snoop1130 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Prayut defers questions to his cutout twin By The Nation As usual, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha stood up in front of a microphone in front of an audience at Government House on Monday. Except he wasn’t answering questions, because he was mere cutout. “Whoever wants to take photos and ask about heated politics and conflicts, just ask this guy,” Prayut said, indicating a mounted life-sized picture of him known as a “standee”. He then waved goodbye and immediately left for his office. It was disappointing for the parents and children who had come to see the premier in the lead-up to Children’s Day on Saturday. Having no other choice, they took turns taking selfies with the standee. It has become a annual tradition to put up standees of Prayut – dressed in a suit and tie, and performing various gestures, from extending a handshake to figuring a “heart” sign – all around Government House on Children’s Day for his young guests to take photos and play around. While refusing to answer questions on politics, the real Prayut did address 785 outstanding children recruited by the Education Ministry. He said education was a crucial part of human resources development and it was important to engage more young people in politics. “We have to revamp the whole politics,” he said “We have to engage young people with potential to get in line with 21st-century democracy. “We also shouldn’t be afraid of politics. We are politics. Everyone is involved in politics,” said Prayut, who recently announced himself to be a politician who used to be a soldier. “I want stable government with good governance. There are some good politicians but we have to create a new generation of politicians,” he said, adding that “the old generations are aged but also experienced”. Young politicians are no strangers to the junta government – even though some of them have ended up gaining the attention of the security forces. In 2015, high school student Parit Chiawarak was escorted out of a Prayut-hosted forum after raising a banner calling on the premier to “educate children to not be corrupt and to be rational instead of memorising civil duties”. A year later, 13 activists from the New Democracy Movement were detained after distributing pamphlets explaining disadvantages in the draft of the new charter – an act deemed to violate the junta’s ban on political gatherings of more than five people. Student activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa was last year found guilty of lese majeste for sharing a BBC article. He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. “Laws are meant to keep society at peace, not to destroy anyone. I don’t use laws to harm anyone,” Prayut said yesterday. “Everyone has to be cautious with their practices already because everything is conducted by laws.” He also told students to take case studies from foreign countries, where there are “more rapid and violent changes” than in Thailand. The premier asked the audience, “Who has maintained the country so that we can become democratic today? We have to move forward to a sustainable democracy in the near future.” Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30335723 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-1-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Is he trying to do a low budget thing like tRump just did (using a video recording during a press conference so he didn't have to deal with reporters face to face)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: We also shouldn’t be afraid of politics. We are politics. Everyone is involved in politics,” said Prayut, who recently announced himself to be a politician who used to be a soldier Then drop the ban on political activities Unbelievable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 He is rapidly losing his mind - if there ever was one - and starts showing more and more disturbing signs of severe psychological impairment. His arch nemesis Thaksin had pretty much arrived at the same point during his later stage of being at the country's helm, a time when he imparted practically unrestricted power. And similar psychological deterioration also could be observed in former dictator Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, who likewise began displaying mind-boggingly bizarre behavior as he... uhm... marshaled on. Well, both Sarit and Thaksin eventually were sawed off much sooner that they had anticipated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: everything is conducted by laws. xcept for the 6 or so groups above the law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 57 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Everyone is involved in politics Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Misterwhisper said: He is rapidly losing his mind - if there ever was one - and starts showing more and more disturbing signs of severe psychological impairment. His arch nemesis Thaksin had pretty much arrived at the same point during his later stage of being at the country's helm, a time when he imparted practically unrestricted power. And similar psychological deterioration also could be observed in former dictator Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, who likewise began displaying mind-boggingly bizarre behavior as he... uhm... marshaled on. Well, both Sarit and Thaksin eventually were sawed off much sooner that they had anticipated... H'e lost his mind 70 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 You get a lot more sense out of the cardboard cut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 This was on the Australian morning news. Prayuth was portrayed as an idiot and laughing stock dripping in arogance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 He wants a stable government then walks away leaving a cut out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Prayut defers questions to cardboard PM By THE NATION 2018 01:00 PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday shows the “I love you” sign to reporters at Government House after assigning a cardboard stand-in to “answer those questions”. Prayut beat a hasty retreat to his office in the Thai Khu Fah building. AS USUAL, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha stood up in front of a microphone in front of an audience at Government House yesterday. Except that he wasn’t answering questions, because he was a mere cutout. “Whoever wants to take photos and ask about heated politics and conflicts, just ask this guy,” Prayut said yesterday, pointing at a mounted life-sized picture of him known as a “standee”. He then waved goodbye and immediately