Republican beats corruptocrat Bill “Cold Cash” Jefferson
Well, this helps take the sting out of the re-election of corruptocrat Jack Murtha. Republican upstart Joseph Cao defeated Bill “Cold Cash Jefferson” in the runoff for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional district race. This is — this was — a solidly Democrat, Democrat-dominated district. Yes, the voters are sending a message. They want hope, change, and a clean start.
Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who has been battling scandals and a federal indictment for the past three years, lost his bid for re-election on Saturday.
Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson has been embroiled in a bribery scandal.Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson has been embroiled in a bribery scandal.
Republican challenger Anh “Joseph” Cao, an attorney and community organizer, defeated Jefferson in the 2nd Congressional district race. He will become the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Cao had almost 50 percent of the vote to Jefferson’s 47 percent.
The 2nd Congressional district, in and around New Orleans, is mostly African-American and heavily Democratic, and Jefferson appeared to be favored to win re-election going into the election.
“The people of the second district were able to transcend party, transcend race,” Cao said after claiming victory Saturday night.
Hey, Bill Jefferson: DLTDHYOTWO!
And take your Bribe-Loc freezer bags with you:
Photoshop: Suitably Flip
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Well, this tempers my enthusiasm: A commenter notes that Cao is pro-amnesty immigration lawyer. He apparently favors the DREAM Act and other open-borders measures. I’m sure the WSJ editorial board will crow that these are the reasons Cao won. In a black majority district? I don’t think so.
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Congrats also to John Fleming, who won the open seat in the 4th district in Louisiana.
RNC Chair Mike Duncan: “Voters in Louisiana spoke out today and overwhelmingly embraced the Republican Party’s core values when they elected Joseph Cao and John Fleming to Congress. This is truly a victory for the people of Louisiana, having sent two strong, conservative candidates to represent their interests in Washington. Louisianans embraced John Fleming’s conservative belief that government needs to operate in a more effective and efficient manner and that taxes and spending in Washington should be lower. Voters in the Second District rejected William Jefferson’s corruption and embraced Joseph Cao’s hard-working approach and commitment to preserving the dignity of all people and serving the greater good.”
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About Cao:
Anh “Joseph” Quang Cao, 41, was born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam, the fifth of eight children. He grew up in Vietnam during the most turbulent years of the Vietnamese Civil War and can vividly remember bombs exploding next to his elementary school. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Joseph fled Vietnam for the safety of the United States. His father, an Army officer committed to the freedom of South Vietnam was imprisoned by the Communists, leaving his mother to singlehandedly raise the five remaining children.
At the age of eight, Joseph and two of his seven siblings arrived in the United States. He spent his first four years in America where he attended primary school and learned the English language and culture. Eventually, he settled in Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Jersey Village High School and in 1990 earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
After graduation, Joseph entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), finally arriving in Louisiana for the first time to begin his religious training at Grand Coteau. During his first two years in the Society, Joseph was sent by his religious superiors to various parts of the world to minister to the poor and indigent. Joseph was then sent to New Orleans in 1992 to study theology and philosophy, furthering his training for the priesthood. He subsequently was accepted to Fordham University in New York, where he earned his Master of Arts degree in philosophy in May 1995. He returned to New Orleans to teach philosophy and ethics at Loyola University. The following year, Joseph left the Society of Jesus and taught at a local parochial school in Virginia.
While in Virginia, Joseph volunteered at Boat People S.O.S., Inc. (BPSOS) to assist poor Vietnamese in their quest for social justice and enculturation and to lobby the U.S. Congress on issues concerning civil and religious rights. He eventually became a board member of BPSOS and served in that capacity from September 1996 to March of 2002.
In September of 1997, Joseph returned to New Orleans to study law at Loyola School of Law and subsequently resumed teaching philosophy at Loyola in 1998. In May of 2000, he obtained his Juris Doctorate from Loyola and began his legal career as an associate at the Waltzer Law Firm. He left Waltzer & Associates to become in-house counsel for BPSOS, opening a New Orleans office seeking social and legal equity for the many refugees in the city. During his time as BPSOS in-house counsel, Joseph initiated programs to help victims of torture and to provide social and cultural developments for poor minorities.
