Flighting, my president: Yingluck's warm welcome goes wrong

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Flighting, my president: Yingluck's warm welcome goes wrong
By Coconuts Bangkok



“Fighting, fighting, fighting!” has become a Thai expression pulled from English vocabulary.

BANGKOK: -- The ladies at an OTOP complex in Saraburi province warmly welcomed Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday and decided to put up a sign, suggesting she should keep up the good “flight.”

The sign says "You are my idol don't be worry for anything. Everything will be O.K. I love you My president. Flighting!"

The canvas sign, which aimed to show the Prime Minister support, contained one misspelling, making it the “Uneducate people” of 2014.

Predictably the mistake turned into an object of internet ridicule, as Yingluck snapped a photo [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/02/25/flighting-my-president-yinglucks-warm-welcome-goes-wrong

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-02-25

[siampolee]

One wonder whether the good ladies of O.T.O.P. in Saraburu might have been making a somewhat less than subtle comment.

http://youtu.be/7DYA1raD-YY

[kotsak]

Slipping tongue says the truth.. Ready for flight..

[TVGerry]

It's as if Yingluck wrote the welcome banner herself.

[saltandpepper]

It was a nice way to "overcome" Yingluck

[MaxLee]

"BANGKOK: -- The ladies at an OTOP complex in Saraburi province warmly welcomed Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday and decided to put up a sign, suggesting she should keep up the good flight.

The sign says "You are my idol don't be worry for anything. Everything will be O.K. I love you My president. Flighting!" "

The supporters of such campaigns don't even deserve to compared to Barbie or any other supposed to be cliche stupid blond chick....

Room 4, institute for women with brain beyond brain-washed-damaged IQ OF MINUS 99999999999...... (Infinite)

[ggold]

Surely that is two errors! she is not president either, can't even call her Prime Minister she is so obviously a puppet!

[djjamie]

They think she is the president as well.

This seems to be a litmus test of the intelligence of her voter base apparently.

She really is a flight risk though. The UDD are a fight risk.

Edited February 25, 2014 by djjamie

[seajae]

maybe the cat is out of the bag, will the real president please stand up, we give you thaksin.

[NongKhaiKid]

I'm sure these good ladies, all loyal Thais, had no idea that the title ' President ' implies a republic.

Why did they not just stick to Thai ? YL isn't exactly the best English speaker around, forget her degree from Kentucky State which may be ' iffy ' to say the least.

[khwaibah]

Google Translate does it again...

[than]

Perhaps this banner reflet the real wish of UDD-PT

[fstarbkk]

Surely that is two errors! she is not president either, can't even call her Prime Minister she is so obviously a puppet!

Perhaps the "President" thing is a reference to her brother's alleged republican aspirations.

Edited February 25, 2014 by fstarbkk

[h90]

I'm sure these good ladies, all loyal Thais, had no idea that the title ' President ' implies a republic.

Why did they not just stick to Thai ? YL isn't exactly the best English speaker around, forget her degree from Kentucky State which may be ' iffy ' to say the least.

Keep in mind what Thaksins son said when the police took him with narcotics....can't tell it here, but surge google can help.

[Bocking]

simply a Freudian slip

[NongKhaiKid]

I'm sure these good ladies, all loyal Thais, had no idea that the title ' President ' implies a republic.

Why did they not just stick to Thai ? YL isn't exactly the best English speaker around, forget her degree from Kentucky State which may be ' iffy ' to say the least.

Keep in mind what Thaksins son said when the police took him with narcotics....can't tell it here, but surge google can help.

and when he was caught taking ' innocent personal papers ' into an exam at Ramkamheng Uni the Deputy President said even if he was cheating, which of course he wasn't, cheating was no big deal.

[Costas2008]

Doesn't matter the mistake......the Lady is a good PR person........she knows how to smile and how to cry when needed.

But that's all......she shouldn't be near a position of Prime minister or any political position what so ever.

