The Dish

A helpful primer on "the great underreported story" of the war so far.

A match made in heaven, so to speak. Another clip:

After Sarkozy, what’s a socialist to do?

Chris Matthews gets Rudy right. Giuliani has no understanding of what it is we’re fighting for in this war. Given his crude 9/12 analysis of the terror war, I don’t even think he understands what we’re fighting against. His candidacy speaks to the worst part of us: fear, loathing, and an instinctual belief that freedom is a threat to us, rather than the core of us.

I’m a bit of a Gatorade freak myself. We buy them in bulk from Peapod, and store them in relays in the fridge. Occasionally, I’m asked which flavor I prefer. I really have no preference, or, rather, my preference is rather like my taste for a particular color of skittle. Having signed off on the general concept – over-priced, sugary, colored water – I’m quite happy to be pleasantly surprised. It turns out I’m not the only one who feels this way. A Singapore company has come up with some new, and mysterious soda drinks:

Out of the Box caters to consumers who respond to "What would you like to drink?" with a non-committal "anything" or "whatever". Two weeks ago, the company launched two complementary brands: Anything and Whatever. Anything is fizzy and comes in six flavors (Cola with Lemon, Apple, Fizz Up, Cloudy Lemon and Root Beer) and Whatever is non-carbonated (Ice Lemon Tea, Peach Tea, Jasmine Green Tea, White Grape Tea, Apple Tea, Chrysanthemum Tea).The surprise part? Consumers don’t know which flavor they’re getting until they take a sip.

Makes for a cool guessing game too, I guess. But I won’t hold my breath for the US version.

A reader responded to the Clinton commencement link thus:

I wept. I am usually too jaded for that.

Another reader reponded to this Atlantic D-Day link thus:

I’d have never found that if not for you. I cried for about 10 minutes.

Just spreading the joy around. But seriously, if you haven’t read Bill Clinton’s speech, take a look. It’s him at his best. And there’s a great anecdote about Rush Limbaugh.

David Frum has advice for Joe Klein. (Hat tip: Ross.)

A Thai muslim student looks at the gutted structure of his school building that was set on fire by unidentified militants in Thailand’s insurgency-torn southern Yala province, 06 June 2007. More than 2,200 people have been killed and thousands more wounded in a separatist insurgency that has been raging in the Muslim-majority southern region bordering Malaysia since January 2004. Violence is growing despite peace-building moves by the military-installed government, which came to power after a coup in September 2006. By Muhammed Sabri/AFP/Getty.

According to Politico.

A reader corrects:

Great quote, but you called him "African-American." There’s nothing American about the man; pure Trinidad. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend "Beyond a Boundary," his great work on cricket, maybe the smartest and best writing on sport I’ve ever read. And on colonialism.