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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.

Mark Penn--Fail. Again.

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jul 30 2008, 4:38 PM ET Comment

I'm not clear why Mark Penn is writing this column:

The seniors of today may not be the so-called Greatest Generation, but they sure are the biggest generation — and their voting power has been compounded by the dramatic expansion in average life expectancy that’s occurred since they were born.

Granted, people hope for a large youth showing in the general, but who actually thinks that seniors aren't important? Isn't the whole point of jumping on McCain for calling Social Security a "disgrace?" Where are all these people who think it's a good idea to ignore whole swaths of the electorate? Oh right. They're sitting at home. With Mark Penn.



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