Joseph Cao and familyJoseph is married to Hieu “Kate” Hoang; they have two daughters, Sophia and Betsy. He opened his private law practice in 2002, which he continues to operate. Also in 2002, he was selected by Archbishop Alfred Hughes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans to be a member of the National Advisory Council to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which addresses many pressing issues, such as women’s rights in the U.S. Church, social justice, pedophilia and children protection, the Catholic response to Hurricane Katrina, and education.
Like many in New Orleans, on August 28, 2005, Joseph and his family fled from their home in Venetian Isles (located in New Orleans East) as Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans. Returning in early September, Joseph saw that everything he possessed was destroyed, including his home and his law offices. Joseph would once again have to rebuild his life.
Determined to return and rebuild, in October of 2005 he moved his family to Westwego and began the rebuilding of his Orleans home and law office. His office would take three months to repair, his home a year and a half. Like the people of Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes who were ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, Joseph has endured struggles against insurance companies and the political leadership and has proven to be a leader in rebuilding the Vietnamese community. He assisted the residents in New Orleans East in their successful fight against a landfill that threatened to change the social fabric of their community. He fought energy and telecommunication companies to have basic necessities restored in a timely fashion.
In 2007 Joseph ran as an independent for the State House of Representatives and carried Orleans Parish. He presently serves as a board member of the MQVN Community Development Corporation which is responsible for many programs such as charter schools, medical clinics, and retirement centers. Last year he was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal to the Board of Elections for Orleans Parish. He was also elected to the Republican Parish Executive Committee and the State Republican Executive Committee where he continues to serve. In 2008 Joseph was elected as an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Joseph Cao understands the struggles of the rebuilding process and shares the hopes and desires of the people of New Orleans. His is a life of determination — to never submit to adversity and to always seek social improvement and justice.
PERSONAL HISTORY • Law degree from Loyola University • Former Jesuit seminarian • Vietnamese refugee • Small business owner • Fluent in English, Vietnamese, French, and Spanish • Married with two daughters • Member, Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church
MAN OF ACTION • Opened local Boat People SOS Office to help local refugees • Has worked at local, state and national levels to ensure equal rights of legal minorities in the U.S. • A former secondary school teacher • A former university professor • Appointed by the Archbishop of New Orleans to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops National Advisory Council
KATRINA SURVIVOR • Helped restore energy and telecommunications service to New Orleans East in timely fashion • Rebuilt his home and law practice from scratch • Helped protect neighborhoods from illegal and hazardous dumping of Katrina debris • An involved volunteer in rebuilding greater New Orleans
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I didn’t see this informational tidbit buried in the overview above, but, don’t celebrate too soon…
His area of legal expertise is immigration law. He is an amnesty proponent.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Doesn’t this make him pretty much a worthless bum to you guys?
But hey, congrats. 3-0 since Nov. 4. He almost quite literally cannot be any worse than Jefferson.
Thank goodness, LEGAL immigrants and children of LEGAL immigrants understand and hold conservative values. There is HOPE that there will be CHANGE in the future BACK to universally held conservative values in this country.
Congratulations to both men but particularly to Mr Cao. His is a story of hard work,accomplishment and service that anyone can admire. That it is also a story of a Vietnamese immigrant is especially heartwarming, and speaks to the goodness of the people of that region, including Cambodian, Lao and Montagnard, many of whom also have other stories of great success.
Thanks for the bio link Michelle. He has an impressive career and academic studies. Degrees in Physics, Philosophy and Theology, and Law? Wow. And glad to see Bribe-Loc finally get the boot.
Wow. Another Republican that is more experienced than our new president.
Just more candidates for 2012/2016!! We need to get the chaff out of both parties!
If one must be a “community organizer,” it is much better to be one with real results.
