Yingluck picked No 1 party list candidate

[whybother]

OK so you deleted my post whilst I was still writing it. Perhaps you'll be kind enough to point out what the point is of blocking content that doesn't sing the same song as the rest of the commentators?

It's not possible to delete a post while you're still writing it. They don't have access to your computer.

[indyuk]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

Really?

The Shinawats intend to run up bills not pay them and Thaksin's rice scheme Asia's biggest economic cock up since Mao's Great Leap Forward.

If you are looking for a sound Finance Minister Thailand has one and his name is Korn. Of course he'd have to 'do a Tarit' first so that's a non starter unless the Dems can win the election.

You are behind the view of the economists in respect to the Rice Pledging Scheme. The outcome is expected to be 'project achieved' which i means farming industry paying it's own mortgages without financial help from the government, increased productivity and the return of Thailand as the worlds number one Rice producer and exporter.

[indyuk]

OK so you deleted my post whilst I was still writing it. Perhaps you'll be kind enough to point out what the point is of blocking content that doesn't sing the same song as the rest of the commentators?

It's not possible to delete a post while you're still writing it. They don't have access to your computer.

OK my apologies. So I hove to assume that while 'they' proofread online it is with an automated online 'editor' with out a point of view then :-)

[whybother]

OK so you deleted my post whilst I was still writing it. Perhaps you'll be kind enough to point out what the point is of blocking content that doesn't sing the same song as the rest of the commentators?

It's not possible to delete a post while you're still writing it. They don't have access to your computer.

OK my apologies. So I hove to assume that while 'they' proofread online it is with an automated online 'editor' with out a point of view then :-)

They are human. They read posts. They delete off-topic posts ... like these ones.

[indyuk]

I assume the vast majority of posters here are from western style democracies. Yet I find it odd that some here have no problem with Thailand being run by a criminal fugitive. I wonder if they would be fine with this type of government in their home countries?

The other side is ran by a nutjob who is currently on trial for the murder of over 80 Thai civilians, for a 140+ Rai land corruption case where he transferred state land in Koh Samui to rich families and family members.

Oh, and he's also the biggest flip flop in world history.

- i will stop when the amnesty bill is dropped.

- i will stop when the government resigns.

- i will stop when new elections are held.

- oh wait I don't want new elections, want my people's council to rule Thailand

- i want to dissolve the Royal Thai Police and replace it with my own people's guard.

- i don't accept the new election date that was announced by Royal decree.

Can you guess his name?

Yingluck has kept all her promises. She has dissolved the house and called for new elections which is what normal countries do.

Everyone rooting for the nutjob is out of his mind.

Actually, the protests are led by "a nutjob who is currently on trial for the murder of over 80 Thai civilians, for a 140+ Rai land corruption case where he transferred state land in Koh Samui to rich families and family members."

He won't be standing in the elections.

Quite right but many of the the offspring of his favoured families of his eleven beneficiaries will. You didn't really think that 'He' is in this on his own did you?

[slapout]

Post 153 Indyuk

You may want to review your source for this glowing report on the rice skam. The Thai Commerce and Finance Ministeries press releases of "I have a dream" are not in agreement with the real world assisment.

The farmers have gained about 10% in rice sale value while their costs have been more than this increase. Their debt has skyrocketed, the Ag bank is slow pay (2 months and counting) This entire program has been written, implemented, operated, and covered up for the enrichment of everyone involved, except the farmer.

[Exsexyman]

Perfect choice. Suthep and the Democrats said that nobody trusts her anymore and nobody wants her to lead the country anymore. Let the Thai people speak (and then, Democrats, if you don't win for 23 years in a row, please shut up forever).

Here is a better thought, lets bring in UN observers, so no money changes hands and lets also forbid populist policy's and see how well she is liked

I have no doubt her motto for upcoming campaign would be, if you vote for us, we will pay you what we owe you for the rice, but if you do not, then you loose.

Gee i wonder which way Somachai's will vote who has been waiting to be paid for months

"Lets forbid populist policies"! I see your hero, ( lets abolish democracy) Suthep came up with this gem tonight. Saying that his new constitution will contain a clause tthat no government is allowed to launch populist policies. Hahaha, he really is a political pygmy. So no government can announce policies that will be popular!? Absolutely ridiculous, what is he suggesting, all candidates must promise to double taxation, raise food prices by 50%, etc etc. The man is a complete fool who is totally out of his depth.

