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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.

They still make you??

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jan 8 2009, 8:00 AM ET Comment

Via the awesome Dave Weigel, we see the PUMAS are alive and well, and competing for Hillary Clintons seat. Which PUMAs? That one, of course! Rewind, selector...



I think the most egregious part isn't even the "inadequate black male" comment--that's just funny now. The truly fascinating thing is to remember that there were people who actually believed that Obama was going to take Democratic party down the tubes. Christian may be ranting in this video, but she wasn't alone. Remember that cat down South who said he supported Hillary because if Obama was the nominee, every Democrat under him would lose? Wonder where that kid is now...


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