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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.

McCain Thuggism Pt.348484

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Oct 9 2008, 1:12 PM ET Comment


OK, not so much thuggism. But incredible, incredible ignorance. Courtesy of Andrew, of course, who's been on it when it comes to the thug-watch. I'm working hard here not to slander conservatives. This isn't the whole base, but this is pretty vile, and its McCain's most motivated supporters. Incredible. Note how she buys the CRA line that conservatives have been pushing.

UPDATE: Again, watching this, I'm not feeling much anger. It's just incredibly sad. Just really sad. This is either 1.) The past, and this is sad, because these guys are being left behind or 2.) The end. And thus sad because this country is going to eat itself. Also, as I've said before, I don't ever want to hear any talk about conspiracy theories, culture of ignorance, or anything like that in reference to that black community. We've all got our issues.







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