Many blessings to him and his family. He’s a wonderful read.
2.
Billy K
Huzzah. He’s awesome.
3.
gwangung
Helllllll YEAH!
4.
TruthOfAngels
w00t!
No-one deserves it more. One of the net’s finest, and most thoughtful.
5.
Cain
Flawless Victory
cain
6.
Comrade Mary
Yay! I love that guy.
Other good news: Ezra’s on Colbert tonight. That should wipe the taste of Erick son of Erick out of my brain.
7.
geg6
Great news. I like his blog a lot. Especially the Mad Men blogging. Not everything or everyone there is my cup of tea, but TNC’s is one of the few blogs I still check out every.single.day.
Edited to add: I have learned more about other races and religions there than I learned anywhere or from anyone else.
“…and you tell me you have some P.E. Teacher directing this, well that just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir! Give me a chance to tell the Bard’s tale, and I give you my word on humble knee whence you shall not say it wasn’t e’er to be.”
“Jerry? You cool with this?”
“Sure, let the little fruit do it.” “Huzzah!”
very cool, for realsies.
9.
The Moar You Know
Well, damn, good on him.
No need for him to feel bad about being a college dropout. He can always go back, and hell, he’s writing for the Atlantic, so who the fuck cares what he dropped out of? I have a college degree. World-class school, even. Do I have a column at the Atlantic? No. So fuck my degree. It has nothing to do with what I do for a living or my writing ability.
A good mind can’t be kept down no matter what pieces of paper are attached to it, or not.
We perpetual undergrads feel that lack of degree like an albatross around our necks almost constantly, and the accomplishments of others is always mirrored in sharp relief by our perceived ignorance. My best friend’s girlfriend has a Masters, but tells me that she’s intimidated by the conversations that he and I have with each other. I get where TNC’s coming from.
Definitely well deserved! It’s great that John has opened up his blog and is allowing us to gush over the promotion.
15.
SiubhanDuinne
TNC won’t let us comment on this great news over at The Atlantic, so I’m grateful to you, John Cole, for making your own space available. Big congrats to TNC. And John, you have once again proved your menschdom (menschhood? menschness?) and I hope TNC reads Balloon-Juice and gets all embarrassed over how much he is admired over in these parts.
TNC won’t let us comment on this great news over at The Atlantic …
Which is why I’ll keep my remark very brief; besides, Cole’s suggested praise says it all:
Huzzah, Coates!
.
19.
Notorious P.A.T.
Congratulations TNC.
20.
donovong
Kudos, congrats, huzzahs, hoorays and good-onyas to Mr. Coates!!
I read his work daily, comment occasionally, and consider his to be one of the four blogs that I must read more than once daily (Ezra, Benen, and some other guy with a dog, a cat, a neti-pot and an attitude would be the others).
21.
Rey
I got a promotion today as well-Retail Manager. Considering seven months ago, I was on the floor in a fetal position having lost my job with a local Bank after 10 plus yrs. Found this retail job and just thanked God I was making some money and getting full health care benefits. The pay is not even close to what I was making but, the schedule works with my schooling (returning back to prepare for Nursing school), my work associates are pretty great, and I’m networking and making contacts for other job opportunities. Congrats to TNC and me!
got a promotion today as well-Retail Manager. Considering seven months ago, I was on the floor in a fetal position having lost my job with a local Bank after 10 plus yrs. Found this retail
Congratulations!! :)
cain
23.
ThatLeftTurnInABQ
Huzzah for TNC!
OK, I’m either as thick as a brick, or as blind as a bat. What did he get promoted to? Can anybody clue me in? All I saw was a very vague reference on the closed thread which John linked to. Inquiring minds want to know.
Great news. More TNC is a good in itself, and may shrink the Atlantic’s page count available to some over there who shall remain nameless on this glorious day who do not put their bully pulpit to the good uses Coates does.
He and Fallows are the reasons to go to the Atlantic (and I kind of like Corby Kummer’s food stuff, I must confess). May their tribe ever increase.
robertdsc
Many blessings to him and his family. He’s a wonderful read.
Billy K
Huzzah. He’s awesome.
gwangung
Helllllll YEAH!
TruthOfAngels
w00t!
No-one deserves it more. One of the net’s finest, and most thoughtful.
Cain
Flawless Victory
cain
Comrade Mary
Yay! I love that guy.
Other good news: Ezra’s on Colbert tonight. That should wipe the taste of Erick son of Erick out of my brain.
geg6
Great news. I like his blog a lot. Especially the Mad Men blogging. Not everything or everyone there is my cup of tea, but TNC’s is one of the few blogs I still check out every.single.day.
Edited to add: I have learned more about other races and religions there than I learned anywhere or from anyone else.
freelancer
“…and you tell me you have some P.E. Teacher directing this, well that just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir! Give me a chance to tell the Bard’s tale, and I give you my word on humble knee whence you shall not say it wasn’t e’er to be.”
