Most Thais Ready For Woman Pm Says Opinion Poll

[Lite Beer]

OPINION POLL

Most Thais ready for woman PM

By The Nation on Sunday

Nida survey shows 63 per cent would welcome such an result; but one in 4 Southerners oppose a female leader

The majority of Thai people are ready to have their first female prime minister if one is elected to the top office, according to a survey conducted by National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

The Nida opinion poll shows that 63.47 per cent of respondents welcome such a possibility. Yingluck Shinawatra, the younger sister of fugitive former premier Thaksin, stands as the Pheu Thai Party's No 1 party-list MP candidate.

Yingluck is expected to be the country's first female premier if Pheu Thai wins the July 3 election against incumbent premier Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party.

According to the Nida survey, only 15.8 per cent of the respondents say they are not prepared to have the first female prime minister, with the South having the highest percentage of respondents (27.5 per cent) who say they are ready for that.

Regarding female and male MPs, 29.9 per cent of respondents say they prefer male MP candidates while another 29.68 per cent of respondents say they prefer female candidates.

On corruption, 22.77 per cent of respondents say they believe there will be corruption, but the majority of 31.77 per cent say it will be the same.

About 33.5 per cent of respondents say attention to details is the key strength of female politicians, while the key weakness (37.9 per cent) is indecisiveness.

However, 75.9 per cent of respondents say both female and male candidates are overall equally competent.

In the July 3 election, about 70 per cent of all eligible voters or nearly 30 million people are expected to cast their ballots to elect 375 constituency MPs and another 125 party-list MPs for the House of Representatives.

The 500 MPs will convene to elect the next prime minister, with Abhisit contesting for re-election as the Democrat Party's No 1 party-list candidate, while Yingluck is representing the Pheu Thai Party.

-- The Nation 2011-06-12

[bungalownights]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

[KKvampire]

Maybe they want the lunatics to take over the asylum

[ginjag]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

Ridiculous poll as usual, far too many questions silly low percent answers, in most cases50- 60 % of the remainder questioned there is no alternative or no answer. or did they round up 100 people and only ask half?? the poll taken WHERE?? Cabin Buri--Nong Khai ??? and the usual wind up one track answer from the impartial poster :lol:

[whybother]

Nida survey shows 63 per cent would welcome such an result; but one in 4 Southerners oppose a female leader

"Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics"

How to twist statistics into a sensational headline.

[whybother]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

63% are ready for it. Not 63% want it, or 63% want Yingluck to be it.

[Who, me ?]

They agree for a female PM. No mention about Yingluck though. Stupid poll again on which red shirts lovers will make a victory

Edited June 12, 2011 by Who, me ?

[philw]

They agree for a female PM. No mention about Yingluck though. Stupid poll again on which red shirts lovers will make a victory

Are there any other potential female PM's, other than Yingluck ??

Very interesting poll and givem that it comes from the anti red camp, quite illuminating.

[whybother]

They agree for a female PM. No mention about Yingluck though. Stupid poll again on which red shirts lovers will make a victory

They don't agree with it.

They're "ready" for it.

[Bakseedaa]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

Why in Gods name dont they hold a head to head , live in TV, between Abhisit and Yingluck... Let us all see with our own eyes, how she fares in such a discussion.. or in fact , how he fares...! Which one is scared to show themselves in front of the people...? Come on it is 2011, and she is the boss of a communication company... communicate Yingluck.. Give us all a treat... tear Abhisit to ribbons, he only went to Oxford University and Eton school, Im sure Chang Mai High can compete very well... And that Masters degree from Kentucky University (she did not learn how to make fried chicken) should have given you enough courage. Come on Yingluck.... Abhisit... get your organisers to organise.

[lannarebirth]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

Why in Gods name dont they hold a head to head , live in TV, between Abhisit and Yingluck... Let us all see with our own eyes, how she fares in such a discussion.. or in fact , how he fares...! Which one is scared to show themselves in front of the people...? Come on it is 2011, and she is the boss of a communication company... communicate Yingluck.. Give us all a treat... tear Abhisit to ribbons, he only went to Oxford University and Eton school, Im sure Chang Mai High can compete very well... And that Masters degree from Kentucky University (she did not learn how to make fried chicken) should have given you enough courage. Come on Yingluck.... Abhisit... get your organisers to organise.

