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dtyolmn [Member] — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:36:04 +0000

Yingluck is being used as a pawn by her Brother. She has no experience in Government and shows no leadership or manangment skills at all. if she gets elected then her dear Brother will be PM by proxy and be running Thailand from afar. This whole election is a big joke and makes Thailand look really bad. It's all about Thaksin and his ego. Beware Thailand!

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howell [Member] — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:35:48 +0000

Women's progress or men's pawn? A very large prawn. Or should that be clone ? Proxy ? Lamb to slaughter ?

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paul_giles [Member] — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:44:18 +0000

The first sentence, "She's got it all. The right looks, the right education..." makes for a nice opening line; however, it's just not true.

The right education? Really? Frankly, I was shocked when I listened to YS's video interview for the Bangkok Post, the truth is her English is very poor. And this is very disappointing, especially considering that she comes from a wealthy political family and ostensibly received a high education.

Moreover, there are many Thais with a low standard of education who can speak much better English.

The key point here is that it's an absolute requirement for a PM to be able to hold meaningful conversations in English with other world leaders -- and in truth, this is something YS would not be able to do at her current level.

Thus, YS does not have the "right education" for a position of this magnitude and responsibility. The author, whose skills in English surpass my own, should have noted this.