Entries Tagged as 'Politics'

Angry Americans political poison

There most certainly is a battle underway in Washington between the old school ways and the new school ways. The republicans are fighting so hard to keep the old school ways, they seem ready to part with a limb. Unfortunately in this case that limb may be their head. [Read more →]

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Thaksin’s clock running out

All the red flags are showing in Thailand. Thaksin has his back against the wall and the clock will not grant him any more extensions. So what has been predicted looks to be an absolute certainty. [Read more →]

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Thailand’s forwards or backwards choice

It has all come down to a decisive moment for the Thai people. The choices simply are move forward and become a better partner in a global community, or move backwards to satisfy the personal self serving desires of convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra. [Read more →]

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Thailand’s Northeast political awakening

There is a bit of a debate brewing about Thaksin supporters being paid to attend rallies or if there has been a political awakening. There is food for a fueled and heated debate from both positions, and it is time to sit down and have a look to see what the truth is. [Read more →]

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Thai government’s unspoken Red Shirt worry

Although the Thai government has taken a stance to be honest and open about what it is doing when it comes to Dealing with Thaksin’s Red Shirts, there is still a lot that is not being said. What is being kept from the public has both psychological and tactical reasons for sealed lips. [Read more →]

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Thaksin’s asset case a layman view Part 2

Continued from part 1; As Joe continued to observe Thaksin making decisions that seemed to not make sense, he started to note a clear resentment towards Thaksin. If you were not one of Thaksin’s cronies, your worth was simply less than dirt as Thaksin could care less about you. That is unless Thaksin could see you as a source of money and he would set about manipulating things to make your money his. [Read more →]

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Thaksin’s asset case a layman view Part 1

If you were a non Thai who was a bit novice about Thailand and looking at the events evolving around the Thaksin 76 Billion Baht asset case, it is certainly understandable why you would wonder what all the hoopla was about. You will quickly find yourself asking, Why are so many people in an uproar about money that does not belong to them. [Read more →]

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Thaksin’s changing tune

When you listen to the Convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra you may note some changes in the topics that he talks about. The changes have been gradually going from wanting to help the Thai people, to that of revenge. [Read more →]

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Thaksin’s own words betray him

The convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra has been known from time to time to say things that he should not for his own sake. That is suddenly followed up by ‘I was misquoted’ or some other attempt to stuff his own words back in his mouth. For his sake it just seems best to stick to pathological lying. [Read more →]

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Thaksin asks reds to take a bullet

In classic Thaksin style, Thaksin has set up his Red Shirt followers to take a fall while he sits safely out of reach. Because Thaksin has done this so many times before, it certainly may qualify for some sort of group Darwin Award. [Read more →]

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Predicable Thaksin warrants added security measures

Predicting what will happen is one of the reasons Connecting the Dots is so popular. We look at how people react to situations and apply methods similar to criminal profiling to predict outcomes. But when it comes to Thaksin Shinawatra, it seems now everyone already knows how he will act and what he will do. [Read more →]

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Americans seek government reset button

In the USA change is what propelled Barack Obama to win the Presidency. That desire to have change is true today as it was during the presidential campaign. The problem is it can only come a piece at a time because of the Constitution. [Read more →]

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Collective push to unplug Thaksin

Based on the events of the past several days, it would seem Thaksin is uncertain he will win his case over his alleged ill gotten fortune. His actions through is supporters clearly suggest muscle is being use to sway the court to favor Thaksin. This also strongly suggests Thaksin is guilty and he knows it. [Read more →]

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Getting ready for Thaksin’s assault

When it comes to Thaksin Shinawatra, persistence is one thing he is noted for when it comes to getting his way. Because of that he has become very predictable and less shocking. [Read more →]

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