While the University of Kentucky may not be among the top or even second tier of US universities it is still orders of magnitude superior to Kentucky State University which is where Ms. Yingluck matriculated.

http://www.kysu.edu/about/

The Asian curriculum doesn't look particularly rigorous:

http://www.kysu.edu/studentLife/AsianAffairs/

"exposure to American university academic content, and an experience of American culture."

Edited June 12, 2011 by lannarebirth

[MILT]

Really? A Female PM verses a Male PM this is what is being focused on? This a blatant move for one male and the inner circle of this one male, have dreamed of great rewards for their loyalty. Males, Females it doesn't really matter does it? I mean what's in a persons heart and character and skills that is what should be polled. If I had to bet (which is illegal) I would bet on whoever wins will have a plate piled high with division, and undermining.

[anterian]

If we look at past national leaders, in the UK, Israel, Germany, they were as capable as any man.

In most families, the husband may be the legal head but it is usually the wife that runs things domestically. Most women by necessity are generalists, men tend to be specialists in particular fields. A man may be a banker or economist, but the wife runs the family budget. A man may be a clothing manufacturer but his wife, not him, knows the price of his children's clothes.

In a home the man buys the car, the TV, the VCR, DVD player etc, but the woman selects the fridge, washing machine, microwave oven. The man buys the house, the woman makes it a home.

A woman PM with good specialist advisers would probably be better, more understanding and more compassionate than the current bunch of self seeking individuals of all political persuasions.

[EvilDrSomkid]

I guess part of my comment was out of bounds since it has been removed completely?

edit: just reread the forum rules, OK I guess it could be...

Edited June 12, 2011 by EvilDrSomkid

[whybother]

If we look at past national leaders, in the UK, Israel, Germany, they were as capable as any man.

In most families, the husband may be the legal head but it is usually the wife that runs things domestically. Most women by necessity are generalists, men tend to be specialists in particular fields. A man may be a banker or economist, but the wife runs the family budget. A man may be a clothing manufacturer but his wife, not him, knows the price of his children's clothes.

In a home the man buys the car, the TV, the VCR, DVD player etc, but the woman selects the fridge, washing machine, microwave oven. The man buys the house, the woman makes it a home.

A woman PM with good specialist advisers would probably be better, more understanding and more compassionate than the current bunch of self seeking individuals of all political persuasions.

Is there a woman around with good specialist advisers that is available to stand for PM?

[anterian]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

Why in Gods name dont they hold a head to head , live in TV, between Abhisit and Yingluck... Let us all see with our own eyes, how she fares in such a discussion.. or in fact , how he fares...! Which one is scared to show themselves in front of the people...? Come on it is 2011, and she is the boss of a communication company... communicate Yingluck.. Give us all a treat... tear Abhisit to ribbons, he only went to Oxford University and Eton school, Im sure Chang Mai High can compete very well... And that Masters degree from Kentucky University (she did not learn how to make fried chicken) should have given you enough courage. Come on Yingluck.... Abhisit... get your organisers to organise.

While the University of Kentucky may not be among the top or even second tier of US universities it is still orders of magnitude superior to Kentucky State University which is where Ms. Yingluck matriculated.

http://www.kysu.edu/about/

The Asian curriculum doesn't look particularly rigorous:

http://www.kysu.edu/...e/AsianAffairs/

"exposure to American university academic content, and an experience of American culture."

I have had people working for me both as a scientist and later a teacher. I early observed that their academic qualifications and where obtained, had often little relevance to their ability. A degree from a prestigious university may look impressive, it is marketed as such, but it is not a guarantee of ability.

[Who, me ?]

If we look at past national leaders, in the UK, Israel, Germany, they were as capable as any man.

In most families, the husband may be the legal head but it is usually the wife that runs things domestically. Most women by necessity are generalists, men tend to be specialists in particular fields. A man may be a banker or economist, but the wife runs the family budget. A man may be a clothing manufacturer but his wife, not him, knows the price of his children's clothes.

In a home the man buys the car, the TV, the VCR, DVD player etc, but the woman selects the fridge, washing machine, microwave oven. The man buys the house, the woman makes it a home.

A woman PM with good specialist advisers would probably be better, more understanding and more compassionate than the current bunch of self seeking individuals of all political persuasions.

Is there a woman around with good specialist advisers that is available to stand for PM?

Not here, not now....

[anterian]

If we look at past national leaders, in the UK, Israel, Germany, they were as capable as any man.