“Jerry? You cool with this?”
“Sure, let the little fruit do it.”
“Huzzah!”
very cool, for realsies.
The Moar You Know
Well, damn, good on him.
No need for him to feel bad about being a college dropout. He can always go back, and hell, he’s writing for the Atlantic, so who the fuck cares what he dropped out of? I have a college degree. World-class school, even. Do I have a column at the Atlantic? No. So fuck my degree. It has nothing to do with what I do for a living or my writing ability.
A good mind can’t be kept down no matter what pieces of paper are attached to it, or not.
Maude
@The Moar You Know: And a bad mind can’t keep up.
freelancer
@The Moar You Know:
We perpetual undergrads feel that lack of degree like an albatross around our necks almost constantly, and the accomplishments of others is always mirrored in sharp relief by our perceived ignorance. My best friend’s girlfriend has a Masters, but tells me that she’s intimidated by the conversations that he and I have with each other. I get where TNC’s coming from.
DougJ
Good news. I like his blog a lot.
D-Chance.
Great job, Neshi!
BTW, when 14 guys rig a bus with explosives, which then go off prematurely, killing them all… haven’t they pretty much moved beyond the “suspects” level of terror scrutiny, CNN?
Demo Woman
Definitely well deserved! It’s great that John has opened up his blog and is allowing us to gush over the promotion.
SiubhanDuinne
TNC won’t let us comment on this great news over at The Atlantic, so I’m grateful to you, John Cole, for making your own space available. Big congrats to TNC. And John, you have once again proved your menschdom (menschhood? menschness?) and I hope TNC reads Balloon-Juice and gets all embarrassed over how much he is admired over in these parts.
asiangrrlMN
Woot-woot! A well deserve coup for TNC. His blog is one of three that I consider must-reads (along with BJ and WaMo). Good for you, Ta-nahesi!
ellaesther
@SiubhanDuinne: (Psssst! Folks are giving him their huzzahs over in the Open Thread! You can’t keep a good commenter down!)
JGabriel
SiubhanDuinne:
Which is why I’ll keep my remark very brief; besides, Cole’s suggested praise says it all:
Huzzah, Coates!
.
Notorious P.A.T.
Congratulations TNC.
donovong
Kudos, congrats, huzzahs, hoorays and good-onyas to Mr. Coates!!
I read his work daily, comment occasionally, and consider his to be one of the four blogs that I must read more than once daily (Ezra, Benen, and some other guy with a dog, a cat, a neti-pot and an attitude would be the others).
Rey
I got a promotion today as well-Retail Manager. Considering seven months ago, I was on the floor in a fetal position having lost my job with a local Bank after 10 plus yrs. Found this retail job and just thanked God I was making some money and getting full health care benefits. The pay is not even close to what I was making but, the schedule works with my schooling (returning back to prepare for Nursing school), my work associates are pretty great, and I’m networking and making contacts for other job opportunities. Congrats to TNC and me!
Cain
@Rey:
Congratulations!! :)
cain
ThatLeftTurnInABQ
Huzzah for TNC!
OK, I’m either as thick as a brick, or as blind as a bat. What did he get promoted to? Can anybody clue me in? All I saw was a very vague reference on the closed thread which John linked to. Inquiring minds want to know.
RedKitten
Congrats, TNC! And the “aw-shucks”-edness of the announcement is just plain adorable.
thomas Levenson
Great news. More TNC is a good in itself, and may shrink the Atlantic’s page count available to some over there who shall remain nameless on this glorious day who do not put their bully pulpit to the good uses Coates does.
He and Fallows are the reasons to go to the Atlantic (and I kind of like Corby Kummer’s food stuff, I must confess). May their tribe ever increase.
Kris
@asiangrrlMN:
Um asiangrrl,
Please see TNC on this:
http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/12/im_sayin_son.php
Steph
Fantastic news, heartfelt congrats, TNC! Love your blog.
asiangrrlMN
@Kris: Goddamn it. I checked it and still wrote it the wrong way. Mea culpa, Ta-nehisi. I’m sorry! And, congrats again.
Origuy
But did he get more hit points? (TNC is a die-hard gamer.)
John Cole
@Rey: Great news, Rey!
Mike in NC
This is all good if it means less column space for glibertarian Megan McAsshole.
SiubhanDuinne
@Kris
@asiangrrlMN
I think I’m going to get me a kitteh and name it:
Teh-Nehisi Cutes
slag
Huzzah! Well-deserved.
JMC in the ATL
I can’t wait for Althouse to post her congratulations.
low-tech cyclist
TNC’s been one of my favorites for awhile now – one of the most thoughtful, reflective voices in the political blogosphere. So bully for him!