Grand Plans For Thaksin's 60th

[churchill]

Red-shirt people throughoutthe country will celebrate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 60th birthday on July 26, Jaran Ditha-apichai, a leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, said on Friday.

Mr Jaran said hundreds of Buddhist monks will perform religious rites at designated spots nationwide. Preparations had been made for Thaksin to phone in to talk to his supporters simultaneously at every spot.

In Bangkok, there would be a ceremony at Sanam Luang, where 60 monks will chant a prayer for a long life for Thaksin, he said.

continued at http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/14...n-60th-birthday

-- Bangkok Post 03/07/09

[webfact]

The cream of the crop

Commedia dell'arte at its best!

[Sao Jiang Mai]

All becoming alarminly cultish.

[Datsun240Z]

He will come back to Thailand.

[Sandstone Art]

He will come back to Thailand.

Still breathing or??

[Plus]

All other exiled leaders died abroad...

[bertlamar]

All other exiled leaders died abroad...

he's not exiled, just a typical criminal that doesn't feel like serving time or standing in court to face the other charges.

So not quite on the exiled hero type level...more along the lines of the guys who go hide in Spain or Brazil.

[Datsun240Z]

He will come back to Thailand.

Still breathing or??

Yeah, I'm fine thanks. Nice cold Chang and watching tellie. You?

[rixalex]

Nice cold Chang.

You do the word nice a diservice by putting it in the same sentence as Chang.

[ballpoint]

Nice cold Chang.

You do the word nice a diservice by putting it in the same sentence as Chang.

And an even bigger diservice by putting it in the same thread as Thaksin.

[Sandstone Art]

He will come back to Thailand.

Still breathing or??

Yeah, I'm fine thanks. Nice cold Chang and watching tellie. You?

You are Thaksin?

Where are you?

I thought is better to stop at 'Nice cold' ( comments like others too! )

[animatic]

All becoming alarminly cultish.

Has been for quite sometime actually.

Actually several 'exiled' Thai leaders did come back after quiet times,,

kept a very low profile and died in bed alone and quietly.

A very few never came back, but many did.

The deal typically has their silence and withdrawal from ALL political functions

as paramount to re-acceptance. Million person petitions were never countenanced.

But most of them were much less SELF-EXILED as Thaksin is.

Pomegranates and rotten apples.

Grand plans:

One roman candle with him in it?

Guy Fawkes deja vue?

Take the money and run?

Use the million signature petition to paper his cell?

FOOD FIGHT! ?

Fry and egg on the hood of his car in the desert?

Fly in Chalerm and do 20 rounds of Siam Sunray?

Fly in Somchai and have the staff do an endless treasure hunt for his balls?

Fly in Samak and eat too much Pork in Coke, and talk about nose-jobs gone wrong?

Hang up the Newin Pinyata and grab sticks?

Fly in Porntiva's crew from Posiedon and do what they do?

Face the music and dance?

Edited July 3, 2009 by animatic

[jackdanielsesq]

Rumor has it that Thaksin used Jacko's cutman in UAE and is cruising the Makati area near California Pizza - opposite Gold's Gym - dressed in all-white aerobic tights und cowpoke hat & boots!

BR>Jack

[sunholidaysun1]

You know what Thai's are like , If theres a free Pi*s-up , what ever the reason then they will go . Eat and Drink for free everytime.

Celebrating Toxics birthday - and be paid for attending , I think everyone will want to attend. Me included .

Anyone got a red shirt - size- F -in Big .

Edited July 3, 2009 by sunholidaysun1

[luvU2much500THB]

Thaksin plan to create a huge birthday celebration just like he his the king of the land. Watch out for the LM police, they might charge him for that.

Remember he got into trouble when they orchestrate taxi drivers to wave mini Thai flags when he visit them a few years ago. Critics were saying that such act should only be reserves for the king and his family.

Nope.More likely he gets pardoned rather than charged.

Thaksin is vely good for thailand, every bargirl and farmer in the north knows that.

He has so many supporters (and money) and he starts getting some kind of "cult-status in LOS.

ClubThaksin.com

[hammered]

Indeed this is very much like a cult now. The reds have abandoned any polical ideology and expose themselves as 100% Thaksin's front. I wonder how those reds who claim to be on a polical mission and who arent Thaksinistas will react to what has morphed into a quasi "theological" cult with Thaksin as God?

It is as usual though good PR and we all know that worldwide cults attract people and usually attract adherents who are comopletely uncritical and in awe.

It is going to bve very hard for anyone to respond to the establishment of the Thaksin cult. Even if the rumours of his cancer are true he can announce his succesor as supreme Godlike before he pegs it.

[webfact]

I had a nightmare...

Edited July 4, 2009 by webfact

[timekeeper]

He will come back to Thailand.

in a box, one hopes

[ilyushin]

How could anyone forget his birthday?