See my update. Turns out he is pro-amnesty. Not good. Better than Dollar Bill. But still…
Hey, I don’t want to badmouth all of you ‘hippie’ states, but we not only have the only Indian hardcore conservative governor, but we now have a hardcore conservative Congressman from Vietnam. What have YOU done lately?
Sincerely,
Louisana
I was in New Orleans during W. Jefferson’s last reelection bid and was quite surprised at the number of yard signs I saw supporting him. This was after his freezer was raided.
This is a welcome turn of events.
Seeing as he is a refugee from communist enslavement, and having had the honor of knowing some other such refugees, I am sure that all in all, he will be a supporter of America and liberty.
Congradulations, Mr. Cao, and the people of LA.
Michelle,
The only reason I even knew that is I happened to catch a small story on him last Sunday on 60 Minutes. Most of his campaign/bio info glosses over and around the fact (pro amnesty supporter) quietly. In the story, however, he did say he was for amnesty for illegals. To me, that is enough – not to support him…
… Just FYI.
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa! Jefferson is out!
Yep..that’s gloating. I’d be happy to view him behind bars.
Now if only we can rid the congress of some of the other crooks.
BEST OF LUCK, MR. Cao!
The people who voted Jefferson out were liberal Democrats. These liberal Democrats seem to value honesty and good government about party affiliation. Give them the credit they deserve. Then ask what happened in Alaska.
Adhering to the current Executive Office standards now reset by American liberals, I challenge anybody here to reread this man’s resume and tell me why he would be any less qualified to run for the US Presidency in 2012 then either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.
Disagreement with particular, political philosophies aside, I give Congressman Joseph Cao’s solid commitment (and determination in fixing things at the grassroots level) more experiential creedance than any of the hollow, Big Party machinations that Obama and Hillary have clucked and crowed about on their ways to the top.
Cao is a good win given the makeup of the district – but note that Nick Lampson only served one term in DeLay’s old seat before he lost to another Republican. It’s unlikely Cao will be able to hold the seat more than one term, and when his pro-amnesty views become tied to action, he’ll lose whatever conservative votes there might be in that district.
This is the second major “missed catch” Michelle has made in as many days, Phred. The first being the citing of Phillip Berg the life-long Democrat (& Dem elected official), card-carrying member of the NAACP and Clinton supporter, as an example of a “right wing truther”. These are significant factual slips and it’s uncommon for Michelle to miss such things.
Although it’s great to see the crooked “Mr.Freeze” go, it’s not so great to have to replace one set of problems with another.
There are many different possible connotations of the term “community organizer”. There is no indication he was in any way involved in voter fraud, illegal voter registration, or other associations with ACORN and its ilk. That makes him not similar to (the affirmative action selection).
Unlikely. They’re been re-electing Jefferson for years. More likely, given the very light voter turnout, Jefferson’s natural voters, e.g. liberal (black) Democrats, simply didn’t show up.
Yeah, and I doubt he hung around with people like Rev. Wright and terrorists like Mr. Ayers. At least Mr. Cao did more than “pose”. That’s all Obama is…a poser.
As long as the “community activism” wasn’t of the self-serving Acorn-fraud type, Chappy. And Lord knows, we can never have enough lawyers.
I hate to break it to ya…But the winner is for AMNESTY for illegal aliens. Saw him interviewed and thatis part of his platform.
Yet another Hobson’s choice!
What were Jefferson’s views on amnesty for illegals? If he was pro amnesty, what’s the difference of replacing one with another. I’d take an honest pro amnesty rep over a corrupt one any day.
I read Mr. Cao’s bio. All I can say is “What a country”. This man is very impressive.
Progress in baby steps is still progress. Attorney Joseph Cao sounds like a bright guy, we may be able to reason with him.
Anyway, congratulations to both Attorney Cao, John Fleming and the good people of Louisiana. Well done.
Oh, I’m sure “Dollar Bill” will have the opportunity to make new friends very soon.
It is heartening to see an electorate that is willing to not continue to countenance corruption just because the perpetrator is “one of us”.
