Thaksin's Sister Yingluck Cries Again In Phayao While Campaigning

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Yingluck cries again in Phayao

By The Nation

Pheu Thai Party's candidate to be prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, shed tears again yesterday when asking for support from voters in Phayao.

While campaigning for three Pheu Thai candidates in the northern province, Yingluck cried, saying the Shinawatra family had a debt of gratitude to the people.

She asked for a chance to become Thailand's first woman prime minister, to revive the economic policies of her brother, former prime minister Thaksin, and "correct mistakes" of the Democrat government.

On Saturday, just before campaigning in Chiang Mai, Yingluck wept while begging for a chance to become prime minister.

Yesterday, Yingluck took part in a major campaign at a park in downtown Phayao. She was accompanied by Pheu Thai leader Yongyuth Wichaidit and several Pheu Thai candidates - Chalerm Yoobamrung, Natthawut Saikua and Danuporn Punnakan.

About 5,000 local people turned up for the rally.

Yingluck said people in Phayao could help her become prime minister by electing Pheu Thai candidates in all the three constituencies.

Meanwhile in Bangkok, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Democrat Party leader, held a seminar for the party's constituency candidates at the Miracle Grand Hotel.

Abhisit warned the candidates to be careful when taking part in election campaigns because rivals might use any tactics to try to win the poll.

During the seminar, Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwankhiri told Democrat candidates to use "5 reductions and 5 increases" in their election campaigns.

Trairong explained that the Democrats had policies to try to reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling; to reduce cost of university study via soft loans to students; to reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare; to continue to reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services; and to reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers.

The five promised increases by the Democrats were: they would try to increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent, would increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years, would increase allowances for elderly people, would increase the fight against drug trafficking and would increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers.

-- The Nation 2011-05-23

[rkidlad]

Wow! She must really care for the Thai people if she cried.

"While campaigning for three Pheu Thai candidates in the northern province, Yingluck cried, saying the Shinawatra family had a debt of gratitude to the people." Since when was the word 'gratitude' a synonym for billions and billions of Baht?

[tomyummer]

There's no crying in baseball!!

[TheWalkingMan]

Crying? Will she use that tactic when Thailand has trade problems?

TheWalkingMan

[Misterwhisper]

She seems rather emotional for a supposedly seasoned businesswoman. Wonder how frequently she'll break out in tears or throw tantrums once she's PM and realizes that she can't fulfill many of her election campaign promises and her returned big brother is systematically usurping her power.

Edited May 23, 2011 by Misterwhisper

[LomSak27]

If it works for the cons, aka Glenn Beck, why not give it a shot?

[geriatrickid]

Ok, so she shows some emotion. Some will see it as a weakness, while others will see it as pasion. A passion for the people, a passion for the nation. A manifestation of the love that she has for her cause.

When Miguel Angel Moratinos lost his job as Spain’s foreign minister he wept openly in public. The European parliament usually has an episode every so often where some member breaks down in tears over something or other. The Speaker of the US House John Boehner cries like this too and he's a cold Republican. Ronald Reagan used to tear up as if on cue when he was near the US flag. Mitt Romney a republican hopeful for the US presidency got all choked up on a news show. Israeli prime ministers have cried,

The only politician that I don't think cries is Vladimr Putin. However, he's a robot so maybe he doesn't count.

[Pib]

Let's all cry, give each other a big hug, and all our problems will go away--or not.

[Thaddeus]

Crocodiles cry when they are feeding.

[Briggsy]

Thai voters are big on empathy and emotion, low on logic and big on getting paid for their vote. This will do Pheu Thai no harm at all and may well boost their vote.

[samurai]

Trairong explained that the Democrats had policies to try to reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling; to reduce cost of university study via soft loans to students; to reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare;

Surprise, surprise.

*15 years of free education* comes with education costs and *free universal healthcare* comes with restrictions.

Why call it *free* at all if it isn't free at all?

Politicians - don't take their slogans for given.

[timekeeper]

Trairong explained that the Democrats had policies to try to reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling; to reduce cost of university study via soft loans to students; to reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare;

Surprise, surprise.

*15 years of free education* comes with education costs and *free universal healthcare* comes with restrictions.

Why call it *free* at all if it isn't free at all?

Politicians - don't take their slogans for given.

Thais can get free insulin at hospitals but the free offer has restrictions attached

you have to be diabetic to get it.........

Edited May 23, 2011 by timekeeper

[slapout]

Maybe she was brought to tears due to the meager turnout in the heart of "Thaksin country" Reagan was an actor, they can cry on cue. Putin makes other people cry so no comparison.

Nothing wrong with a tear now and again. I have seen tears of anger, happiness, sadness, fulfillment/satisfaction, sympathy, and one time a lady was brought to tears as she was frightened. Laughter can be a result of the same stimuli.