[webfact]

This reminds me of North Korea, all that "Dear Leader" and "Great Leader" cult BS...

[Samuian]

All becoming alarminly cultish.

Maybe it's the dry desert heat....

.....with regards - your leader!

Edited July 4, 2009 by Samuian

[Geckos]

Only the weak minded and uneducated people listen to and believe in toxsin !!! Thats most of the NORTH !!

[geriatrickid]

A disinterested person reading the comments calling for Thaksin's demise or comparing him to Kim Il Jung and Hitler, would wonder as to the sanity of such people making these wild and exaggerated statements. Do you people ever stop to consider what your comments reflect? Whatever, Mr. Thaksin's sins and faults they are no more than many of the people currently in power. And yet, I do not see any of you clamouring for the death of various military generals or condemning various ministers past and present.

I would have respect for your views if they were at least consistent. Thaksin is an easy target. However, I dare any of you brave self appointed defenders of democracy to go and confront one of the army generals and tell him what your views are. You won't because you are scared of the ramifications. Instead you piss all over Thaksin because like good bullies you can get away with it. The constant cheap shots at the people of Isaan, the Redshirts and Thaksin speak to your arrogance and ignorance.

People do not follow a leader like Mr. Thaksin unless they feel disenfranchised and without hope. Treat the supporters of Thaksin with dignity and respect and stop exploiting them, and you will see Mr. Thaksin's support disappear. More importantly, I defy any of you to put your identities behind your pleas for Mr. Thaksin's death in a public statement, such as a newspaper ad, instead of hiding in an anonymous forum tossing cheapshots. You won't because you are cowards. Talk is cheap. If you are that unhappy go out in public, stand up and say something.

[Briggsy]

All other exiled leaders died abroad...

Not so. Arguably Thailand's most famous political exile (and orchestrator of a very bloody massacre) died in a Bangkok hospital.

[Briggsy]

This reminds me of North Korea, all that "Dear Leader" and "Great Leader" cult BS...

It reminds me of something a lot closer to here than North Korea that we are strictly prohibited from mentioning.

[Samuian]

This reminds me of North Korea, all that "Dear Leader" and "Great Leader" cult BS...

It reminds me of something a lot closer to here than North Korea that we are strictly prohibited from mentioning.

Reminds me of this guy's image below - there were 5 of them sitting, all looking like this guy,

in the waiting room of my friends place, who happens to be a shrink....and they kept arguing who is who...

"it's me!"..."no, it's me you fake...!"

[Geckos]

(A disinterested person reading the comments calling for Thaksin's demise or comparing him to Kim Il Jung and Hitler, would wonder as to the sanity of such people making these wild and exaggerated statements. Do you people ever stop to consider what your comments reflect? Whatever, Mr. Thaksin's sins and faults they are no more than many of the people currently in power. And yet, I do not see any of you clamouring for the death of various military generals or condemning various ministers past and present.

I would have respect for your views if they were at least consistent. Thaksin is an easy target. However, I dare any of you brave self appointed defenders of democracy to go and confront one of the army generals and tell him what your views are. You won't because you are scared of the ramifications. Instead you piss all over Thaksin because like good bullies you can get away with it. The constant cheap shots at the people of Isaan, the Redshirts and Thaksin speak to your arrogance and ignorance.

People do not follow a leader like Mr. Thaksin unless they feel disenfranchised and without hope. Treat the supporters of Thaksin with dignity and respect and stop exploiting them, and you will see Mr. Thaksin's support disappear. More importantly, I defy any of you to put your identities behind your pleas for Mr. Thaksin's death in a public statement, such as a newspaper ad, instead of hiding in an anonymous forum tossing cheapshots. You won't because you are cowards. Talk is cheap. If you are that unhappy go out in public, stand up and say something.)

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The is what he is POND SCUM !!!

[khonkaen man]

A disinterested person reading the comments calling for Thaksin's demise or comparing him to Kim Il Jung and Hitler, would wonder as to the sanity of such people making these wild and exaggerated statements. Do you people ever stop to consider what your comments reflect? Whatever, Mr. Thaksin's sins and faults they are no more than many of the people currently in power. And yet, I do not see any of you clamouring for the death of various military generals or condemning various ministers past and present.

I would have respect for your views if they were at least consistent. Thaksin is an easy target. However, I dare any of you brave self appointed defenders of democracy to go and confront one of the army generals and tell him what your views are. You won't because you are scared of the ramifications. Instead you piss all over Thaksin because like good bullies you can get away with it. The constant cheap shots at the people of Isaan, the Redshirts and Thaksin speak to your arrogance and ignorance.

People do not follow a leader like Mr. Thaksin unless they feel disenfranchised and without hope. Treat the supporters of Thaksin with dignity and respect and stop exploiting them, and you will see Mr. Thaksin's support disappear. More importantly, I defy any of you to put your identities behind your pleas for Mr. Thaksin's death in a public statement, such as a newspaper ad, instead of hiding in an anonymous forum tossing cheapshots. You won't because you are cowards. Talk is cheap. If you are that unhappy go out in public, stand up and say something.

