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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

More Ex-Hillary/McCain supporters who don't like Teh Blacks

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jun 16 2008, 12:33 PM ET Comment

Via Matt. Turns out that among McCain's former Hillary supporter is some idiot who insists that Thomas Jefferson never had relations with that woman, Sally Hemmings. There's a great comment on Matt's page about this sort of thing backfires and that, in the real world, Dogs aren't the only ones who hear dog-whistles. I don't think McCain is a racist. But this is like the street. You hang out on the corner long enough and you will end up in the company of drug-dealers. Ditto for the GOP, and McCain Democrats. Move among them enough, and you will find yourself in the company of racists. That said, Kathy G made a great point in comments today. A lot of these "Clinton supporters" could well be plants.



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