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It's good to be Hi-So!
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Well, break out the ruler and threaten to slap her hands again. That will teach her!!!
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A "Health Minister" addressing what seems to be a law enforcement matter. I have never seen a Health Ministry car pull over any car, let alone see one of them empowered to enforce whatever laws exist relative to traffic related matters.
The RTP seems to be apply a static, reactionary methodology when dealing with drunk drivers. About the only mobile police I have ever seen on the highway are the brown and yellow Highway Police cars. I've never seen bilingual "If you see a drunk driver call this number", and if there were, most likely the call would go unanswered or misunderstood.
Enforcement of existing traffic laws seems to be the purview of the RTP, who in this instance, have a long way to go. The carnage continues to be an everyday event, with the goal of becoming #1 for traffic related deaths worldwide.
Next they'll have the Thai Buddhist Patriarch chiming in calling it a moral problem that can be solve by making more merit. <head shake> The RTP simply need to do their job, but there is no will to do so and the 'sanctions' for bad driving are laughable. "Nothing to see here.....move along..."
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I almost got hit by some idiot on a motorcycle who was driving down the centerline of the road carrying a 4 meter length of bamboo across the width of the road. No flag, ribbon, or tape on the wood. It was pretty much invisible until I ducked as it went over the roof of my car. Khun Einstein's length of wood was spanning over half of both the right and left lanes on a busy road in Lamphun. If he managed to get to his destination without killing himself or someone else, I'd be surprised.
The Thai Health Minister can do whatever he wants, but there is simply no cure for Stupid. There is far too much stupid on the roads here in Amazing Thailand.
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Is the Thailand expat flying club something disproportionately unique to farangs, or do equal numbers of Thais launch themselves off buildings and the news is simply not picked up by Thai Visa?
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Naw, his fans won't care.
Damning if true. That wouldn't sit well with a large segment of voters, whom might otherwise, toss their hats in his corner. Wait and see. This is pretty new. Snope it in a couple of days. If it's disinformation, then more fuel has just been tossed on the fire for Trump.I love how Trump protects the 1st Amendment. He really leads by example.
Donald Trump's campaign requires volunteers to sign a contract that forbids them from criticizing the Republican presidential front-runner, his family members, any Trump businesses or products, or his campaign. The six-page contract, reviewed in full by the Daily Dot, theoretically lasts for the entirety of a volunteer's life.
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/donald-trump-volunteer-contract-nda-non-disparagement-clause/
His 'supporters' really don't matter. He has to swing the independent vote. Without it, he won't sew up the primary. He's trying to campaign to attract disfranchised conservatives and those in the 'middle'. Control freaks who need NDAs aren't what I'd call 'conservative'. That's gonna bite him in the butt if it's true. The story broke 5 days ago, and I can't find anything on the Internet to discount it. Bad move if true.
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I love how Trump protects the 1st Amendment. He really leads by example.
Donald Trump's campaign requires volunteers to sign a contract that forbids them from criticizing the Republican presidential front-runner, his family members, any Trump businesses or products, or his campaign. The six-page contract, reviewed in full by the Daily Dot, theoretically lasts for the entirety of a volunteer's life.
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/donald-trump-volunteer-contract-nda-non-disparagement-clause/
Damning if true. That wouldn't sit well with a large segment of voters, whom might otherwise, toss their hats in his corner. Wait and see. This is pretty new. Snope it in a couple of days. If it's disinformation, then more fuel has just been tossed on the fire for Trump.
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These protesters are not very American in my eyes.Gives good arquement to what Trump says,things like a wall etc. In the land of the free violence to get your way seems to really be on the increase. I quess it is the right to be civil disobeient,I am sure they can find a civil rights lawyer would say that. I know I will be bashed for this but are these white guys that are doing these criminal acts or others?.Just curious.
The "violence to get your way" is not a racial thing...
Nice map, but probably bogus. Source it yourself. No reason to add disinformation into an already heated debate. Well, imho.
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Seems clear to me that the person who has the most to gain from these protests is Trump himself. "Why not," says some clever bell-end in his campaign staff, "block the roads with some paid volunteers we can rustle up. Get all the people angry....tell the media these awful people are out to stifle free speech...worth a few more votes...let's give it a try."