No problem with UN observers, although i doubt Suthep would go along with it. Even he knows that in any election here his party would come a very poor second, thats why he wants to ban elections and take away peoples right to vote. He joins a long list of like minded dictators in that regard.

Anyway, for him and all his avid supporters on this forum, i would have thought that Ms Yingluck being picked as the No 1 candidate is the best news they could hear. After all she is wildly unpopular, a figure of fun, even hatred. This must be true because about 90% of the all knowing posters on these threads have been telling us this on an hourly basis for the past month or so. So it naturally follows that in an election nobody would vote for her or the party she represents, right?

Oh, hang on a minute ------!

, its hilarious the amount of people throwing "democracy" around

For starters do you actually know or understand what it means?

Can you name any period of time when Thailand was governed democratically?

No doubt if you actually understand democracy, you will not be telling me now.

Now, you claim to know democracy, so you think offering ipads is democratic way and an honest policy? You have seen other government in other countries run on "free ipads for all the kids"?

Well, what i do claim to know is that the basic principle of democracy is ONE PERSON -ONE VOTE. That is set in stone. It's hilarious that this is clearly too sophisticated for you to comprehend, obviously too radical a concept.! You are on here acting as a cheerleader to a would be dictator who wants to take this basic right away from the vast majority because they won't vote for him. Imagine foreigners staying in the US or UK, or indeed just about every Western country, going on a public forum calling for the overthrow of the elected government by undemocratic means, replacing said government with an unelected handful of elite people, and taking away the voting rights of the people! They would be getting a knock on the door in the middle of the night, and would probably be on their way to a Guantanamo Bay type establishment in the morning!

[Cuchulainn]

Just had a scary thought........................Jatuporn as PM! THAT is seriously scary.

[EyesWideOpen]

Just had a scary thought........................Jatuporn as PM! THAT is seriously scary.

How about giving Chalem a shot at being PM ?? He has been chomping at the bit for years.

Thaksin is really running things, so Chalerm could not do too much damage.

Could be a bit like the cabin boy taking a turn at the wheel of a huge ship that is on open

seas on flat water.......

The comedic value could be enormous, as he would be producing an endless stream of

wacky press releases. Then Thailand would HAVE to change from Amazing Thailand to

<deleted> Thailand.

Edited December 10, 2013 by EyesWideOpen

[Ricardo]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

I'm indebted to you for the information, that Thaksin soothed nerves and solved the Asian credit-crisis, perhaps he really did also cause the subsequent global boom too, What A Hero !

When he became PM, some four years after the crash, he borrowed to repay the IMF early. The current flood-prevention schemes & infrastructure-proposals will also be funded totally by borrowing, over 50-years. Meanwhile the government has trouble selling B75-billion of bonds, to help BAAC restart paying the rice-farmers, for the current-harvest.

You talk about Thailand eventually settling-down and "paying it bills on time", that's going to be a very long way off, this is all done on credit which will have to be repaid with interest one day !

By which time Thaksin & the Shin-clan will be distant memories, studied in history-classes !

Edited December 10, 2013 by Ricardo

[otherstuff1957]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

I'm indebted to you for the information, that Thaksin soothed nerves and solved the Asian credit-crisis, perhaps he really did also cause the subsequent global boom too, What A Hero !

When he became PM, some four years after the crash, he borrowed to repay the IMF early. The current flood-prevention schemes & infrastructure-proposals will also be funded totally by borrowing, over 50-years. Meanwhile the government has trouble selling B75-billion of bonds, to help BAAC restart paying the rice-farmers, for the current-harvest.

You talk about Thailand eventually settling-down and "paying it bills on time", that's going to be a very long way off, this is all done on credit which will have to be repaid with interest one day !

By which time Thaksin & the Shin-clan will be distant memories, studied in history-classes !

Indy needs to study up on his history... the actions that he as attributed to Thaksin were actually done by Chuan Leakpai.