I have to admit that when women or men cry for what seems to be a " want of sympathy" factor, I kind of go into a dismissal/ignore mode.

[samurai]

Trairong explained that the Democrats had policies to try to reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling; to reduce cost of university study via soft loans to students; to reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare;

Surprise, surprise.

*15 years of free education* comes with education costs and *free universal healthcare* comes with restrictions.

Why call it *free* at all if it isn't free at all?

Politicians - don't take their slogans for given.

Thais can get free insulin at hospitals but the free offer has restrictions attached

you have to be diabetic to get it.........

I see

Thank you for explanation, its much clearly now for me what *free universal healthcare* means.

And did you read it, the Democrats wwant reduce these restrictions. does that mean free insulin for everybody in the future? sounds like sweet and happy times.

Edited May 23, 2011 by samurai

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Yingluck Aspires to Become First Female Prime Minister of Thailand

Pheu Thai number one party-list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra won over support during an election campaign in Payao Province.

The sister of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra promised she became a politician to help solve the country's problem and not for power.

Yingluck Shinawatra, the No.1 party-list candidate of Pheu Thai, traveled to Payao Province along with Pheu Thai's MP candidates as part of the party's nationwide campaign.

Yingluck received a warm welcome from a large number of supporters, especially red-shirts, from many districts in Payao.

During the campaign, Yingluck reiterated that she aims to be the first female prime minister of Thailand.

She's also promised to dedicate herself to solving people's problems, not to playing political games.

Speaking to voters, Yongyut Wichaidit, Pheu Thai party leader took the opportunity to introduce constituency MP candidates in Payao Province.

They include Arunee Chamnanya, Visut Chainaroon and Pairoj Banjong.

In addition, key red-shirt leader and Pheu Thai MP candidate Nattawut Saikua lashed out at the Democrats.

He accused the caretaker government of being unable to solve the ongoing economic difficulties and improve the well being of Thais.

On the contrary, Nutthawut claims the policies introduced by deposed former PM Thaksin Shinnawatra were more practical and can help improve the public's standard of living.

-- Tan Network 2011-05-23

[Crushdepth]

Will she cry when a couple of thousand people are butchered in her "war on drugs"?

[samurai]

During the seminar, Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwankhiri told Democrat candidates to use "5 reductions and 5 increases" in their election campaigns.

Trairong explained that the Democrats had policies to try to reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling; to reduce cost of university study via soft loans to students; to reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare; to continue to reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services; and to reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers.

The five promised increases by the Democrats were: they would try to increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent, would increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years, would increase allowances for elderly people, would increase the fight against drug trafficking and would increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers.

I noticed that some important part, the Democrats campaign, is buried under this silly headline "Yingluck Cries, Again!"

"5 reductions and 5 increases" = 10 points (in words ten) the number on the ballot paper for the Dem's.

Five Reductions

1. reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling
   
2. reduce cost of university study via soft loans
   
3. reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare
   
4. reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services
   
5. reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers
   

Five Increases

1. increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent
   
2. increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years
   
3. increase allowances for elderly people
   
4. increase the fight against drug trafficking
   
5. increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers
   

This should actually get a thread of its own.

[whybother]

I think the PTP's list so far is:

- give an amnesty to criminals

- wipe out the drug trade in 6 months

- give credit cards to farmers

- give credit cards to taxi drivers

- give money to villages

- increase minimum wages by 50%

- set minimum wages for university graduates

- make everyone rich in 6 months

With all the credit cards and money being handed out, I can see how the last point is achievable.

Of course, businesses having to pay the large increases in salaries won't fare too well, nor will the banks providing the credit cards when the users can't pay them back.

[Thai at Heart]

"5 reductions and 5 increases" = 10 points (in words ten) the number on the ballot paper for the Dem's.

Five Reductions

1. reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling
   
2. reduce cost of university study via soft loans
   
3. reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare
   
4. reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services
   
5. reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers
   

Five Increases

1. increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent
   
2. increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years
   
3. increase allowances for elderly people
   
4. increase the fight against drug trafficking
   
5. increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers
   

This should actually get a thread of its own.

Indeed, this is more important than a few tears. That said, she has a lot of campaigning to go. Maybe she is sponsored by Kleenex.

I am also all for simple electioneering points, but aren't there a slightly broader types of people in the country than farmers and students?

[Prichard]

I had a dream last night. It went something like this…

The scene: A prime minister (PM) addressing the parliament on becoming the new prime minister.

PM: I am really excited to become your ….(stutter and choke with emotion)…prime minister.

A crowd at an intersection: Chaiyo…chaiyo….chaiyo…with all the hands and feet clapping ….