While it is sobering that he is an amnesty proponent, his motivation for this position appears quite different from those of the party who has officials who proudly proclaim they don’t want to buy minority votes, “just rent them for a day” (Dick Harpootlian, former chair of the South Carolina Democrat Party). This appears to be an earnest, albeit misguided desire to open the opportunity of America to as many as possible.
P.S.
Amnesty proponent or not, Getting rid of Jefferson is still a victory for us.
Jefferson was reelected since the scandal- so much for that theory. But I’ll give them credit for abandoning the corrupt socialist party.
That is pretty close to an irrational hatred you got going there.
On December 7th, 2008 at 11:03 am,
Exactly right – even when convicted of crimes, Democrats
seldomnever vote out their own. Unlike Republicans, to wit: Alaska’s Stevens, Democrats do not believe in holding their own party members/politicians accountable; else, Clinton would have been impeached with removal from office.Why do people think that just because a person is “pro amnesty” or “pro abortion” or “pro gay rights” or pro anything that he, as one person, can do anything about these issues? I would rather see a “pro” in congress than a CROOK.
Remember our Military Vets today and the sacrifices they made so we can be free to elect “pros”.
Interesting that the NYT has ZERO coverage on this. But of course, if these two wins were Democrats, they’d be announced in 72 point type above the fold hyperventilating about how the country has become more center left, and how the Obama factor continues to trend towards Democrats, etc, etc.
Bummer.
Ziplock Jefferson got Cao’d?
‘Bout damn time.
As we saw last year with amnesty, it’s all the “one persons” with power congregate that they can do (and often do) a lot of damage to the country, Deadeye.
Not unless he also happens to be a radical Marxist that hangs out with terrorists, racists and crooked Acorn activists.
There is no point in considering amnesty during our current economic crisis. Unemployed Americans should be bouncing immigrants from all sorts of jobs. Legal immigration needs fixing first. Amnesty didn’t work when Reagan did it, so why would it work a second time?
Where does Cao stand on having to speak english?
Reading his bio it is easy to see why he would be sympathetic to immigrants- albeit many illegally so. I agree with other comments that he is an accomplished, effective and industrious person. A better example to the people than just another corrupt pol.
The only thing missing is the announced sentence of jail time for Jefferson. How exactly is he dodging that bullet?
It is a great thing that “Cold Cash” Jefferson is no longer in office. Congressman-elect Cao is a great improvement–what a lot of accomplishments! We’ll work on his pro-amnesty views later.
Who says the American Dream is dead. There are some Louisianans that keep proving that Americanism is for everyone who is willing to make the effort! Gov. Piyush “Bobby” Jindal and Representative elect Anh “Joseph” Cao, the son of immigrants and an immigrant, come to mind.
Legal Immigrant? Awesome! That’s what America is all about!
Jesuit? Cool! That almost overshadows the whole amnesty thing for me. Jesuits rock! (My uncle was a Jesuit in the PI for decades)
Small business owner? Outstanding! we need lots more of those guys in office.
Law Degree? Oh well, no one’s perfect.
“They want hope, change, and a clean start.”
Huh? (Jaw dropping)
That also speaks to why the Presidency went to the democrats.
The people have spoken. They threw out cold cash and replaced him with honesty.
On December 7th, 2008 at 11:58 am, BlameAmericaLast said:
Interesting that the NYT has ZERO coverage on this. But of course, if these two wins were Democrats, they’d be announced in 72 point type above the fold hyperventilating about how the country has become more center left, and how the Obama factor continues to trend towards Democrats, etc, etc.
Bummer.
BAL – your statement is a blatant lie. You might want to re-read the NYT. I read the story about Cao’s victory in the first section of this mornings paper hours before it was posted on this site. Did you even read the Times today? The story is also posted on their website. So, whats the basis of your comments? We can expect an apology in …?
First of all, I am not a liar. I looked at the website when Michelle had announced this post this morning and I saw nothing. Looking at it now, several hours later, I see a small headline below the fold. They took hours to get to it, yet an article about dogfighting and culture was apparently more important…enough to get an above the fold headline in larger font.