[AleG]

Of course she is a party list candidate. Can't have her facing an electorate that might ask questions about perjury, parliamentary attendance or lack of it, committees she chairs without attending or accepting responsibility for, the costs and benefits of her incessant travel, her lack of veracity and consistency about her brother's influence, how much she has benefited from the rice scam, how much she would have benefited from the amnesty cash return flow on, etc.

These are personal issues before they question her party's policies, economic mismanagement, corruption and willingness to plunge the nation into debt.

As a party list candidate she is guaranteed a seat, even if she never uses it, if her party gets only a small number of votes. In systems without a party list, PMs who have proven themselves far from ideal have been given the boot from supposedly safe seats. Here, scum like the Shin clan and Chalerm are guaranteed election. If that doesn't suck, what does?

Sorry for asking again, because i do not know.

Was there any election in the PTP to vote for her?

Can not belief and never experienced that a decision-making within a party is so f****ing quick!

Can somebody, please put some light in this darkness, please?

No, there wasn´t a vote, for what is worth Red Shirt leaders have never been voted in for their positions within the UDD either.

[b2bme]

Go girl. You have the support here up country.

[Prbkk]

So all in all, after the elections Yingluck will be back as the PM and am I missing something, nothing will change. So do we go around in circles and have more protests and riots. it's like

Well, one of the dangers is the Australian experience, in which the 2 main parties fell over each other trying to buy votes ( more discreetly than in Thailand but buying nonetheless). That worked to some extent in the 25 years of strong economic growth. The danger for Thailand is that they continue to offer these populist carrots when the economy is in the toilet. Both sides.

Some of those chickens have come home to roost in Australia with the revelation today that taxpayers subsidise EVERY job in one car plant ( American owned) to the tune of $50000 per year...each job! Not dissimilar from Thailand.

[whybother]

So all in all, after the elections Yingluck will be back as the PM and am I missing something, nothing will change. So do we go around in circles and have more protests and riots. it's like 

Well, one of the dangers is the Australian experience, in which the 2 main parties fell over each other trying to buy votes ( more discreetly than in Thailand but buying nonetheless). That worked to some extent in the 25 years of strong economic growth. The danger for Thailand is that they continue to offer these populist carrots when the economy is in the toilet. Both sides.

Some of those chickens have come home to roost in Australia with the revelation today that taxpayers subsidise EVERY job in one car plant ( American owned) to the tune of $50000 per year...each job! Not dissimilar from Thailand.

Danger? It's already happening in Thailand.

Sent from my phone ...

[JRSoul]

You are behind the view of the economists in respect to the Rice Pledging Scheme. The outcome is expected to be 'project achieved' which i means farming industry paying it's own mortgages without financial help from the government, increased productivity and the return of Thailand as the worlds number one Rice producer and exporter.

I would dearly love to see a link to ANY respected economist that would spout such drivel. But I won't hold my breath waiting.

[Muhendis]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

Really?

The Shinawats intend to run up bills not pay them and Thaksin's rice scheme Asia's biggest economic cock up since Mao's Great Leap Forward.

If you are looking for a sound Finance Minister Thailand has one and his name is Korn. Of course he'd have to 'do a Tarit' first so that's a non starter unless the Dems can win the election.

You are behind the view of the economists in respect to the Rice Pledging Scheme. The outcome is expected to be 'project achieved' which i means farming industry paying it's own mortgages without financial help from the government, increased productivity and the return of Thailand as the worlds number one Rice producer and exporter.

Please read these articles and modify your thoughts on the rice pledging scheme.

http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403656_text

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-imf-thailand-idUSBRE9AB02F20131112

[rubl]

What are you talking about?

So if the PTP member does not agree with this choice, they are free to leave it!

If they want they are free to join the democrat party or another party

if they want they are free to create a new party!

This how do work a party, do you get it? And its certainly not the opposition who gonna choose them, are you insane?

Remember Newin, well he did leave the coalition, he was free to do what he want!

Thaskin doesnt hold a gun on the PTP party member.

Remember Samak, another PTP member, also elected, well you didnt want him also and he was not blood related to TS.

The most insane thing from your message, what on earth does allow you to speak in the name of PTP member.

because you are just talking <deleted>...

When the news was out that Thaksin had skyped-in into a cabinet meeting to tell his ministers how he want his country run, there were those who say "well, they don't have to listen".