Spoken like a person who understands the real Thailand. Anybody else

[animatic]

All other exiled leaders died abroad...

Not so. Arguably Thailand's most famous political exile (and orchestrator of a very bloody massacre) died in a Bangkok hospital.

I wonder if the Tak Bai body count is higher that the earlier worse case?

Lets not ask Samak's opinion of course, he says it was only one in his day.

Others say hundreds. Earlier incidents all have similar stories,

and that explains the red shirt Songkran spin, it historically is viable,

even if it IS NOT reality based.

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Respect levels and divisions in a Kow Tow society are hard to change,

where pecking order decisions are made second by second and sub-consciously.

Where money and power equal respect, and sadly the only organized opposition

is a cult of personality, based as much on 'high cost /heavey handed Public Relations'

as on 'actual deeds done'.

How does one show greater respect for those you have culturally trained since birth to feel above?

And I am not meaning the Hi-So Bangkok elite vs redshirts or Issan maids,

but ALL THAIS in ALL walks of life, having the same ingrained, beaten into them feelings,

about respect and power.

Age, money and higher position get a deeper wai every day, how would you change that?

Pol Pot didn't succeed. There are 65 million class struggles going on daily, hourly, each second.

How do you change that to gain respect for all? When most of the people understand respect

and which direction it flows. The top man always sends largese and protection down the chain

to eventually the bottom rung, and this respect and obedience flows back in return.

The money flows both ways.

Ignored the Issanese may not be by Thaksin's and his minions,

but respected I doubt very much. It's not the way of this world in LOS...

They are more like the war lords army or the landlords serfs.

Homage is paid in exchange for some crumbs from the table.

Thaksin is no different except where he focused himself for political gain.

And the umbrella of puyai and local big man he corralled together to control the region.

The red shirts lost most of their respect as a group over Songkran with their actions, and lies,

and 2 blatant murders. It knocked them back several notches. But the ball game isn't over;

not while the bosses money is still on the block. So now he needs to make himself look

as big as ever, even if he really isn't, but the threat of a mass movement may make

somebody blink in this calculation and he hopes get him back or at least get his cash back

to not start a revolution.

Must look BIG!

So big birthday celebration he's 60 so one more notch reverable.

Celebrate all around the land, monks and prayers and....

Gee who is he trying to look like now??? Without the intrinsic altruism.

The red shirts manipulation is nothing more than an implied threat of war to back his demands.

The question is would changing the unchangeable kow tow ways of a thousand years

somehow change how the people react to powerful men like Thaksin

and their lusts for power and money?

Edited July 4, 2009 by animatic

[rixalex]

A disinterested person reading the comments calling for Thaksin's demise or comparing him to Kim Il Jung and Hitler, would wonder as to the sanity of such people making these wild and exaggerated statements. Do you people ever stop to consider what your comments reflect? Whatever, Mr. Thaksin's sins and faults they are no more than many of the people currently in power. And yet, I do not see any of you clamouring for the death of various military generals or condemning various ministers past and present.

I would have respect for your views if they were at least consistent. Thaksin is an easy target. However, I dare any of you brave self appointed defenders of democracy to go and confront one of the army generals and tell him what your views are. You won't because you are scared of the ramifications. Instead you piss all over Thaksin because like good bullies you can get away with it. The constant cheap shots at the people of Isaan, the Redshirts and Thaksin speak to your arrogance and ignorance.

People do not follow a leader like Mr. Thaksin unless they feel disenfranchised and without hope. Treat the supporters of Thaksin with dignity and respect and stop exploiting them, and you will see Mr. Thaksin's support disappear. More importantly, I defy any of you to put your identities behind your pleas for Mr. Thaksin's death in a public statement, such as a newspaper ad, instead of hiding in an anonymous forum tossing cheapshots. You won't because you are cowards. Talk is cheap. If you are that unhappy go out in public, stand up and say something.

I agree that some posters get a little carried away with their rhetoric concerning Thaksin, but i can't say i lose any sleep over it. He's not worth it. It does seem to trouble you however. Despite your self-proclaimed disinterest in the subject, i have read your comments on a number of occasions and each time you always seem to be telling people that Thaksin shouldn't be the only object of their hatred and that they should spread it around a little - obviously to include those who you specifically don't like (army generals by the sounds of it). If you are so concerned about there being equality in all this hatred, why not stand up yourself?

P.S. Not confronting people face to face with your feelings doesn't make you a coward it makes you sane. Assuming you share most people's views of Mugabe i'd like to charter a plane and invite you to join me. Once we arrive in Harare i'll arrange a taxi for you to the Mugabe residence - i'm sure you have plenty you'd like to say to his face, right?