Don't let this right-whinger propaganda take hold my friend. What it's doing is showing the country how divisive Trump is. Everyone is dead dog tired of bipartisanship.
On the Gone Old Party side, chaos headed by the Pompadour Pompous Dufus himself, snide snickering and childish name calling during the debates. On the otherside Hilary, as cool as the underside of a pillow, she and Bernie actually debated policies and the direction of the nation.
No these protests are making the GOP look bad, real bad, and don't forget the aftertaste of the GW Bush disaster of a presidency is still in people's mouths.
right-whinger?
Whinger isn't a term used in the US. It's used in Australia. Leave US politics to US citizens, and we'll leave Aussie politics to Aussies.
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^^^The protests should properly take place, should be non-violent and should take place to show the world and Americans and how Americans reject:
Racism, Sexism, Anti-Gay, Anti-Muslim (categorizing all Muslims incorrectly)
Anti-Free Trade
Anti-Engagement with the world
False American Exceptionalism
Perfect example of 'I feel something therefore it is a fact others must live by.' This post is a perfect microcosm of the mindset of those wasting America today- they project their own perceptions as a binding reality upon others and believe the duty to be civilly disobedient to bad government extends to being uncivil to other citizens they disagree with- two entirely different things: One is demanding the social contract, the other is simply terrorizing their neighbors.
America has a long and proud tradition of protesting, civil disobedience, etc. Indeed, H.D. Thoreau would love such things, if properly directed. However, the modern application of applying incivility upon others to stifle speech or association they disagree with is an entirely leftist, socialist, new phenomena. America has no rich history of silencing others and celebrating that as "free speech."
Silencing others is always tyranny= mob rule. Indeed, the modern left is only mob rule. The left, always celebrating emotion as intellect, will always act violently upon others because their existence is a boiling cauldron of feeling and rage.
Those "protesting" Trump are in many cases committing crimes. This makes them criminals.
It is a perfect example of people exercising their Democratic right to publicly protest. The Right Wing always denies people their rights if it doesn't coincide with their political ideology. If Trump can't handle the heat he should have stayed out of the kitchen.
I've no problem with your statement, as long as you provide concrete examples. So, sources?
And no idiocy like, "Clinton and Sanders supporters defend themselves against Trump supporters attempting to defend themselves against the loony left who aggressively attempts to close down his rally." Make the victims the guilty. BS. It's one thing to protest, and I support anyone's right to do so; it's another all together to intimidate Trump supporters in order to shut down their rally or stop them from attending. And Independent voters can tell the difference. You're not going to sway the Right; You're not going to sway the Left. You can only sway the middle, and Trump opponents are doing the work for him.
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All Trump has shown is that the opposition supporters are extremist radicals that don't respect freedom of speech and believe that violence is an answer to others that have opposing views.
Uh, no, Trump has shown that saying things like "I wish we were back in the day where you could punch someone in the head" endorses violence.
Protesters have the same right to freedom of speech, and if they want to shout "Trump you're a bigot as well as racist not fit for the presidency" they have the same right to express this just the same as Trump's freedom of speech to call women "fat pigs,dogs,slobs and disgusting animals".
Uh, no, Trump has shown that saying things like "I wish we were back in the day where you could punch someone in the head" endorses violence.
But who is inciting violence? The exact people who in one breath say that 'Trump endorses violence', and then pour out on the street in order to incite violence.
This is something that is no longer lost on American 'independent' voters.
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Protesterscriminals block main road to Trump rally in Arizona."Yes, but the locals knew how to get around roadblocks and Trump had a big rally with about 20,000 people there. It went just fine.
Then in the afternoon he had another in Tucson, Arizona with another good crowd. No real problems.
Cheers.
Oh there is a real problem. This pic is the Republicans biggest problem. When pathetic racist Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorses and is brought onstage to speak to your minions, there is a problem.
Trump is a racist xenophobic air-head buffoon. People should be protesting his every move. Trump is a stain on America.
Or maybe just simply let the people of America vote for their next president?