Pheu Thai members agree on the 'Thaksin thinks, Pheu Thai acts' otherwise they wouldn't (be accepted). That's why Pheu Thai members frequenly feel an urge to go to HongKong or Dubai and somehow manage to greet their boss.

Remember Newin, switched from PPP to Democrats coalition and still not forgiven by Thaksin. Remember the late Samak who could have been re-elected the next day, but too independent was replaced by Thaksin's brother-in-law somchai?

The most insane thing is I have to agree with you, <deleted> you think you can speak for the Pheu Thai members here, dear bender.

I wonder how to respond to insane TV member.

Why you just dont get it, you did loose the last election you will lose the next one as usual.

There is anything that you can do except raving nonsense.

If TS want to choose his own grandmother at the head of the PTP up to him

if TS want to choose his mia noi to become the next PTP leader, again up to him

If the PTP members doesnt agree, they are free to leave the boat.

If you dont agree, you can ask your wife to enter politics and create a new party, the people will chose

But at the end of the day, 67 millions will have their last word to say, this is how democracy works!

AND IF the country want to put back in power TS himself..... well you have absolutely nothing to say.

and about your last nonsense msg:

TS Skype, well so at the next election, well the people will chose

PTP member go to Hong Kong, well again the people will chose at the next election.

If for the people, they are okay with skype or hong kong, you have absolutely nothing to say, its their choice. Not yours!

Newin was not forgiven by TS, why he should do so? Samak or his brother in law, well you didnt want anyone of them!

blahblahblahblah.....

The most insane thing is I have to agree with you, <deleted> you think you can speak for the Pheu Thai members here, dear bender.

This is show how dysfucntional you are, really!

Where did see you i do talk in the name of the PTP party, are you mad?

I just say : "up to them", i do respect their choice: YOU DONT!

I have nothing to say in the choice of their leader. ITS A PRIVATE PARTY!

YOU DONT WANT YL as the leader? and then you claims that certainly other PTP member

dont want her also. Actually you do talk in their name.

IF their is some problem with their party, so my little advice, leave the party and make a new one!

ps: you are completely weird, no logic at all!

Yes love, no love, whatever love

[rubl]

So now we have officially two crazy greedy at head of both sides.

I truly suggest to stay away from the protest sites, something will go wrong surely.

It always goes wrong when you put a lighter close to a gasoline tank.

It will only go wrong when the government decides it wants it to go wrong and sends in the storm troopers...

Just wait for Suthep's guards trying to replace Police. That would be nasty...

Why would he do that? Have I missed him saying such?

[newcomer71]

It will only go wrong when the government decides it wants it to go wrong and sends in the storm troopers...

Just wait for Suthep's guards trying to replace Police. That would be nasty...

Why would he do that? Have I missed him saying such?

Yep, it seems you missed a part of the show:

From Thaivisa.com

Posted 2013-12-09 19:28:37

RT@Aim_NT: PDRC asks people in every province to set up volunteer work force to replace police in keeping peace and order: Suthep.

[JRSoul]

Of course she is a party list candidate. Can't have her facing an electorate that might ask questions about perjury, parliamentary attendance or lack of it, committees she chairs without attending or accepting responsibility for, the costs and benefits of her incessant travel, her lack of veracity and consistency about her brother's influence, how much she has benefited from the rice scam, how much she would have benefited from the amnesty cash return flow on, etc.

These are personal issues before they question her party's policies, economic mismanagement, corruption and willingness to plunge the nation into debt.

As a party list candidate she is guaranteed a seat, even if she never uses it, if her party gets only a small number of votes. In systems without a party list, PMs who have proven themselves far from ideal have been given the boot from supposedly safe seats. Here, scum like the Shin clan and Chalerm are guaranteed election. If that doesn't suck, what does?

Sorry for asking again, because i do not know.

Was there any election in the PTP to vote for her?

Can not belief and never experienced that a decision-making within a party is so f****ing quick!

Can somebody, please put some light in this darkness, please?

I have to modify my earlier reply (not that it was wrong) after a PTP spokesman (Prompong?) announced today what the result of the vote "would be." You are quite right, no vote has been taken, just the result announced in advance.

