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COMMENTARY
Sound advice from Hillary Clinton on overcoming rivalry
Writer: THONGBAI THONGPAO
Published: 26/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
There is no ignoring that the star of the Asean Ministerial Meeting in Phuket last week was Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state and a former presidential candidate. Although she lost to Barack Obama, she was hand-picked by him to lead the State Department, a position that entitles her to be the mouthpiece of the world's superpower.
In Phuket her every move was closely watched. How important is she? Judging from the tens of thousands of Thai and 200 American security officials surrounding her, she is priceless. Indeed, Mrs Clinton remains as popular as ever. She paid a courtesy call at Government House and had a talk with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. She stepped on some toes at the meeting by making bold comments that offended representatives from North Korea.
But what intrigued me the most was her interview with respected journalist Suthichai Yoon, in which she provided an insight into how observant and brilliant she is. To the question of how she viewed Thailand, Mrs Clinton said: ''I think that our relationship and close partnership over the years gives us a broad understanding of Thailand. So it's both the land of smiles and a place that is a vibrant democracy. Perhaps sometimes its politics is as spicy as its food.'' Mrs Clinton must know both Thai food and Thai politics well to make such a canny remark. It remains to be seen whether Thai politicians take it as a compliment or an insult.
Mrs Clinton seems to have compassion for Thais, who have to watch what they wear every time they step out of their houses. She said: ''I know there are certain colours that I should not wear.'' She then added jokingly: ''That's all right because some of them don't look very good on me anyway, so I am safe from that.''
Her remark was both funny and true. Ordinary people who would like to remain politically neutral have had to steer clear of at least two colours in recent years. We have learned to shut our mouths when riding in a taxi because any political comment could easily lead to an unwanted row. Some taxi drivers lock their radio tuners to stations which condemn the opposing group and we can do nothing but put up with it. Sensible people who would like to remain colour blind are careful not to express political opinions at this time.
When asked whether she was going to stop the practice of secret CIA camps where terrorist suspects were tortured, one of which was allegedly in Thailand, she replied: ''I'm not going to talk about the past. We have moved beyond that.''
This is understandable. Mrs Clinton dodged the subject because in the past Americans had caused pain in this country. Such things should not recur under her boss's watch. Immediately upon taking office Mr Obama moved to close the Guantanamo Bay prison where inmates were tortured, a practice a human rights-promoting country like America should not have adopted in the first place.
When asked how it felt to work with her former competitor for the presidency, Mrs Clinton said it was one of the most common questions she was asked in Asia. ''We really worked hard against each other to defeat the other, and we said some things about each other that weren't the nicest things to say.
She added: ''When I was in Indonesia, it was such a common question because in many countries, the hard-fought political competition continues. They don't look, they don't talk to each other; it's very personal, lines are drawn.
''And so the Indonesians kept saying, 'How do you work with somebody you ran against?' I said, well, that's what we have learned through all these years of democracy, that the country must come first; that politicians come and go, people win and lose elections. But once the election is over, you can still have policy disagreements. And we do, as is obvious. But we should try to get along and we should try to pull in the same direction for the good of the country.''
Full marks for her on this. Good luck, Mrs Clinton.
Sound advice from Hillary Clinton on overcoming rivalry
Writer: THONGBAI THONGPAO
Published: 26/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
There is no ignoring that the star of the Asean Ministerial Meeting in Phuket last week was Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state and a former presidential candidate. Although she lost to Barack Obama, she was hand-picked by him to lead the State Department, a position that entitles her to be the mouthpiece of the world's superpower.
In Phuket her every move was closely watched. How important is she? Judging from the tens of thousands of Thai and 200 American security officials surrounding her, she is priceless. Indeed, Mrs Clinton remains as popular as ever. She paid a courtesy call at Government House and had a talk with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. She stepped on some toes at the meeting by making bold comments that offended representatives from North Korea.
But what intrigued me the most was her interview with respected journalist Suthichai Yoon, in which she provided an insight into how observant and brilliant she is. To the question of how she viewed Thailand, Mrs Clinton said: ''I think that our relationship and close partnership over the years gives us a broad understanding of Thailand. So it's both the land of smiles and a place that is a vibrant democracy. Perhaps sometimes its politics is as spicy as its food.'' Mrs Clinton must know both Thai food and Thai politics well to make such a canny remark. It remains to be seen whether Thai politicians take it as a compliment or an insult.
Mrs Clinton seems to have compassion for Thais, who have to watch what they wear every time they step out of their houses. She said: ''I know there are certain colours that I should not wear.'' She then added jokingly: ''That's all right because some of them don't look very good on me anyway, so I am safe from that.''
Her remark was both funny and true. Ordinary people who would like to remain politically neutral have had to steer clear of at least two colours in recent years. We have learned to shut our mouths when riding in a taxi because any political comment could easily lead to an unwanted row. Some taxi drivers lock their radio tuners to stations which condemn the opposing group and we can do nothing but put up with it. Sensible people who would like to remain colour blind are careful not to express political opinions at this time.
When asked whether she was going to stop the practice of secret CIA camps where terrorist suspects were tortured, one of which was allegedly in Thailand, she replied: ''I'm not going to talk about the past. We have moved beyond that.''
This is understandable. Mrs Clinton dodged the subject because in the past Americans had caused pain in this country. Such things should not recur under her boss's watch. Immediately upon taking office Mr Obama moved to close the Guantanamo Bay prison where inmates were tortured, a practice a human rights-promoting country like America should not have adopted in the first place.
When asked how it felt to work with her former competitor for the presidency, Mrs Clinton said it was one of the most common questions she was asked in Asia. ''We really worked hard against each other to defeat the other, and we said some things about each other that weren't the nicest things to say.
''But in our country, when the election is over, we try to work together for the good of the country. And in our system, when the president asks you to serve, you feel that you really should because you want to help the president succeed. And so the president has asked Republicans to serve _ not just Democrats like me who competed against him _ and Vice-President Joe Biden also ran against him for a while,'' she said.
She added: ''When I was in Indonesia, it was such a common question because in many countries, the hard-fought political competition continues. They don't look, they don't talk to each other; it's very personal, lines are drawn.
''And so the Indonesians kept saying, 'How do you work with somebody you ran against?' I said, well, that's what we have learned through all these years of democracy, that the country must come first; that politicians come and go, people win and lose elections. But once the election is over, you can still have policy disagreements. And we do, as is obvious. But we should try to get along and we should try to pull in the same direction for the good of the country.''
Full marks for her on this. Good luck, Mrs Clinton.
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