Posted on 11/07/2009 8:27:04 PM PST by Gordon Greene
Anh "Joseph" Cao was born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. His father, an officer with the South Vietnamese Army, was imprisoned by the Communists.
At the age of eight, Joseph escaped to America with two of his siblings. He learned English, thrived in school, and earned a physics degree from Baylor University before he began studying for the priesthood.
Joseph first arrived in New Orleans in 1992. He left to earn a Master's degree in philosophy from New York's Fordham University, returning to Loyola University to teach philosophy and ethics. As he prepared for priesthood, his faith was strong.
However, his confidence in government's ability to care for those in need weakened by the day. Before long, Joseph ended his quest for priesthood in a personal crusade for social justice.
In Washington, DC, he became an advocate for refugees, future Americans who embody a can-do spirit and strong work ethic. In pursuit of justice for all, he attained a law degree from Loyola Law School. He became the in-house legal counsel for Boat People S.O.S, Inc., an organization helping poor Vietnamese and other minorities. In 2002, he was chosen by Archbishop Alfred Hughes to become a member of the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, addressing women's rights in the Catholic Church, social justice, child abuse, and the Catholic response to Hurricane Katrina.
Joseph Cao lost both his home and law office to Katrina. With his wife and two daughters, he moved temporarily to Westwego and began rebuilding. Like so many others, Joseph battled insurance companies and government bureaucracy to restore his home and business.
He helped residents of New Orleans East stop plans for a landfill that would have devastated their community. He helped lead the fight to get electricity and telecommunications restored for returning residents.
In 2007, Governor Jindal appointed Joseph Cao to help ensure fair voting as a member of the Board of Elections for Orleans Parish. He was also elected to lead the Louisiana Republican Party both on the parish and state levels. And earlier this year Joseph Cao was elected delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Joseph Cao has lived through war and disaster, never surrendering his determination to make things better. A teacher of ethics, held in the highest regard for his dogged pursuit of truth and justice, he now serves as Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Representative.
This ahole will be a Democrat before the end of the year. Guaranteed.
I just sent him a very hot e-mail.
“Dede” Cao.
Cao’s vote didn’t matter anyway and it may help him keep his seat, though that is doubtful. It is mainly black, Democrat seat, used to be held by Jefferson, the guy who put money in his freezer.
This very asshole has been sending me multiple letters talking about how conservative he is and asking for money.
Glad I did not send him any.
The guy is in a poor, black majority district. The only way he wins re-election is if he votes like a moderate. You could get a hard right conservative to knock him out in a primary. You’d never get him elected to the House, though.
Cao represents a HEAVILY BLACK Democratic District.
I tried and it asks for your zip code before one can be sent. If you’re not in his district it kicks it out.
What’s his email address?
And people think Bobby Jindal is Presidential Material?
I’m sure Cao will switch to the RAT party soon, after riding Jindals coattails.
Doesn’t matter if he switched parties. Blacks are the majority in his district. They will throw Cao out in favor of putting of their own in.
I am appalled.
Have a solution. DownSize DC.
That will require a total “House Cleaning” but is what has to be done.
He spent the remainder of his childhood and all his adulthood as person imersed in pages from books and off computer screen.
One of the many things wrong with professional education.
The real world is unknown and not part of the equation.
Cao represents a HEAVILY BLACK Democratic District.
So whats the difference between his vote and a democrat vote?
And for almost any other vote it could be forgiven. But there was enormous symbolism in NO Republican voting for this. That is not gone or at least diminished. Especially since this won’t save his seat no matter what.
It was a fluke that he won election in the first place. There was no way he could win re-election in 2010 when he wouldn’t be facing Jefferson. So, either he switches parties or he’s angling for some sort of job for after he leaves. If it looks like a whore, and sounds like a whore . . . .
I don’t care if the entire district is liberal democrats. He has an (R) by his name and voted with the (D)s. We do not gain anything by having a republican voting with the democrats on this issue. He is still a traitor to this country as are the other 219 who voted for the bill.
I don’t think Cao has any chance of keeping that seat anyway. Maybe if he darkens his skin pigment somehow.
I used his New Orleans office address!
It kicked my zip code out originally.
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