left for his office. It was disappointing for the parents and children who had gone to see the premier yesterday, in the lead-up to Children’s Day on Saturday. Having no other choice, they took turns taking selfies with the standee. It has become an annual tradition to put up standees of Prayut – dressed in a suit and tie, and performing various gestures, from extending a handshake to figuring a “heart” sign – all around Government House on Children’s Day for his young guests to take photos and play around. While refusing to answer questions on politics, the real Prayut did address 785 high-achieving children recruited by the Education Ministry. He said education was a crucial part of human resources development and it was important to engage more young people in politics. “We have to revamp the whole of politics,” he said “We have to engage young people with potential to get in line with 21st-century democracy. “We also shouldn’t be afraid of politics. We are politics. Everyone is involved in politics,” said Prayut, who recently announced himself to be a politician who used to be a soldier. “I want stable government with good governance. There are some good politicians but we have to create a new generation of politicians,” he said, adding that “the old generations are aged but also experienced”. Young politicians are no strangers to the junta government – even though some of them have ended up gaining the attention of the security forces. In 2015, high school student Parit Chiawarak was escorted out of a Prayut-hosted forum after raising a banner calling on the premier to “educate children to not be corrupt and to be rational instead of memorising civil duties”. A year later, 13 activists from the New Democracy Movement were detained after distributing pamphlets explaining disadvantages in the draft of the new charter – an act deemed to violate the junta’s ban on political gatherings of more than five people. Student activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa was last year found guilty of lese majeste for sharing a BBC article. He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. “Laws are meant to keep society at peace, not to destroy anyone. I don’t use laws to harm anyone,” Prayut said yesterday. “Everyone has to be careful about their actions because everything is governed by laws.” He also told students to study the cases of foreign countries, where there are “more rapid and violent changes” than in Thailand. The premier asked the audience: “Who has maintained the country so that we can become democratic today? We have to move forward to a sustainable democracy in the near future.” Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30335745 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 The guy is living in Flatland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 A nonsense post has been removed as well as a reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Prayut defers questions to his cutout twin And it gave the best interview of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Prayut defers questions to his cardboard cutout, and for once the questioner got a straight answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just now, colinneil said: Prayut defers questions to his cardboard cutout, and for once the questioner got a straight answer. I'd actually support an outsider PM if the candidate was a cardboard cutout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Was a waist of paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 A cardboard cut-out ... were the frog & the chicken not thought to be up-to the task ? This feels like being in a British pub, back in the good old days, when eventually someone would call "Time, gentlemen, please !", and we'd all move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 This piece of news was reported on few oversea TV channels and was unflattering. It makes Thailand looks like a banana state like those we often see in Africa. The news include his other shenanigans like shooting reporters that criticize him. If I was Thai, I cringed and ask myself how I deserved such a low intelligence and mental unstable leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Ha....... Ha........ Ha...... He did a funny. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The Former Military General and recent Politician has had a change of heart and declared himself to be a Stand-Up Comedian a good choice, best of luck in your new career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “We have to revamp the whole politics,” he said “We have to engage young people with potential to get in line with 21st-century democracy. and then we have to enroll these young people in a military academy, where we torture and kill them in line with ancient military voodoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, Eric Loh said: This piece of news was reported on few oversea TV channels and was unflattering. It makes Thailand looks like a banana state like those we often see in Africa. The news include his other shenanigans like shooting reporters that criticize him. If I was Thai, I cringed and ask myself how I deserved such a low intelligence and mental unstable leader. also Hugely hypocritical; not very long ago he , panderingly , told all of us that he was going to be 'friendly' to the media; now he goes and foolishly treats them like crap; not a leadership quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, colinneil said: Prayut defers questions to his cardboard cutout, and for once the questioner got a straight answer. Got the same response on the election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 How do you tell which is the cardboard one . regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I will say this for the man. he is on the TV each night, talking to the people and engaging with them. What he says is often true and sensible and at least he is there every day to put his point of view. Actions speak louder than words and he and his government have achieved more since the coup than the previous governments ever did. How many UK PMs would do the same, none is the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 46 minutes ago, YetAnother said: also Hugely hypocritical; not very long ago he , panderingly , told all of us that he was going to be 'friendly' to the media; now he goes and foolishly treats them like crap; not a leadership quality They are crap. Since when have the popular media told the truth about anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Well, the kids met a cardboard clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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