Skip Navigation
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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.
« Previous Coates | Next Coates » Email Email Print Print

Dumberr

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sep 3 2008, 7:56 PM ET Comment

I keep reading all this foolishness about how Palin has "excited the social conservative base." So what? This is the same "base" that led their leaders right into Terri Schiavo. Hell, Howard Dean excites the Democratic "base." But I think we know that Barack Obama is better standard-bearer. I would just love for these geniuses to make this a race between Obama and Palin. Obama hasn't confused his base for the country. These guys don't seem to know the difference.




Presented by

More at The Atlantic

Video of the Day: Cory Booker Out-Obamas President Obama Cory Booker Echoes Obama While Attacking Him
Why Israeli Settlers Shot an Unarmed Palestinian Why Israeli Settlers Shot an Unarmed Palestinian
Ray Bradbury on Facing Rejection ... and Being Inspired by Snoopy Ray Bradbury on Facing Rejection and Snoopy
When Judges Change Their Minds How Some Judges Change Their Minds on the Death Penalty
Who Won the War Over Cory Booker? Which Party Won the War Over Cory Booker?

Join the Discussion

After you comment, click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register.
blog comments powered by Disqus

Correspondents

View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Earthquake in Northern Italy

May 22, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

Ta-Nehisi Coates
from the Magazine

Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an Atlantic senior editor.

Fade to White

A filmmaker maps Austin’s shifting ethnic landscape.

The Legacy of Malcolm X

Why his vision lives on in Barack Obama