he knows how international economy relates to the United States’ economy. He probably has aspirations to win this seat and then run to be U.S. Representative or Senator where international experience holds more weight.
Still, showing your international experience by localizing your site into Chinese and Russian seems a bit odd, and a waste of time.
But he needs to be able to be a serious candidate for State Senate first. Translating your website into Russian and Chinese seems like a waste of time to us, because most people will have the same reaction when they see it. They’re not going to say, “Wow, his website is in Chinese and Russian.” They’re going to say, “Why the hell is his website in Chinese and Russian?”
What is he, some kind of commie?
I’d think he’s another out-of-touch egotist full of delusions of granduer who wants the job just to cut deals. I’d rather a commie than that.
are in North Korea, Cuba and Greenwich Village, I don’t think those are the right languages to reach them.
grumpy old righties still equate the Roossians and Chinese with Godless Communism. The rest of Europe is just too socialist or too French. Mexicans are trying to take back the southwest and Asians, after all, aren’t white, so there you have it. We don’t need no info in no stinkin’ foreign languages!
Umm, I suppose Thunderbird is a diploma mill if by diploma mill you mean the number one ranked school in the country that indeed hands out diplomas to it’s graduates.
But I’d agree that the rest of his “About Me” section is far to vague, especially anything referencing his work experience.
But there is actually a significant Russian population in Arvada, Wheatridge, Westminster. Maybe he thinks he can be “their” only candidate?
But Chinese? Don’t get that one at all.
Wow, there’s a blast from the past. That guy did love to ramble on. If I recall correctly, he had about a zillion different essays on his “positions.” Less time writing opuses, more time knocking on doors might have been advice Herb should have followed.
Oh man, good memory, Leonard. I forgot all about that!
h/t http://www.xkcd.com
Funny how those things work out sometimes, eh?
what virtually every Democrat in the Party was also saying, you’ll forgive me if I appear less than impressed. Herb was wonderful at regurgitating information that was already well known.
Not nearly as wonderful at getting his ass off the blogs and out knocking on doors and talking to voters in a way that connected with them. He certainly loved to talk–don’t get me wrong. He just managed to do it in a pompous, bombastic way that bored the shit out of voters.
After a long absence, I pop in just in time to see the Herb Retrospective. Co Pols responses to Herb’s talking points were priceless. Laughing out loud!
Hey there Middle, what’s new?
How good to see you. Lord, it’s been ages.
Yeah, remember Herb? What a blast from the past. That guy knew how to write an opus but couldn’t figure out how to find a door or a phone to touch base with a voter. 🙂
Life is good here in Estes–snow is finally melting, thank God. Business is good (hopping actually, at least doggie daycare part of it is.)
And how are you?
Coming out of a year of economic struggles and things are finally looking up. 2010 is looking better than 2009, thank God!
You do doggy daycare? I knew I liked you. I’m a volunteer for a dog rescue and have a number of the little ones myself.
Are you going to work any campaigns in 2010?
If I do anything at all, it will be on a very limited basis and probably for the Senate campaign.
I pretty much took 2008 off altogether from politics and campaigns to focus on the business since the economy was tanking. That was a good decision as my business is actually sort of booming but I really think it’s because I put everything else aside and worked constantly on building and maintaining the business.
I do rescue and foster care, too! (No wonder we get along so well.) My set up is not like a typical kennel–it’s designed like a house and only socialized dogs can come here for daycare or overnight so when I’m foster caring an adoption dog, it gives them a home setting to sort of blossom in until they are ready to be adopted.
How about you? Any campaigns on your horizon in 2010?
Like you, I discontinued my political work and focused on my economic health. I got a new job and have been playing catch up for the past year. Things are much better now, thank goodness. I will probably help out in late summer of 2010 (I know where all the good signage spots are, so I usually get calls for that) but my involvement will be limited.
Doesn’t it kill you to let the fosters go? One dog bonded so quickly, and it killed me to load her up in the van. She made it to a great permanent home, but I still felt lousy. Now I limit myself to making home visits to potential adopters. It sounds like you have a great set up for the little ones, good for you!
I’m going to really keep an eye on the activity that pays the bills in 2010. 🙂
Yeah, the foster dogs are the hard ones for me. I’ve foster cared 6 so far this year and got extremely attached to one. I’m still regretting letting him go. I should have just adopted him–I talked myself out of it because I already have 3 dogs but upon reflection, he would have been so happy here with me. I still miss him and that adoption was in July.
I will add my website Pam Bennett For Aurora . I have information in Korean and Chinese. I also produce my literature in Spanish, Korean and Chinese.
(And yes, I do realize there’s a significant Russian emigre community in Aurora.)
Yes, the Russian language is one that I should have a page for. Also, Vietnamese and Amharic.
“graduated from “Thunderbird University,” whatever that is”
OK. It is not Thunderbird University, but is Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Anyone who is on top of MBA programs would know about T-bird.
Just because you are ignorant does not give you the right to make fun of someone.
Is it true that the abbreviation MBA comes from the fact that their standards are “Met By Anyone”? With enough money to afford the tuition, of course.
came with a screw cap and cost $ 2.89 a bottle. AKA as T-Bird.
You have a point that it’s a real school, but if it’s such a big deal that he went there, why doesn’t he call it by its actual name on the website?
You may know everything about everything Dave, but that doesn’t mean you can call people ignorant.
“You have a point that it’s a real school, but if it’s such a big deal that he went there, why doesn’t he call it by its actual name on the website? ”
Umm…you do realize that on his site he referred to it as “Thunderbird School of Global Management”, which IS it’s actual name, right? Right?
I would support Dave Ruchman, but has anyone seen his? I don’t even know what is going on here: http://daveruchman.org/index.html
At least Odom’s site is attractive…
It is written at 3rd grade level, so most republicans will be able to understand it.
YES!!! You nailed that one. If I were a Republican I would change my affiliation due to how hard you burned me right there. Thankfully I’m a libertarian, but man, that was a close one!
…whoever wrote this article should seriously consider a new line of work.
Wow. Just wow. Y’know, typing “Thunderbird University” into Google before you printed this would have taken, oh, maybe 5 seconds, and saved you from looking like such a complete dumbass.
Which you are, due to the fact that Thunderbird is only the best international business school in the country and has been rated #1 by US News and World Report FOR 14 YEARS.
In closing, this segment sucks, and if we can continue looking forward to such stellar writing, then it should be canned.