Trouble is, everyone knows, if this goes to the RNC conventions, what 'the people' want will be ignored. It will be 'what the RNC establishment' want. And that will create a huge problem for voters who already feel disenfranchised.
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Only 8 posts in for the race & xenophobe card to be played.
Get over it. That card has now lost any meaning.
Unfortunately, the new face of those supporting the Democratic Party seem to be to invoke Trump-as-Hitler while using Sturmabteilung SA Brown Shirt tactics to stop Trump supporters from gaining access to Trump rallies, or to shut them down all together. That's right out of the Sturmabteilung's play-book.
Remember. Nazi = The Social Democratic Party of Germany circa 1930s. "But they were different." It sure doesn't seem that way to me, am I'm not even Republican. You couldn't pay me to belong to either party, especially now. They are both an embarrassment to the United States.
I would not doubt that there are progressive liberals expats out there who want all posts supporting Trump on TV to be banned as racist, xenophobic, and inciteful. Might be interesting to start a TV poll.
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I'm sure the anti-Trump alliance are blaming Trump for the violence. Then you hear this stuff:
"If Trump wasn't running, these protesters wouldn't be clashing violently with police." Amazing!
"Beautiful. Defending democracy requires Republicans to cancel the democratic decision of the largest voter turnout of any primaries in American history. And this is now a moral imperative for Republicans."
- Pat BuchananAnd obviously for the Democrats too. Now, to wait for the TV dog-pile onto Buchanan. Shouldn't take long.
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That's OK. Just print more Euros. Bring in countless Turks into Europe because they are just one big happy family with exactly the same culture.
Every day I watch Europe sell itself down the drain. It will be unrecognizable in 20 years if it isn't already. I don't think Mohammed is interested in building Volkswagens. He was told he'd get a free ride. Everything is free in Europe, doncha know.
Cheers.
There are roughly 3.5 million turks in Germany, they have contributed greatly. A lot of mohammeds, hasans, ismails, mustafas have built those benz, fords, volkswagens.
I dont think that manufacturing boom would be able to happen without those Turkish guestworkers.
Personally, I think they should let in 14 million more.
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That's OK. Just print more Euros. Bring in countless Turks into Europe because they are just one big happy family with exactly the same culture.
Every day I watch Europe sell itself down the drain. It will be unrecognizable in 20 years if it isn't already. I don't think Mohammed is interested in building Volkswagens. He was told he'd get a free ride. Everything is free in Europe, doncha know.
Cheers.
My family came from Europe. Why can't I go back? You'd think they'd usher me to the front of the line.
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I can only hope that Turkey is allowed entrance into the EU.
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Wasn't the major expansion of CNX airport a firm plan proposed by a certain ex-Prime Minister at least 10 years ago?
The ex-PM who now lives in Dubai?
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With tourist arrivals reaching record numbers every year this was inevitable.
This is certainly a positive sign for Chiang Mai's tourist sector.
There are at least two topics running in the Chiang Mai forum complaining about noise from landing and departing aircraft. Suspect the number of topics on this will increase.
I can't imagine how many airports that I've seen built out in the rural boonies adjacent to cities that, over a few decades, build housing developments around said airport, and then those who buy on the flight path complain. <head shake>
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Surely it would make more sense building a new airport outside the city centre... whatever happened to plans to build a new airport in the Mae On area?
Have you any idea what costs are involved? Small general aviation? Maybe. Commercial? Won't happen.
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Pay the 2000 THB. That's cheap. A sports mouth-guard will work, but a custom job is much more comfortable.
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I'm pretty sure they are all over the place in my village. I wouldn't doubt if we had one in the back yard.
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According to passerbys, Leonardo DeCaprio may be pinned beneath that mass of invaders.
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OMG!!! Runnnnn!!!
'Too busy': Hit-and-text teen driver accused of breaching community service order
in Thailand News
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I don't use a phone while driving. Never have. I either pull over and check it or check it when I get to where I'm going. Generally I just keep it turned off. It's not that important. You should ask, "How many people answer their phone just because it rings?" You'd probably find a high correlation between those who answer without thinking and those who feel a need to use a phone and drive. It's a form of reckless driving. She obviously thinks it's all a joke. She should spend some time in prison.