As she lack's of any intelligence or political experience she is drugging this country to the worst.

Ms Yingluck, just stick fraternising with the OTOP ladies till your time comes to stay home.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Costas2008

[Artisi]

Well at least she took time off from her very busy schedule of getting the country back onto its feet - the pressure must be horrendous - war cabinet meetings, keeping Chalerm's booze supply up to date, hair, nail and beautician appointments, ducking and weaving so as not to have to meet anyone of importance AND attend extremely important OTOP fairs - Oh! the pressure is getting me down.

[Fryslan boppe]

An obvious attempt to denigrate the Prime Minister.

"Yingluck's warm welcome goes wrong"...But a warm welcome it was indeed. No-one should make the mistake of underestimating her and the huge electoral respect she commands. PAD-Dem's are not trying to nullify elections for nothing.

Denigration like that only plays in PAD-Dem circles, and they make the mistake of believing it....But on the other hand, being very afraid of elections, including the current one. Ridiculing someone who kicks ass in elections is unbecoming....It has the aura of grasping at straws.

The UDD/RS also like to ridicule the PAD-Dem's for their blanket denigration of their political opposites as being 'uneducated'...The pro-electoral democrats wear it as a badge of honor....They can afford to do that is those who make such statements are on the political outside, looking in....They are the foolish ones, especially when they cannot grasp the difference between education and being 'politicized'.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Fryslan boppe

[Loles]

Do stay there yingluck in Saraburi, do make OTOP business with your dumb team, BUT don't steal their money before you fly to Dubai, Macedonia or where-ever ...

Edited February 25, 2014 by Loles

[whybother]

An obvious attempt to denigrate the Prime Minister.

"Yingluck's warm welcome goes wrong"...But a warm welcome it was indeed. No-one should make the mistake of underestimating her and the huge electoral respect she commands. PAD-Dem's are not trying to nullify elections for nothing.

Denigration like that only plays in PAD-Dem circles, and they make the mistake of believing it....But on the other hand, being very afraid of elections, including the current one. Ridiculing someone who kicks ass in elections is unbecoming....It has the aura of grasping at straws.

The UDD/RS also like to ridicule the PAD-Dem's for their blanket denigration of their political opposites as being 'uneducated'...The pro-electoral democrats wear it as a badge of honor....They can afford to do that is those who make such statements are on the political outside, looking in....They are the foolish ones, especially when they cannot grasp the difference between education and being 'politicized'.

Are you suggesting the OTOP people did this deliberately?

I don't think anyone could underestimate Yingluck. Could an estimate actually go that low?

[Basil B]

President?

So they want to turn the Kingdom into a Republic...

Not so long ago they would have lost their heads for that.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Basil B

[Scamper]

Actually, no mistakes were made. Both errors are in fact applicable.

[NongKhaiKid]

For many a year it's been suggested big brother fancies the title ' President ', for himself of course.

[gemini81]

No wonder she is afraid to open her trap, and avoids in at all cost. What a massive loss of face she is to everyone associated with her.

[Thai at Heart]

President? Strewth.

[Chang_paarp]

When will they learn to have an English speaker/reader proof their attempts at English. Unfortunately the local press do not exactly show leadership in this matter.

[bigbamboo]

Not a good day for the Shinawats. Yingluck being referred to as the 'President' and over on Voice TV we have the Prime Minister expressing 'HIS' condolences.

I wonder how they refer to each other on Skype?

[kotsak]

For many a year it's been suggested big brother fancies the title ' President ', for himself of course.

Of course, he wants to be the Sun Yat-sen of Thailand

[JusMe]

Even more errors there: "You are my idol don't be worry for anything. Everything will be O.K. I love you My president. Flighting!"

You are my idol (period) Don't be worried about anything. Everything will be O.K. I love you (comma) my president (obvious error) Flighting!" And the final wrong word, obviously.