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... , and the fact that almost no one in the national GOP helped Cao get elected or even knew who he was before Saturday hasn't stopped Republicans from touting his victory as evidence of ... well, evidence of something. Potential new party slogan: "When there's a runoff in a district still recovering from a hurricane, with really low turnout, and the Democrat is under indictment, and no one is paying attention, we can win!" ...
GOP Getting All "Hope And Change" On Us
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
by Chris Bodenner Republicans heart the new congressman from New Orleans: Boehner touted Cao as a symbol of the party’s future in a memo Sunday night. In a release titled “The Future is Cao,” Boehner wrote that “the Cao victory is a symbol of what can be achieved when we think big, present a positive alternative and win the trust of the American people.” Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday that Cao’s election
represented a victory for a different kind of GOP politics.... “You now have ...
Symbols of delusion: Chambliss, Cao, Boehner, and the future of the Republican Party
The Reaction —
... lost his bid for re-election in the state's 2nd District to Republican challenger Anh Cao on Saturday. In response, House Minority Leader John Boehner wrote that "[t]he Cao victory is a symbol of our future." True, Cao is untraditionally Republican -- he will be only the fourth visible minority in the GOP House caucus (and the first black to represent Louisiana in Congress since Reconstruction) -- and, true, the ...
Law And Order Simply Do Not Exist For The American Political Class-- No Pardons For Politicians!
DownWithTyranny! —
... Having removed William Jefferson from his committee positions, Pelosi not only did the right thing, she helped shield the honest members of the Democratic caucus from Jefferson's taint. The voters take too long-- usually way too long-- to remove crooked politicians. Despite Boehner's self-serving rant, New Orleans Democrats dumped Jefferson this week not because they decided they hate African-Americans, gays and women's choice, but because they were finally fed up with corruption. They ...
Symbols of Delusion: Chambliss, Cao, Boehner, and the Future of the Republican Party
The Moderate Voice —
... Louisiana: Disgustingly corrupt Democratic incumbent William Jefferson lost his bid for re-election in the state’s 2nd District to Republican challenger Anh Cao on Saturday. In response, House Minority Leader John Boehner wrote that “[t]he Cao victory is a symbol of our future.” True, Cao is untraditionally Republican (he will be only the fourth visible minority in the GOP House caucus, joining three Cuban-Americans), and, true, the 2nd District (which includes New Orleans), where Jefferson (the first black to represent Louisiana in Congress ...
Gingrich Offers To Be Rep.-Elect Cao’s Liaison To The African-American Community
Think Progress —
... in Congress — and the only non-Hispanic minority in the GOP caucus — Cao is generating considerable excitement within his party for being able to capture a Democratic district. ...
Rice: The Republican Party Brought Us To A Place Where ‘People Can Look Beyond Race’
Think Progress —
... The Republican party’s failure to include minorities is evident by the lack of diversity in the congressional Republican caucus. Of the ...
Rice: The Republican Party Brought Us To A Place Where ?People Can Look Beyond Race?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... for electoral benefit. The Republican party’s failure to include minorities is evident by the lack of diversity in the congressional Republican caucus. Of the ...
Freshman Rep. Cao: ‘I Hope That The GOP Will Not Tolerate’ Extreme Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
Think Progress —
... As one of the few non-white representatives in the Republican party, some conservatives — including Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) — are looking to Cao as the future of the party. ...
Cao Disputes Bush’s Comment That Not Landing Air Force One Was His Biggest Mistake During Katrina
Think Progress —
... . House Republicans are pointing to Cao — who was able to win in a heavily African-American district — as the future of their party. Interestingly though, Cao didn’t run on partisan conservatives issues. He received almost no backing from the national Republican party and told ThinkProgress that his top policy concern is the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. ...
Only five black RNC members — including the two running for chairman.
Think Progress —
... There are no black Republican members of Congress; the three Cuban-Americans, one Vietnamese-American, and one Hispanic represent the caucus’ entire minority membership. No wonder Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) warned yesterday that the GOP was becoming “ ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — IS "THE FUTURE" OF THE GOP ABOUT TO BE DEEMED A DIRTY FOREIGN LITTLE TRAITOR? December 2008: One week ago, most Republicans had never heard of Anh "Joseph" Cao. Those who were aware he was challenging Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) thought he had almost no chance of winning. Not a single Republican in the state's congressional delegation donated to his campaign. Today, however, three days after his improbable victory, Cao is the toast of the Republican Party, hailed as the future of the GOP by no less than House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of ...
Is The GOP’s Future Still ‘Cao’? Or Is It Now Rush Limbaugh?
Think Progress —
... In 2008, Anh “Joseph” Cao became the only non-Hispanic minority in the GOP. With the party struggling to shed its all-white image, the Republican leadership quickly embraced the first Vietnamese member of Congress. In a memo called “The Time Is Cao,” House Minority Leader John Boehner told his colleagues that Cao is the “ ...
RNC’s New Website Reflecting Steele’s ‘Urban-Suburban Hip-Hop’ Riddled With Errors, Widely Panned
Think Progress —
... – No Future Leaders: The new RNC site dedicates a section to “Future Leaders” of the GOP, but after it launched, the page was still empty. It has now been updated asking people to submit the names of possible future leaders.
– Misnaming Jackie Robinson A GOP ‘Hero’: The RNC tries to portray the party as diverse on its GOP ‘Heroes’ page (even though there is currently only one non-Hispanic minority serving as a Republican in the House and the Senate and only two ...
The Future Is Chaos: GOP Threatens Retribution Against Cao For Health Care Vote
Think Progress —
... The reaction to Cao from the right wing has been swift and fierce, with some comparing the only non-Hispanic minority in the GOP caucus to Mao Tse Tung and ...