PM: I want to thank my …(choke with emotion, tears streaming down the cheek)… my bro… (hands over face, wiping the tears, trying to continue) …

A crowd at an intersection: Chaiyo…chaiyo….chaiyo…with all the hands and feet clapping ….

PM: About forming the cabinet …(choke with emotion, tears streaming down the cheek)… I want to first talk to my bro…. (hands over face, wiping the tears, trying to continue) … I’ll tell you later.

A crowd at an intersection: Chaiyo…chaiyo….chaiyo…with all the hands and feet clapping ….

PM: About improving the economy … (choke with emotion, tears streaming down the cheek)… I want to first talk to my bro…. (hands over face, wiping the tears, trying to continue) … I’ll tell you later.

A crowd at an intersection: Chaiyo…chaiyo….chaiyo…with all the hands and feet clapping ….

PM: About 10 more electric train lines … (choke with emotion, tears streaming down the cheek)… I want to first talk to my bro…. (hands over face, wiping the tears, trying to continue) … I’ll tell you later.

A crowd at an intersection: Chaiyo…chaiyo….chaiyo…with all the hands and feet clapping ….

PM: About building a dam to protect Bangkok from land erosion and floods … (choke with emotion, tears streaming down the cheek)… I want to first talk to my bro…. (hands over face, wiping the tears, trying to continue) … I’ll tell you later.

PM: About the handout for your votes, I’ve already talked to my brother. He said forget it because we need to hold on our own money, just in case. (chin up, smiling broadly and laughing out loud) …

A crowd at an intersection: All silent and went home crying …

I then woke up and realized it was only a dream. Cheers.

[Lancelot]

Thai voters are big on empathy and emotion, low on logic and big on getting paid for their vote. This will do Pheu Thai no harm at all and may well boost their vote.

Bingo! Politics, in all countries, is often good theater as well.

If politicians told us the truth-we'd never elect them anyway

[ginjag]

Thai voters are big on empathy and emotion, low on logic and big on getting paid for their vote. This will do Pheu Thai no harm at all and may well boost their vote.

This woman looks and ACTS like the DRAMA queens on Thai soap opera-T.V.-----It's a pity the Thai people cannot see this, but they are easily led-only takes a few BHT--and tears. There are a majority of crazy voters to give her the job, The hub of shams now.

[Thai at Heart]

Thai voters are big on empathy and emotion, low on logic and big on getting paid for their vote. This will do Pheu Thai no harm at all and may well boost their vote.

Bingo! Politics, in all countries, is often good theater as well.

If politicians told us the truth-we'd never elect them anyway

T think the 51:49 rule is very applicable to politicians. If they tell the truth 51% of the time, they are trust worthy. Shame is, there are very few around who tell the whole truth even that often.

[Insight]

Willing to wager my vote she'll have a nervous breakdown before the election date.

[Thai at Heart]

Thai voters are big on empathy and emotion, low on logic and big on getting paid for their vote. This will do Pheu Thai no harm at all and may well boost their vote.

This woman looks and ACTS like the DRAMA queens on Thai soap opera-T.V.-----It's a pity the Thai people cannot see this, but they are easily led-only takes a few BHT--and tears. There are a majority of crazy voters to give her the job, The hub of shams now.

But is she the overbearing pooyai, scary mum, or is she the doe-eyed, pure as the driven snow, little girl next door character?

[samurai]

"5 reductions and 5 increases" = 10 points (in words ten) the number on the ballot paper for the Dem's.

Five Reductions

1. reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling
   
2. reduce cost of university study via soft loans
   
3. reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare
   
4. reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services
   
5. reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers
   

Five Increases

1. increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent
   
2. increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years
   
3. increase allowances for elderly people
   
4. increase the fight against drug trafficking
   
5. increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers
   

This should actually get a thread of its own.

Indeed, this is more important than a few tears. That said, she has a lot of campaigning to go. Maybe she is sponsored by Kleenex.

I am also all for simple electioneering points, but aren't there a slightly broader types of people in the country than farmers and students?

Don't have the exact figures here but I think Thailand is a very young society with lots of kids, albeit they cannot not vote they all have parents. And many young and first time voters still students in vocational schools and universities.

So with this points you reach a big part of the electorate.

And I don't know how the exact percentage of the population the farmers represent, but that is a group large enough every main party should focus on

And a group poor enough so they are exactly the one the Democrats will take care of in the 'welfare state' Abhisit has promised.

Next to farmers and students, the campaign focus also on the elderly people and the drug problem.

Sure, missing are some points for other groups like factory workers, the middle class,all the urban dwellers..

These 5+5 campaign points are the top main points a candidate will introduce when he meets and and talks with the ordinary and average people.

And I am sure the Democrats will have an answer and a concept for all these other people too. And make also some election promises to owners of small and medium-sized businesses for example or state employees.

