Thaksin Urges Thais To Put Their Faith In The Stars
BANGKOK (AFP)--Thailand's ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday urged Thais to put their faith in the stars, blaming the alignment of planets for the current economic and political woes.
Street protests against the pro-Thaksin government have been rumbling since May 25, while soaring oil prices and inflation have shaken investors and prompted Thai farmers and transport workers to threaten strikes.
This can be put down to Mars and Saturn being close together, a situation that should ease soon, Thaksin told reporters in Bangkok.
"Be patient with this headache of a situation until July 2. When Mars leaves, the current situation will ease up," he said.
Like many Thais, Thaksin puts great stock in the predictions of fortune tellers who dispense advice on everything from business deals to the precise time of day couples should get married.
When he was prime minister, Thaksin once had a plane take off at exactly 9:19 a.m. to test Bangkok's new international airport because it was deemed an auspicious moment.
For a period, he also canceled his weekly press conferences, saying the planet Mercury was no longer in a favorable alignment and wouldn't clear his star until sometime in 2006.
But the tycoon-turned-politician was apparently caught by surprise when the army overthrew him in a coup in September 2006.
Thaksin, who has insisted he will stay out of politics, returned to Thailand for the first time since the coup in February this year after his allies in the People Power Party won elections in late 2007.
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So if I sacrifice a goat will my school's budget improve enough to give me a raise?
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
I think a sexy superstar must be better than a normal star....wouldn't you?Originally Posted by zehner
Maybe the families favourite buffalo will have better results
"Orchids are universally acknowledged to rank among the most singular and most modified forms in the vegetable kingdom" - Darwin
"Education without Experience & Exposure is Incomplete!"
thought this had to be a joke post...but no!! and so many people wonder why they dont teach critical thinking skills in thai schools lol...sure makes propaganda easier.
Thinking?? whats that word?? is it a new one?
sadly, bush et al did about the same thing in 2003/04 and got reelected. aliens took them wmds!
Fortune-teller counters Thaksin prediction
(BangkokPost.com) - Famous fortune-teller Luck Rekhanitade predicted deadly situation will happen on July 2, the day that ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra said political situation would improve based on astrology.
Mr Luck said July 2 is the scariest day of all in the past 30 years because conflicts are expected to erupt, which could lead to bloodshed in the heart of the city.
The situation is predicted to reach its peak on July 6, he said.
He urged the Thais to reunite and to stop the confrontation in order to prevent the prediction from coming true.
On Monday, Mr Thaksin blamed the alignment of planets for current economic and political woes. "Be patient until July 2. When Mars leaves, the situation will improve," he said.
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Made me think of this guy:
We kept waiting
Still nothing changes
It's a shame
.. Thaksin told reporters in Bangkok.
"Be patient with this headache of a situation until July 2." he said.Thaksin, who has insisted he will stay out of politics
I sleep in the daytime, I
Work in the night time, I
Might not ever get home
So if there are conflicts on July 2, the guy was right... but if there aren't, it's because Thais reunited and stopped the confrontation in time? Seems like the fortune-teller's got his bases pretty well covered.
Thaksin is such a cunt. Maybe the stars would align in a better position if he payed his fucking taxes and stopped sucking the blood from the poor and uneducated. Would it be too much to ask for a meteorite to hit this jackass? That's probably really lucky in fortune telling
Thaksin must own a two bowl bong...wastoid fer sure...
"Goddamn it Lord, bless oh ye this bacon..."
George Liquor American
If I didn't know better I'd think he's attempting to push responsibility for Thailand's political matters onto the planets and gas giants of the solar system.
Can they not get HM to will the planets into more favourable orbits to alleviate the political tensions?
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Sadly, there are plenty of Thai's that will be on board with this "logic". A friend of ours went to a fortune teller and the fortune teller revealed to her that her boyfriend was being unfaithful (not exactly a leap when talking about Thai men). Anyway, this girl broke up with her boyfriend no questions asked that night based solely on her reading.
Just one of the many examples of Thai mysticism taken too far.
Why not become a fortune teller and tell a horny bird that she has to suck your balls because Jupiter is currently lined up with Pluto?
I'm off to get my fake fortune teller's cert' from Khao San.
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