I don’t need to apologize to anyone, and above all to someone like you.
Since his dirty dealings are a resume enhancer, it is hard to understand how cold cash lost his re election bid.
Couldn’t stuff enough ballots, possibly?
I am flabbergasted to see the margin of about 2 points. They certainly do love their corruption in NO.
He lost his seat. When will he lose his freedom.
OOPS – (D) – sorry.
That’s the key. LEGAL immigration. Not those that come to the US illegally and sponge off the government. Here in CA, we’re practically bankrupt, and if we got rid of all illegals, we’d be back in the black in no time.
Unfortunately, with the clueless, highly misinformed, bleeding heart liberals in control of this highly gerrymandered state, we won’t see anything like that happen here due to their ironclad grip.
And stupid, stupid people just keep voting these fools into office.
I noticed in the various stories about Cao’s win and CoolCash’s losing, there were many pics and column inches dedicated to CoolCash. Hardly anything about Cao. The dumb-mass media is still true to form.
Wonder if any of us, that are alive today, will ever see CoolCash go from innocent till proven guilty to guilty?
I’m glad to see the hard cold cash crook disposed of his position, waiting for his prison sentence now. In the same breathe I hate to be cynical but can’t help it.
We got rid of a left wing selfish crook for a rep. that favors an illegal invasion…sorry, i see it as a wash.
Strong conservative candidates…Cao is not a conservative from what I can see…he does not even support the illegal immigration laws on the books now, which if enforced would cut a huge chunk in the illegal numbers in the country now. Just the way I see, another RINO
Too bad the stupid people of NY didn’t oust Charles “tax evader” Rangel.
Huge congrats to LA for actually chosing viable candadates rather than sending a criminal back to Congress to do more real criminal damage.
I’m very impressed with Mr. Cao and his accomplishments in life however, it is impossible to be conservative AND pro-illegal–it is an oxymoron.
The purpose of an immigration attorney is to assist others to achieve the ability to come/stay in this country whether they have come here legally or not. That part is NOT part of the law that he upholds. His job is to keep these “good people” here regardless.
Maybe somewhere he has some sort of scruples and looks at each case individually and may be less likely to offer a “blanket amnesty” to the 20 million illegals already here and all the relatives they want to bring with them to eventually turn the Southwest into Aztlan.
Before I get too excited about this guy I want specific answers about EXACTLY where he stands. ONE more RINO in DC is no better than Dollar Bill–the difference being the enemy you know is better than the enemy you don’t know.
RE: #40
I would never read the NYT. But, I do subscribe to their email news push on Sunday. I guess the Cao story wasn’t important enough for them to put it in the email along with really great Op Ed pieces entited “The Deluder in Chief” and “Typing without a Clue,” the latter a stunning hit piece on Joe the Plumber’s new book and nasty swipe at Sarah Palin for added measure. The basic premise, for those who care, is that people like Joe and Sarah shouldn’t be allowed to write books (Ist Amendment? Prior Restraint?) and we should be forced to read books by really smart people who can’t get published. I’m guessing – just guessing – that the author of this piece has a book or 2 sitting on the shelf along with the rejection letters. I’m also guessing that he can’t believe people are so stupid they don’t appreciate the effete tripe people like him write.
*It is just good to see the voters put Jefferson out; Dirty is dirty no matter what party and all constituents deserve better regardless of party.
*”Country First”= Term Limits
*Term Limits= No Dollar Bill Jefferson
*The black community that Mr. Cao now represents needs to remind him that many black bricklayers throughout the southeast find themselves out of work because of illegal aliens coming in and undermining that portion of the construction industry; If he continues to favor any form of amnesty, then he is an advocate for illegal immigration, which further erodes job prospects for those in his community and they need to let him know that now!!!!
While I’m glad that Cold Cash got the boot, I’m frustrated that it was by someone who appears to have RINO tendencies.
I’m quite disturbed that his bio used the phrase “social justice” twice.