[rubl]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

And here I was thinking the PM Chuan Leekpai government brokered a deal with the IMF for the neccessary billions which the previous government sqandered away in trying to keep the THB pegged to the US$.

The PM Thaksin S. government had thew Singapore government 'help' in unclear deals to be able to pay of the IMF and therefore the 'look over the shoulder' the IMF insisted on supplying billions. Upcountry there are still stories telling Thaksin paid of the IMF from his own (illgotten) gains.

Anyone who knows details on the Singapore link here?

[zydeco]

Go girl. You have the support here up country.

Who are you, Oprah?

[fab4]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

I'm indebted to you for the information, that Thaksin soothed nerves and solved the Asian credit-crisis, perhaps he really did also cause the subsequent global boom too, What A Hero !

When he became PM, some four years after the crash, he borrowed to repay the IMF early. The current flood-prevention schemes & infrastructure-proposals will also be funded totally by borrowing, over 50-years. Meanwhile the government has trouble selling B75-billion of bonds, to help BAAC restart paying the rice-farmers, for the current-harvest.

You talk about Thailand eventually settling-down and "paying it bills on time", that's going to be a very long way off, this is all done on credit which will have to be repaid with interest one day !

By which time Thaksin & the Shin-clan will be distant memories, studied in history-classes !

Indy needs to study up on his history... the actions that he as attributed to Thaksin were actually done by Chuan Leakpai.

Ah, Chuan Leekpai, aka The Painter, alluding to his whitewashing of the corruption undertaken during his two periods of governance, the first of which collapsed due to sutheps corruption over land distribution.

[Siripon]

Negative commentators should note that the Shinawatra's are the safest option for Thailand until the country settles down to paying it bills on time and a true democracy. Just as in the 1997 when Thailand was rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off until Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed prime minister. Not only was Thaksin able to borrow the necessary money to turn a crisis into a go forward and conquer for the Thailand situation his actions soothed nerves of every other Asian nation facing the similar financial calamity.

I'm indebted to you for the information, that Thaksin soothed nerves and solved the Asian credit-crisis, perhaps he really did also cause the subsequent global boom too, What A Hero !

When he became PM, some four years after the crash, he borrowed to repay the IMF early. The current flood-prevention schemes & infrastructure-proposals will also be funded totally by borrowing, over 50-years. Meanwhile the government has trouble selling B75-billion of bonds, to help BAAC restart paying the rice-farmers, for the current-harvest.

You talk about Thailand eventually settling-down and "paying it bills on time", that's going to be a very long way off, this is all done on credit which will have to be repaid with interest one day !

By which time Thaksin & the Shin-clan will be distant memories, studied in history-classes !

Indy needs to study up on his history... the actions that he as attributed to Thaksin were actually done by Chuan Leakpai.

Ah, Chuan Leekpai, aka The Painter, alluding to his whitewashing of the corruption undertaken during his two periods of governance, the first of which collapsed due to sutheps corruption over land distribution.

However, to this day Chuan is respected across the political spectrum as one of the most honest politicians in Thailand.

[fab4]

Of course she is a party list candidate. Can't have her facing an electorate that might ask questions about perjury, parliamentary attendance or lack of it, committees she chairs without attending or accepting responsibility for, the costs and benefits of her incessant travel, her lack of veracity and consistency about her brother's influence, how much she has benefited from the rice scam, how much she would have benefited from the amnesty cash return flow on, etc.

These are personal issues before they question her party's policies, economic mismanagement, corruption and willingness to plunge the nation into debt.

As a party list candidate she is guaranteed a seat, even if she never uses it, if her party gets only a small number of votes. In systems without a party list, PMs who have proven themselves far from ideal have been given the boot from supposedly safe seats. Here, scum like the Shin clan and Chalerm are guaranteed election. If that doesn't suck, what does?

Sorry for asking again, because i do not know.

Was there any election in the PTP to vote for her?

Can not belief and never experienced that a decision-making within a party is so f****ing quick!

Can somebody, please put some light in this darkness, please?

I have to modify my earlier reply (not that it was wrong) after a PTP spokesman (Prompong?) announced today what the result of the vote "would be." You are quite right, no vote has been taken, just the result announced in advance.

