Debating Cardboard

The debate at Thammasat occured, with all major parties aside from the Thai Rak Thai represented by real human beings. The Thai Rak Thai was represented by a life-sized cardboard cutout of PM Thaksin which simply sat silently with a smug look on its face for the entire debate, and refused to answer any questions.

One has to wonder whether it would have been much different had the real Thaksin been there.