On balance I think this is a plus. Yeah, it’s worrisome that once in D.C. he might turn out to be one more RINO, but on the other hand he might be educatable as well, i.e. willing to listen to differing views and re-think at least some of his positions. Recall that Gov. Pali had pretty much the same line on Amnesty during the campaign, but I hope and actually believe she will come around by 2012.
Anyway, “Cold Cash” had to go and we should feel no regret in celebrating such a thing. We just have to see what happens over the next couple of very rough years.
Congratulations and thanks to Republican upstart Joseph Cao and the around 50% of the voters in the Louisiana 2nd Congressional-but not the other 47%.
We will have to work on that. That you can support Open Borders and the Dream Act and still believe in American Sovereignty is beyond me.Perhaps those who say they do have convinced themselves. That well may have been what caused Juan Hernandez McCain the Presidency.
What is going on in LA? Republican governor. Republicans winning house seats. Perhaps a hurricane slamming the northeast will straighten us out too.
What excuse will the Justice Department now have for not prosecuting Mr Freeze?
Unlike Barack Obama, Mr Cao seems to have positive results to show for his community organizing. I also hold hopes he would NOT side with Open Border proponents and agree with haphazard immigration reforms.
In any case, he is 100% better than Mr. Jefferson.
Good for LA! Maybe the tide has turned.
The hurricane sent all the losers (uninformed voters) to Houston and they never returned. Good riddance! Although I do feel sorry for Houston now.
To William Jefferson, (D-LA): DLTDHYWTGLSY… Don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you. Furthermore, may the future door to which this statement applies refer to one made of numerous vertical columns of cast iron.
Except for the possibility of Jack Murtha, defeat couldn’t come to a more deserving individual. Then again, Jack Murtha didn’t take a Humvee to rescue cold cash, delaying the rescue and relief of his constituents in their time of greatest need. Compared to this guy, ABSCAM-Jack starts to look like a saint.
To #56: Good hope, but that was one heck of a tide that it took, quite literally.
Let’s hope the rest of the country doesn’t take that kind of persuasive power to get our 2010 elections going the right way.
So much for lgm’s fantasy of liberal Democrat integrity.
I noted, in the story, that ‘Cold Cash’ Jefferson has yet to have a Trial Date set…
We’ve already investigated, brought to trial and convicted Senator Stevens from Alaska…
Can it be that Jefferson is a Libtard and, therefore, is entitled to ‘other-than-complete’ Justice for Criminal Acts…??
Oh… That’s Right… He’s innocent until found ‘guilty’!
Will he ‘ever’ go to trial in Yo-Mama’s Justice Dept…?
karl ‘n the girls
Glad to see Jefferson go! I hope his next stop is in a cell.
As for Cao, maybe he will be a RINO. But, lets give him a chance. RINO or not, he’ll certainly be an improvement.
It brings another question to my mind. Why does it seem immigrants often turn out to be better Americans, then we natives? We grow up with all of these advantages and never use them. They arrive here with nothing, and become huge successes.
Writing from someone that has been a long-time Independent (formally, and practically…) –
While I shed no tears at all in seeing “Mr. What’s That Cash Doing In My Freezer?” go, and recognizing that Mr. Cao is a very accomplished and competent individual, I have to admit that I do not see the prospects of turning Mr. Cao to a pro-enforcement point of view anytime in the near future.
He has made his living by assisting all sorts of foreign nationals gain residence here – legal or otherwise. One cannot simultaneously support America, while working against her interests. High immigration levels in the midst of near-historic job losses are truly NOT in America’s interest.
Also, as a small technical footnote to the above, I recall in the 60 Minutes spot he did explicitly mention himself being a Republican in the McCain style (my words, not his).
And hopefully still better than massive spending RINOs similar to ones we have had since last 8 years…
Nice.
As far as amnesty, I hope not, but there’s a huge difference between disagreeing with policy and voting for a criminal. 47% of the people in his district are still idiots.
#47 BAL said:
Most NY’ers north of Albany have little love for the socio/political machinations of the Big Apple, well, except for the tax revenue it generated before Wall Street went under.
