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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.

I swear I'm going to stop

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sep 8 2008, 1:33 PM ET Comment

I really am. But I just wanted to point out the daily ROFLer from Howard Wolfson:

You may not remember, but Hillary Clinton is at her best staying positive and contrasting with her opponents on issues.
As it happens, I agree with the piece. It's stupid to view Hillary strictly as Palin-bane. But that first part of that comment is almost contradicted by the first last. I guess Wolfson deserves slack because he basically was trying to get Hillary to do just that. But I thought part of the point of her candidacy was that she was fighter who relished attacking. Wasn't that what that infamous "fun part" comment was about? Anyway, from here on out, there will be self-imposed ban on snide comments by me, directed at Wolfson. The rest of ya'll can do what you feel.




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