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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.
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Obama commercial--What do we think?

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Oct 29 2008, 8:43 PM ET Comment

Like John, I forget. Worse I didn't remember until John said he forgot.

UPDATE: Video for those of us who didn't catch it. I'm watching it now.

UPDATE#2: Uhm, I just finished watching. Wow. Seeng this campaign in the closing days is like watching Tom Brady circa 2004. The ruthless efficiency of it all is bracing. Every time there's a big moment, they come through. McCain should call his family. Out in the streets, them call it murder. Welcome to Jamrock, indeed.




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