Well, that makes one of you.
The Atlantic’s Coates is under the impression that he’s a smart, insightful guy. He’s sorely mistaken. See, according to him, much-maligned NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio isn’t being judged on his merits (or lack thereof), but rather on his son’s racial identity:
https://twitter.com/tanehisicoates/status/547237952095789056
OK, aside from Coates’ insulting phrasing (“having to parent a black child”?), this statement is just plain stupid. Sorry, Mr. Coates, but de Blasio being treated like a miserable failure. Because that’s what he is.
@tanehisicoates No. Sorry. @BilldeBlasio is being treated like the emotionally wrought, politically craven, utterly dishonest tool he is.
— Bill Simpson (@wsrs1) December 23, 2014
Coates is loooooong overdue for some new material.
@tanehisicoates utterly unsubstantiated statement with zero factual basis
— rashid s. (@RashidSaif_R) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/547272043868471296
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/547281408088346624
@tanehisicoates and you, by writing this, will be treated as an abject moron.
— PP (@PurportedPundit) December 23, 2014
@tanehisicoates lol. is this a parody account?
— 1776 (@usa1776america) December 23, 2014
You’re ridiculous. RT @tanehisicoates: Worth noting that by having to parent a black child..DeBlasio is being treated like a black parent.
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/Trent_Hill/status/547272712041672704
@tanehisicoates Are you really this dumb?
— AstrO (@Mi_Astronauta) December 23, 2014
@tanehisicoates Yeah all this shit is coming down on De Blasio right now because of his interracial marriage & having a black son.
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) December 23, 2014
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@tanehisicoates It's not like he threw his own police department under the bus by saying stupid shit recently or anything like that.
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/547278286347194368
https://twitter.com/cshenkel/status/547360381870813184
@RBPundit That's an interesting angle. If you criticize the mayor it's because you're racist against his black child! @tanehisicoates
— William Belcher (@EdB_Ohio) December 23, 2014
Incredible. https://t.co/s5NUOxe6gC
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/547271665303183360
Still shaking my head. https://t.co/s5NUOxe6gC
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) December 23, 2014
@JohnEkdahl that guy sees everything thru a racial lens. Sadder still, he is compensated for it.
— Lem (@Lemang01) December 23, 2014
Blank. Stare. RT @JohnEkdahl Still shaking my head. http://t.co/sDIpfjtVM7
— Brett Cowden (@AUSpur) December 23, 2014
@JohnEkdahl I think that tops "Obama will be on the $20 bill."
— Andrew S. (@shoutingboy) December 23, 2014
Heh.
What a silly man… https://t.co/CXRzFmBjN2
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) December 23, 2014
He only has one line. Never deviates. RT @JohnEkdahl: Still shaking my head. https://t.co/GYZBRtHS5g
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/sswenviro/status/547364930148925440
@tanehisicoates Quite the racist tweet there. https://t.co/DWK2AlRDK8
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) December 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/RobbieCooper/status/547423064263122944
https://twitter.com/njemm008/status/547413365199732736
https://twitter.com/AmateurPolSc/status/547382744985370625
@tanehisicoates that means the press treated Mitt Romney like a black grandparent too. That explains a lot.
— James Whomever (@JamesWhomever) December 23, 2014
The most pampered white ass in all of NYC is being treated "black"
What color were those 2 cops treated? @yesnicksearcy @tanehisicoates
— D.W.Robinson (@_DWRobinson) December 23, 2014
It is possible for @tanehisicoates to say anything that isn't either stupid or dishonest or both?
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 23, 2014
@KurtSchlichter @tanehisicoates Short answer: No.
— Zanshi 惨死 (D – Jar Kitteh) (@zanshi1) December 23, 2014
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