Wide Range Of Targets In Thai Red Shirt's Debut Talk Show

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Wide range of targets in red shirt's debut talk show

By The Nation

Red-shirt leader Sombat Boonngarm-anong yesterday lampooned the government, the military, the yellow shirts and others in his first political talk show.

The show, titled "Won Non Kuk" (Asking to Stay in Jail), also criticised the military coup of 2006, the Constitution drafted in 2007, the authorities' crackdown on red-shirt protesters in May, legal action against people suspected of involvement in arson and riots after the protest was dispersed, and inquiries by the Department of Special Investigation.

Sombat also lamented social injustice and the supposed "double standards" endured by the red shirts.

The event at the Imperial shopping mall in Lat Phrao, where the pro-red-shirt satellite-television station is located, was attended by more than 1,500 people, mostly wearing red. There were two rounds of the show in the afternoon and in the evening.

Sombat, also known as "Bor Kor Lai Jud" (Polka Dot Editor), had postponed the talk show from the King's birthday on Sunday, because of pressure from the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES).

During his show, Sombat likened the coup-makers to bandits and the post-coup charter to their faeces. "They robbed our house and they left their excrement in the middle of the house. Then they forced the house owners to take good care of their waste," he said, prompting loud laughter from the audience.

There were also musical performances featuring songs against the coup and in favour of the red shirts, videos of the protest dispersal, and Sombat's reading of a poem allegedly written by red-shirt leader Nattawut Saikua, who is being held in remand along with other leaders in connection with the political unrest.

The poem talked about grass-roots people's call for democracy that was not understood by the elite. It was a sad moment for the audience.

Sombat said the 2006 coup was caused by the elite's dissatisfaction with a government headed by a prime minister who won a majority mandate by election and ran the country in a way that led to "surplus well-being, technological advances, agricultural production, and wealth among the people". He was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, a major supporter of the red-shirt movement.

Sombat said proceeds from the talk show would fund his group's "democracy school" that would educate red shirts about democracy so that they could explain it to people of other political colours.

-- The Nation 2010-12-07

[siampolee]

Sombat said the 2006 coup was caused by the elite's dissatisfaction with a government headed by a prime minister who won a majority mandate by election and ran the country in a way that led to "surplus well-being, technological advances, agricultural production, and wealth among the people". He was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, a major supporter of the red-shirt movement.

Sure was a surplus well being for the family fortune of Thaksin and his tribe of neer do wells. Sure was a surplus of deaths due to the war on drugs and the mosque massacre too.

[SweeneyAgonistes]

Yawn, 'Targets'. Yes, you should all cower under your collective duvet. The great unwashed are coming to get you. Be scared. Be very scared.

[Buchholz]

Did he voice any opinion over the appointment of the new Red President Thida and the apparent marginalization of his particular small Red group by the leadership of the Red Shirts?

[Piengrudee]

Sombat Boonngarm-anong should be in jail. Only 1,500 people turn up; red used to say they can call a million people march.

[SweeneyAgonistes]

Sombat Boonngarm-anong should be in jail. Only 1,500 people turn up; red used to say they can call a million people march.

Not pulling in a big crowd is a criminal offence now? A bit harsh isn't it?

[Piengrudee]

Every thing the Red do is a crime. Even selling flippers. Govt can do no wrong, that is why they are the govt.

[jayjay0]

My understanding is they are going to use animation and wear kick me signs too show all how real they are.

I liked the part about teach red shirts what democracy is all about. Who is going to teach them what it is all about?

Every time they open there mouth they just make them selves look more ridicules.

[asiawatcher]

" ...headed by a prime minister who won a majority mandate by election and ran the country in a way that led to "surplus well-being, technological advances, agricultural production, and wealth among the people". "

How is it they missed the fact Takky ripped off money from Thailand - and them - from his exploits? Or are they all buffaloes and cannot see or want to understand?

[ianbaggie]

All credit to the Government for allowing this to go ahead - little Shinawatra would have had them all shot!!! Shame red shirts are so selective and dismiss 90% of the facts that do not fit their arguments. A farce and a debacle - the truth about leaving faeces in someones house is the 5h1t that the red shirts left when they were run out of bangkok!!