The trend in Louisiana, and particularly now in the New Orleans area, is very encouraging for America as a whole. Conservatism is not dead.
Yippee!
:p
The problem is that nobody in the GOP, MM, included (sorry, but it’s true) decided to discriminate between community organizers that did things, and those that were ACORN shills (or otherwise did nothing).
The narrative was the community organizers are worthless and it doesn’t count as a real job. And as someone who was working as a community organizer for the past year, I noticed that my profession was getting bashed all the time.
Is there an in-depth analysis of Mr Cao’s immigration beliefs? I certainly agree that the typical cynical liberal/Democrat agenda regarding immigration is the more lower SES, uneducated people who can be bought for a few welfare dollars the better for ACORN and the Democratic party. I can not understand how someone with Mr Cao’s life experiences and education could have a similar immigration world view. There must be a more nuanced, better thought-out reason for whatever his views are on immigration. I would like to hear (or read) him on the subject in-depth. I am open to learning from him. He has earned that, from me, at least.
In the end, I still may not agree with him – but I will respect him, as opposed to the cynical liberal/Democrat abusers of the immigrants.
So, lgm, you approve what the voters did, right? You’re glad that the voters installed Republican Cao over Democrat Jefferson?
I can not tell you how happy I am that Jefferson is out. I am so proud of my fellow Cajuns today.
Black’s didn’t show. That is why Cao won.
So Cao’s not perfect. So be it. Better him than a Democrat like Jefferson. As Reagan said, The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.
WHAT HAPPENED?????????????
On December 7th, 2008 at 1:23 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:
First of all, I am not a liar. I looked at the website when Michelle had announced this post this morning and I saw nothing. Looking at it now, several hours later, I see a small headline below the fold. They took hours to get to it, yet an article about dogfighting and culture was apparently more important…enough to get an above the fold headline in larger font.
I don’t need to apologize to anyone, and above all to someone like you.
Ok, so after hearing your excuses it sounds like you’re less a liar than someone who bloviates without regard to facts. The story of Jefferson’s loss was in the first section of the print version of the Sunday NY Times. The paper was on my doorstep at about 6am, so it’s safe to say it was printed long before MM post this morning.
So you don’t apologize to “people like me”. I’m not looking for an apology, but it’s typical of those of your ilk to not own up to their mistakes when presented with facts which prove them wrong. Then again, it only takes a cursory reading of your posts to get a sense that you don’t spend alot of time in a fact based environment.
Well, Don Young won reelection for one thing. He is about as bad as it gets on either side.
Aw, gee..ANOTHER RINO!?
What has Young to do in relation to Coa?
OK, Less, I didn’t think you were the cerebral type, so here’s a brief explanation of what a liar is.
Someone who deliberately makes things up.
I did no such thing…
WE don’t all get the print version of the NYTs. And considering their severe decline in advertising revenue and the stock plunge, there probably won’t be a print version much longer anyway. When I posted earlier today, there was NOTHING on the NYT’s website. Not until a couple of hours later, a small headline at best finally shows up, but not above the “fold” on the website. That doesn’t make me a liar. Those were the FACTS at the time of the post. I read the NYT’s online, just as I read other publications that I either browse on a daily basis, or subscribe to (WSJ).
Typical liberal who makes personal attacks on someone they don’t know by calling them a liar, and then asking them to apologize for something that never happened.
Then again, it only takes a cursory reading of your posts to see that you’re a juvenile, judgmental, knee-jerk liberal who likes to ASSume things. Just telling it like I see it. I supposed you’re going to call me a liar again, right? Go run to mamma.
By the way, I’m in the technology sector, so yeah, I spend quite a bit of time in “fact based environments”. Maybe someday you’ll get a college degree so you can get a real job.
Why don’t you go back to where you really belong with the nut jobs at the Daily Kos. I’m sure you and your own “ilk” will get along just fine.
BAL – why is so difficult to admit that you made a mistake. Read your initial post and I quote, “Interesting that the NYT has ZERO coverage on this.” Am I missing something, or are we just to ASSUME that you meant the online version.