In most families, the husband may be the legal head but it is usually the wife that runs things domestically. Most women by necessity are generalists, men tend to be specialists in particular fields. A man may be a banker or economist, but the wife runs the family budget. A man may be a clothing manufacturer but his wife, not him, knows the price of his children's clothes.

In a home the man buys the car, the TV, the VCR, DVD player etc, but the woman selects the fridge, washing machine, microwave oven. The man buys the house, the woman makes it a home.

A woman PM with good specialist advisers would probably be better, more understanding and more compassionate than the current bunch of self seeking individuals of all political persuasions.

Is there a woman around with good specialist advisers that is available to stand for PM?

Is there a man around with good specialist advisers, are good specialist advisers to be found anywhere in Thailand? One thing for sure, if they exist they won't have the word "General" as part of their title.

[random]

I hope they are ready because it is what they are about to get.

On another note, I guess most people would also take a soi dog as PM over abhisit having sen how he fared.

[rubl]

I hope they are ready because it is what they are about to get.

On another note, I guess most people would also take a soi dog as PM over abhisit having sen how he fared.

Personally I doubt that, although lots of people seem interesting in a female Thaksin clone who looks nice.

[geriatrickid]

Yet another very positive sign for PT.

Why in Gods name dont they hold a head to head , live in TV, between Abhisit and Yingluck... Let us all see with our own eyes, how she fares in such a discussion.. or in fact , how he fares...! Which one is scared to show themselves in front of the people...? Come on it is 2011, and she is the boss of a communication company... communicate Yingluck.. Give us all a treat... tear Abhisit to ribbons, he only went to Oxford University and Eton school, Im sure Chang Mai High can compete very well... And that Masters degree from Kentucky University (she did not learn how to make fried chicken) should have given you enough courage. Come on Yingluck.... Abhisit... get your organisers to organise.

Why? The televised events are just an opportunity for a recital of canned slogans. The exchanges are rarely inciteful, nor revealing. Neutral emptiness is the position taken by the candidates at these events. Having watched leaders debates in France, Canada, Australia, the UK and USA, it's as if all the participants except for the fringe candiates went to the same trainer to learning talking points.

Even the great Redshirt vs the Abhisit talk fest was a bore. The Redshirts were given to rehearsed statements full of demands and negativity, PM Abhisit with his smug smile poking back with statements that were hollow. it didn't convince Redshirts that some of their leaders were blowhards nor supporters of PM Abhisit that he leads a government populated with two faced hypocrites.

So again I ask, what's the point of a televised event? it certainly would not be a debate. It would just be a recitation of canned speeches offering empty promises.

[random]

I hope they are ready because it is what they are about to get.

On another note, I guess most people would also take a soi dog as PM over abhisit having sen how he fared.

Personally I doubt that, although lots of people seem interesting in a female Thaksin clone who looks nice.

What do you base her being a Thaksin clone on? because they are related or on something else, or are you just going along with the opinion of the forum bullies as they think the same without ever really backing this up.

[lannarebirth]

I hope they are ready because it is what they are about to get.

On another note, I guess most people would also take a soi dog as PM over abhisit having sen how he fared.

Personally I doubt that, although lots of people seem interesting in a female Thaksin clone who looks nice.

What do you base her being a Thaksin clone on? because they are related or on something else, or are you just going along with the opinion of the forum bullies as they think the same without ever really backing this up.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=111625&sid=32565391&con_type=1

[anterian]

Gender notwithstanding, what can we see in most world leaders, and specifically those on offer in Thailand?

It seems to me we have a new type of leaders, people with a particularly frightening mental illness. People with this illness were termed psychopaths. (The term nowadays is anti-social personality disorder.) These are terms for people who are smart, personable, and engaging, but who have no consciences. They are not guided by a sense of right or wrong. They seem to be unaffected by the feelings of others, including feelings of distress caused by their actions. Straying from a decent way of treating people, or violating ethical codes causes no anxiety, the anxiety which is what causes the rest ofus to moderate our more greedy impulses. If most children feel anxiety when they are pilfering the forbidden cookie jar, psychopaths feel just fine. They can devour the cookies, shatter the jar as evidence and stuff it in the trash can. When accused, they can argue with apparent sincerity that the cookie jar has been missing for at least a week. There suffer no remorse, no guilt, no shame. They are free to do anything, no matter how harmful.