Or other issues a government has to take care of like financial policies, national budget, promotion of trade and industry, media laws, foreign policies and so on.

Don't assume the Dem's are just for farmers and students and don't forget the poor reporting style here. their 5&5 campaign is reported in article with the headline "Thaksin's Sister Yingluck Cries Again In Phayao".

News, reports and details about the Dem's electoral campaign are rare in general.

So if you and me miss some points here, we should not blame the Democrats and think they don't have anything to say - the ones to blame is the media and their poor reports.

The same goes for PTP and Yingluck, I am sure their have something more to offer as only tears shed again, this time in Phayao.

Edited May 23, 2011 by samurai

[Thai at Heart]

"5 reductions and 5 increases" = 10 points (in words ten) the number on the ballot paper for the Dem's.

Five Reductions

1. reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling
   
2. reduce cost of university study via soft loans
   
3. reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare
   
4. reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services
   
5. reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers
   

Five Increases

1. increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent
   
2. increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years
   
3. increase allowances for elderly people
   
4. increase the fight against drug trafficking
   
5. increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers
   

This should actually get a thread of its own.

Indeed, this is more important than a few tears. That said, she has a lot of campaigning to go. Maybe she is sponsored by Kleenex.

I am also all for simple electioneering points, but aren't there a slightly broader types of people in the country than farmers and students?

Don't have the exact figures here but I think Thailand is a very young society with lots of kids, albeit they cannot not vote they all have parents. And many young and first time voters still students in vocational schools and universities.

So with this points you reach a big part of the electorate.

And I don't know how the exact percentage of the population the farmers represent, but that is a group large enough every main party should focus on

And a group poor enough so they are exactly the one the Democrats will take care of in the 'welfare state' Abhisit has promised.

Next to farmers and students, the campaign focus also on the elderly people and the drug problem.

Sure, missing are some points for other groups like factory workers, the middle class,all the urban dwellers..

These 5+5 campaign points are the top main points a candidate will introduce when he meets and and talks with the ordinary and average people.

And I am sure the Democrats will have an answer and a concept for all these other people too. And make also some election promises to owners of small and medium-sized businesses for example or state employees.

Or other issues a government has to take care of like financial policies, national budget, promotion of trade and industry, media laws, foreign policies and so on.

Don't assume the Dem's are just for farmers and students and don't forget the poor reporting style here. their 5&5 campaign is reported in article with the headline "Thaksin's Sister Yingluck Cries Again In Phayao".

News, reports and details about the Dem's electoral campaign are rare in general.

So if you and me miss some points here, we should not blame the Democrats and think they don't have anything to say - the ones to blame is the media and their poor reports.

The same goes for PTP and Yingluck, I am sure their have something more to offer as only tears shed again, this time in Phayao.

I think I have been around long enough to know that nothing is ever this simple. However, I always find it extremely interesting in Thai politics how the policies are so clear and absolute, so early in the electioneering phase.

By the time this finishes, I would expect these 5 ups and 5 downs, to have spread to 25 ups, 25 downs and 10 sideways. I can see that they want to create a clear message to go head to head with PTP on very specific issues, it is just that these policies only appeal to a part of the country. For that, I say ok, but it is hardly going a long way to talking to the country. In fact, I might go so far as to say, that these policies have virtually nothing to do with many of the existing democrat voters. So, I wonder when they will get their 5/5 manifesto?

I applaud things that help the farmers and the poor, it is just if I was a middle class guy with a car on finance, a mortgage or a small business I might care to know if there is anything in there for me? Seems as yet not. I guess they will have to wait for the next 10 policies to be released. Of course the Dems should pursue policies to aid the poor, but they need to appeal to more than that.

[james24]

Didn't Hilary Clinton try this trick and it backfired.

She wont win, itll be a yellow summer

[Thai at Heart]

Didn't Hilary Clinton try this trick and it backfired.

She wont win, itll be a yellow summer

Please no yellows

[samran]

Thai voters are big on empathy and emotion, low on logic and big on getting paid for their vote. This will do Pheu Thai no harm at all and may well boost their vote.

This woman looks and ACTS like the DRAMA queens on Thai soap opera-T.V.-----It's a pity the Thai people cannot see this, but they are easily led-only takes a few BHT--and tears. There are a majority of crazy voters to give her the job, The hub of shams now.

But is she the overbearing pooyai, scary mum, or is she the doe-eyed, pure as the driven snow, little girl next door character?

I suspect she was in tears as she was forced to slum it with poor people. Prada had a new handbag that day in that day at the Emporium, and she was forced to be there in the sun, god forbid, getting a little tan.

Don't be fooled, the closest these guys gets to a person earning less than 200 day is if that person is cleaning up after them....or if they are hiding their assets.

Edited May 23, 2011 by samran