And I’ll happily compare educational level with you any day. Typical conservative to think that liberals are uneducated. But waite, I thought you conservatives were against education, doesn’t it make someone an elitist in your narrow minds.
Jefferson’s replacement certainly does not lift your spirits. Glad I do not live in Louisiana. My head would explode.
When I first saw the title, “Republican beats corruptocrat Bill “Cold Cash” Jefferson” I assumed (falsely) that Michelle meant to include “WITH A BAT” as I figured that’s the only way this could have happened in Jeffereson’s district.
Then, in reading the story of Cao’s life, it dawned on me that the story clearly leaves out exactly HOW he immigrated from Vietnam with his brother. From there it all got fuzzy:
Okay, 5th of 8 kids, got it… big family.
Whoops, down to 5 kids… what happened? Communist persecution?
Oh holy Hanna! Now we’re back up to 7 kids. Eight siblings, five remaining siblings, seven siblings. WTF? By my math that’s 8-3+2=10 total kids born, with three having gone missing. Who writes this stuff? This is in the first paragraph and a half.
By the end of the post, after reading the comments and learning how he’s pro-amnesty, and knowing how everyone complained about the “brown” persons immigrating into Louisiana districts, I know exactly how this non-conservative conservative Republican got elected. Mystery solved, and I didn’t need to use the umpteen layers of fact-checking available to me through high-faluting sources like “teh internets!!11111″.
For a really good snort, look at the NewsBusters.org post on the sidebar about how the NY Times frets about the influx of “white votes”. Ha. Good one. Perhaps someone should clue in the NYT about the new Hispanic flavors available in New Orleans? Just a thought…
I’m not going to hold my breath that he was “legal” at first, but am more than willing to give him a big hand for becoming properly naturalized and for playing a role in society. Bravo, well done, sir.
On the other hand, he does appear, at this point, to be at least as conservative as McCain. Ain’t sayin’ much there.
Speaking of education.
Ah, but you see, you initially called me a liar. I guess you’re backing off your accusations now. Sorry, but as I said…at that time, there was ZERO coverage.
I think you mean “wait”.
Conservatives are against education? Excuse me? We’re against the lame, pathetic, union controlled, public school system that fails to deliver time and time again. We’re for school choice so parents can make the right decision for their children if a public school is failing them (which is more often than not).
I’m all for good education, and fortunately we have private schools to pick up the slack. And of course, home schooling where children typically excel the public school students.
But of course, you liberals who are frightened at the success of home schooling claim that those children aren’t properly socialized, etc. You can put those self-inflicted fears to rest.
Union controlled education. Please refine your bigotry
By 20%
Chapoutier:
The only thing that makes him look bad is that he’s a lawyer.
Put’s him in the same category as a used car salesman and union leader .
And “community organizer”… although in this case I think he’s actually done a great deal of good for New Orleans.
Speaking of home schooling les.
When parents are allowed to teach their own children, it gives them a chance to reeducate themselves without the political bias of the state. Everyone wins except the utopians.
Joseph Cao should be a real improvement over “Cold Cash” Jefferson. He has a pretty good resume–maybe he is too smart to be in Congress.
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Many times the LEGAL IMMIGRANTS to our country have the strongest American and family values. Anyone who comes from a family that fought and knows communism first hand should do a good job for our country.
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John Bibb
Dude, are you even aware what planet you’re on?
It means don’t get too high and mighty thinking Republicans always take out the trash.
Just as Dems do not.
les said: (#79)
I’m a conservative, and I think education is a wonderful thing, so long as it is not political indoctrination done by presenting only one side with hostility (not honest refutation) of the other regardless of any facts. Further more, being educated does not make one elitist–it’s how one acts towards others who may or may not have the same education or ideas that determines that.
High and mighty.
That is the ideal that most of us conservatives are trying for. Our Michelle is quick to condemn those of us who would compromise the integrity and our constitution. Unlike liberal Democrats who apparently have little respect for our laws and tend to be morally bankrupt.