You are wrong. The vote has been held - the nomination was formally decreed today

The Pheu Thai party unanimously voted to put Yingluck Shinawatra on top of the party’s list candidates which will automatically place her as the first choice for the next premiership.

Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said Monday that the party picked Ms Yingluck as the candidate for the next prime minister because she had shown the leadership in protecting democracy and the safety of the prople during the course of the anti-government protests.

Ms Yingluck’s nomination for the next premiership will be formally confirmed by the party’s executive board at the meeting on December 11.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yingluck-picked-1-party-list-candidate/

[newcomer71]

Indy needs to study up on his history... the actions that he as attributed to Thaksin were actually done by Chuan Leakpai.

Ah, Chuan Leekpai, aka The Painter, alluding to his whitewashing of the corruption undertaken during his two periods of governance, the first of which collapsed due to sutheps corruption over land distribution.

However, to this day Chuan is respected across the political spectrum as one of the most honest politicians in Thailand.

If someone is respected and considered one of the most honest politicians in function of the fact he is one of the less corrupt, Thailand doesn't have too much to cheer up...

[rubl]

I have to modify my earlier reply (not that it was wrong) after a PTP spokesman (Prompong?) announced today what the result of the vote "would be." You are quite right, no vote has been taken, just the result announced in advance.

You are wrong. The vote has been held - the nomination was formally decreed today

The Pheu Thai party unanimously voted to put Yingluck Shinawatra on top of the party’s list candidates which will automatically place her as the first choice for the next premiership.

Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said Monday that the party picked Ms Yingluck as the candidate for the next prime minister because she had shown the leadership in protecting democracy and the safety of the prople during the course of the anti-government protests.

Ms Yingluck’s nomination for the next premiership will be formally confirmed by the party’s executive board at the meeting on December 11.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yingluck-picked-1-party-list-candidate/

So can you explain what is meant with "The Pheu Thai party unanimously voted"?

- did all it's members vote?

- did MP's vote?

- 'Thaksin thinks, Pheu Thai acts' ?

[fab4]

I have to modify my earlier reply (not that it was wrong) after a PTP spokesman (Prompong?) announced today what the result of the vote "would be." You are quite right, no vote has been taken, just the result announced in advance.

You are wrong. The vote has been held - the nomination was formally decreed today

The Pheu Thai party unanimously voted to put Yingluck Shinawatra on top of the party’s list candidates which will automatically place her as the first choice for the next premiership.

Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said Monday that the party picked Ms Yingluck as the candidate for the next prime minister because she had shown the leadership in protecting democracy and the safety of the prople during the course of the anti-government protests.

Ms Yingluck’s nomination for the next premiership will be formally confirmed by the party’s executive board at the meeting on December 11.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yingluck-picked-1-party-list-candidate/

So can you explain what is meant with "The Pheu Thai party unanimously voted"?

- did all it's members vote?

- did MP's vote?

- 'Thaksin thinks, Pheu Thai acts' ?

You seem overly concerned - do you want me to get hold of a copy of their rule book for you - I will if I can find an english language version on the web somewhere, but then again, I have more to do with my life. Yours, on reflection , must be pretty empty now that khun mark has dissolved your dem party.

but to save you getting all churlish and to satisfy the internal whybother type pedant in you

- I doubt it

- most probably

- <deleted>?

and the difference between this arrangement and the teflon dons endorsement (which is really what you want to "score points with") is

No Army Involvement.

[smedly]

ok my last post on the matter because this thread is just a lot of repetition

I'll throw two questions out there

Is everyone in agreement that the political landscape needs a major change - history tells us that

Is PTP going to make those changes - considering they've been in office for over 2 years

well my own opinion is yes and no to the above questions

Is Suthep the person to bring Thailand out of this cycle of political breakdown ? I don't know

but I see no harm in letting him try, it can't be any worse than PTP

This countries Politics is seriously xxxx up of that there is no doubt - an election solves nothing

I have to laugh at the multiple posters on these threads who are most likely the same person paid by TS to come here and spam the Taksin propaganda - why I don't know because what is posted here matters not to what goes on in Thailand

I hope this all ends well for the Thai people who seem to have seen the light

Edited December 11, 2013 by Rooo
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