Psychopaths can be very tricky to recognize. As psychiatrist Dr. Hervey Cleckly wrote in his classic The Mask of Sanity in 1941, psychopaths are not technically insane.They don't have a psychosis, like schizophrenia. They are experts in appearing normal. They can act the role of a caring, concerned executive, even though they actually do not seem to experience such feelings. If they hurt somebody,they don't modify their behaviour.

In any country in which much of human culture has been rendered into machines for the manufacture of money, psychopaths are the ideal leaders. They are very focused.They are outcome oriented. They are frequently charming, and usually very bright and able. They can be impressively confident. Psychopaths can be dynamic leaders of enterprises,but are handicapped by their lack of feelings for relationships. They may be accomplished captains of industry, or parliamentarians or surgeons, but their families are frequently abused and miserable. Most psychotherapists have seen as patients the wives or husbands or children of such accomplished people.

Since psychopaths are usually very smart, they can be quite competent at impersonating regular human beings in positions of power. Since they don't care how their actions affect people, they can rise to great height in enterprises dealing with power and money. They can manufacture bombs or run hospitals.Whatever the undertaking, it is all the same to them. It's just business.

Thaksin obviously fits this description, does Yingluck? Does Abhisit, Newin, Sondhi, Sonthi and anyone else you can name, I believe so.

Edited June 12, 2011 by anterian

[random]

I hope they are ready because it is what they are about to get.

On another note, I guess most people would also take a soi dog as PM over abhisit having sen how he fared.

Personally I doubt that, although lots of people seem interesting in a female Thaksin clone who looks nice.

What do you base her being a Thaksin clone on? because they are related or on something else, or are you just going along with the opinion of the forum bullies as they think the same without ever really backing this up.

http://www.thestanda...5391&con_type=1

I dont click on links, also why dont you give me your opinion and not yhe opinion of someone else

[lannarebirth]

http://www.thestanda...5391&con_type=1

I dont click on links, also why dont you give me your opinion and not yhe opinion of someone else

I don't have an opinion on the matter. I merely linked to a report quoting Thaksin as saying his sister is his clone.

Here you go:

Thaksin sister a 'clone'

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Fugitive Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has denied he wants to be leader again, but admitted his youngest sister Yingluck, who is a challenger for the post, is his "clone" - in terms of having "the same culture, the same background, the same ideas, the same attitude, and the same thinking."

[Thaddeus]

I dont click on links, also why dont you give me your opinion and not yhe opinion of someone else

Surely, not clicking on links is equivalent to clasping your hands over your ears and shouting 'I can't hear you, I can't hear you'

[rubl]

(quote name='random' timestamp='1307851610' post='4483818')

I hope they are ready because it is what they are about to get.

On another note, I guess most people would also take a soi dog as PM over abhisit having sen how he fared.(/quote)

Personally I doubt that, although lots of people seem interesting in a female Thaksin clone who looks nice.

What do you base her being a Thaksin clone on? because they are related or on something else, or are you just going along with the opinion of the forum bullies as they think the same without ever really backing this up.

http://www.thestanda...5391&con_type=1

I dont click on links, also why dont you give me your opinion and not yhe opinion of someone else

I gave you my opinion and you ask what it is based on. Well, reading a few articles, listening to PTP MP's, my inspiration Robert A. and some more fools.

Now of course it's my turn. Why do you 'think' we'll get a female PM in Thailand, and why would you guess people would even vote for a soi dog if given the chance?

[473geo]

I dont click on links, also why dont you give me your opinion and not yhe opinion of someone else

Surely, not clicking on links is equivalent to clasping your hands over your ears and shouting 'I can't hear you, I can't hear you'

I guess that applies to people who deperately attempt to ridicule polls that are sending a clear message they don't like....

[rubl]

I dont click on links, also why dont you give me your opinion and not yhe opinion of someone else

Surely, not clicking on links is equivalent to clasping your hands over your ears and shouting 'I can't hear you, I can't hear you'

I guess that applies to people who deperately attempt to ridicule polls that are sending a clear message they don't like....

Personally I don't think a poll is supposed to send a message, unless the poll is rigged to show a result which confirms a message / result one was looking for. Most poll descriptions given here do not seem statistically sound which would throw doubt on their outcome. As such it has nothing to do with 'a clear message' one may or may not like.

Personally I agree with dear member bungalownights that Ms. Yingluck doesn't look bad for a 43 year old woman with billions in the bank

Edited June 12, 2011 by rubl