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Pheu Thai pushing Yaowapa as MP

Published: 16 Mar 2013 at 16.56
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A move by the Pheu Thai party to get Yaowapa Wongsawat, another sister of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, into the House could do more harm than good, some party members say.

The party reportedly wants Mrs Yaowapa to be available as an MP in case her younger sister, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, is disqualified following a loan transaction probe by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

The stage has been set after Mrs Yaowapa's close aide, Kasem Nimmonrat, abruptly resigned effective March 13, as a Chiang Mai MP, giving no explanation.

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ringmaster
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Discussion 57 : 18 Mar 2013 at 04.5257
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Let the voters in Chiang Mai decide if she should be MP or not. If the Dems or anyone else doesn't want her to be an MP then they can field a candidate to oppose her. That's what democracy is all about.
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Discussion 56 : 17 Mar 2013 at 22.5556
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Disc 55 - So has every election in over a decade.
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Discussion 55 : 17 Mar 2013 at 22.1755
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"The next election will surely return the Govt. the people want"

Sir, the last election already did that.
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Discussion 54 : 17 Mar 2013 at 19.2354
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.......Mrs Yaowapa was in charge of handing out queue numbers to the Thai political supplicants who had come to see him [ Spongebob Squarehead ] at his hotel....

With skills like this, she is bound to take the popular vote.
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Discussion 53 : 17 Mar 2013 at 11.2553
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D.52.djjp, " ... they were blinded by the unsustainable (proven by international organizations as unsustainable) populist policies (bribes) the uneducated government brought in...."

I couldn't have said it better.

Populist policy was used by many nations, all failed and produced much damages to the people of current and next generations. The most recent example would be Greece.

But some here probably didn't want to hear/understand that. No, they are not taught by their parents that way, It's their own ability to absorbe. It's their messiah teaches that can only get to them.

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Discussion 52 : 17 Mar 2013 at 07.3952
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Disc 35. I meant "poor" not in the monetary sense. What you say is true, but I propose, Did they know who they were voting for or was their hand driven to tick the "scum" box because they were blinded by the unsustainable (proven by international organizations as unsustainable) populist policies (bribes) the uneducated government brought in. Saying that though, when this government fail people that voted are so uniformed they will not comprehend that it was the PTP that was detrimental to their downfall. That wont be advertised on Red TV between Jatuporn singing sings like a humble caring person that he isn't. Brainwashing. Weapon of choice.
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Discussion 51 : 17 Mar 2013 at 07.3051
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It just proves that governing Thailand is a family business presided over by brother number one and with all the big ticket items, business has been good.
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Discussion 50 : 17 Mar 2013 at 07.2550
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"Disc. #42 - "The people got the government they elected, period"

And an excellent Government it is.

Ms. Y. has done an admirable job balancing the various political forces in the country, while being true to the political principles inculcated by Thaksin, to give dignity to non-elite Thai citizens.

The PAD-Dem idiocy of repetitively characterizing the anti-coup/pro-electoral voting majority as being anarchic, while being silent on those who coup their way to power and murder at R'song to protect that coup, is seen for what it is.

The next election will surely return the Govt. the people want.
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Discussion 49 : 17 Mar 2013 at 06.5749
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I think it’s interesting that we see only few red comments to this article. I think one possible explanation for this might be that also lots of red commenters don’t really like what is happening here.
It’s like the DEMs and some stories about some of their members and former coalition partners. Lots of people who want an incorrupt government don’t like some of Abhisit’s political partners but they were quiet because they think the alternative would be worse.
I guess this is what is happening here with many red-shirts. They don’t really like it but they won’t leave PT and cheer for the DEMs now.
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Discussion 48 : 17 Mar 2013 at 04.4048
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Dis 31 - Thais don't want this. They don't know any different. If your reasoning is in fact true, it should be very easy for the opposition to come into these PT strong holds and win over the voters.
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