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โดย: Terry Fredrickson

Big campaign rallies are carefully planned performances, so the Bangkok sent two reviewers to critique yesterday's Democrat and Phue Thai final rallies.

Final rallies fail to hit high note
Rival parties achieve different feel for rain-soaked closings, with Democrats struggling to emote, and Pheu Thai's concert-like meet failing to sizzle

The evening downpour may have spoiled the party mood at the final rallies of the two major parties, but the show did go on. And because a political rally is a highly anticipated public performance, complete with stage management, lighting techniques and scripted procedures aimed at generating an emotional impact, the Bangkok Post is bringing you a review of the end-of-campaign shows that took place in the capital yesterday. KONG RITHDEE writes up the Pheu Thai rally at Rajamangala Stadium, and SAMILA WENIN critiques the Democrat drive at the Royal Plaza.

Choice of venue
Dem: Sticking to tradition, the Democrats went for the Royal Plaza, although it was not an entirely ideal location on the first Friday night after payday.

PT: Though no Kylie Minogue, Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai colleagues aimed for a full concert impact at the 70,000-seat Rajamangala Stadium.

Atmosphere

Dem: You couldn't really say there was a thrillingly unified mood since the Royal Plaza basically is divided by the King Rama V statue.

PT: It was mainly a red shirt affair and a meet-and-greet for groupies, a show of force rather than an attempt to convince undecided voters. Yingluck memorabilia sold well, highlighting the fact that this was a campaign built around a personality.

Stage design

Dem: Around the main screen were other screens showing party rallies in nine provinces. To be honest, they were a tad too distracting.

PT: Despite having plenty of room to play with, the lighting was too basic to maximise the grand setting of the venue.

Opening acts

Dem: The party's first chance to have a moment of grandeur, with candidates and ministers singing the national anthem together, was spoiled by the rain. And there were simply too many people onstage, milling in a disorderly fashion.

PT: Chalerm Yubamrung stole the thunder as he got to speak when the sky was still bright blue. With his typical mix of barbed humour, bravado and rhetoric, he took a gentle poke at Abhisit Vejjajiva and brought the house down.

Passion factors

Dem: While the crowd thrilled at vitriol against Thaksin Shinawatra, speakers preferred to stick to policies and their work as government. It sounded like a company AGM, not an emotional affair.

PT: The rain partly spoiled the party even though people came prepared. Nattawut Saikua tried his best to rouse the mood with his policy pushbuttons, but only partially succeeded.

Headline act

Dem: The build-up to Mr Abhisit's appearance was well-scripted enough for all the front row ladies of a certain vintage to scream their hearts out.
The PM was never known for emotional delivery and played to his strengths, drawing out flaws in Pheu Thai's policy.

PT: Yingluck stood in the rain – crowded by wet reporters, without anybody covering her – and spoke from a prepared note.

Amazingly, the makeup and hair held firm despite the downpour.

Her tone is mezzo-soprano, and her habit of ending most sentences with high-pitched chai mai ka? soon began to sound repetitive.

The last word

Dem: It was a respectable show, not playing too much on hatred, although at the cost of them failing to push their big night to its emotional peak.

PT: Despite great promises, the rally wasn't a sizzling finale. It was a reiteration rather than a visionary outlook.

Quote of the day

"I saw the sky when I was at home and I knew it was going to rain, so I prepared everything – towels, jacket, and all. I forgot just one thing. My underwear." – Korn Chatikavanij

"When I was 46, I was much better looking than Mr Abhisit." – Chalerm Yubamrung
(party) list (proportional representation system) – a system that gives each party in an election a number of seats in relation to the number of votes its candidates receive ระบบสัดส่วน, ระบบปาร์ตี้ลิสต์
candidate – a person who is trying to be elected ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
key – most important ที่สำคัญ
rally – a large public gathering of people to support someone or to protest against something การชุมนุม
rival – a person, group, team or business that competes with another คู่ต่อสู้, คู่ปรับ, คู่แข่ง
struggle – to try hard to do something that you find very difficult พยายาม
emote – to show emotion in a very obvious way แสดงอารมณ์, มีอารมณ์
sizzle – to make the sound of food cooking in hot oil; to cause great heat, excitement or emotion ส่งเสียงแฉ่ๆ, ส่งเสียงฟ่อๆ, ทำให้ร้อนจัด
downpour –a lot of rain in a short time ฝนตกหนักมาก, พายุฝน
mood – the way you feel at a particular time อารมณ์
anticipated – creating a feeling of excitement about something enjoyable that is going to happen soon รอคอยอย่างคาดหวัง
performance – the act of carrying out some type of entertainment or sport การแสดง
scripted – planned before and therefore not natural เป็นบทละคร
procedure – a way of doing something ขั้นตอนการดำเนินการ
aim – to have as your purpose or goal มีเป้าหมาย มีจุดมุ่งหมาย
generate – to produce ก่อให้เกิด
impact – an effect or influence ผลกระทบ
campaign – a planned series of activities designed to persuade voters to vote for a particular candidate or political party การรณรงค์หาสียง
capital – the most important town or city of a country, usually where the central government operates from เมืองหลวง
critique – to write or give your opinion of, or reaction to, a set of ideas, a work of art, etc วิจารณ์
venue – the place where an activity or event happens สถานที่ที่จัดงาน
tradition – a way of doing things that has not changed for a long time ธรรมเนียม, ประเพณี ดั้งเดิม ตามที่ปฏิบัติกันมา
ideal – the best possible ดีที่สุด
location – where someone or something is ที่ตั้ง,ทำเล
colleague – someone who works in the same organisation or department as you do เพื่อนร่วมงาน
atmosphere – the mood or feeling that exists in a place บรรยากาศ
thrilling – very exciting ทำให้ตื่นเต้นเร้าใจ, เขย่าขวัญ
unified – joined together to form a single unit มีเอกภาพ, ซึ่งรวมเป็นหนึ่งเดียว,, ซึ่งทำให้เป็นหน่วยเดียวกัน
mood – the way you feel at a particular time อารมณ์
affair – an event เรื่องราว
groupie – a person, especially a young woman, who follows pop or rock musicians or other famous people around and tries to meet them ผู้คลั่งไคล้ดารา (คำสแลง), แฟนเพลง, กลุ่มผู้สนับสนุน, ผู้ติดตาม
memorabilia – objects that you collect because they belonged to someone famous or are connected with something that interests you ที่ระลึก
highlight – to stress; to made something more noticeable เน้นย้ำ
●personality – a famous person คนที่มีชื่อเสียง
tad – a very small amount เล็กน้อย
●distracting – getting your attention and preventing you from concentrating on something else ทำให้ไขว้เขว เสียสมาธิ
●maximise – to increase something as much as possible ทำให้มีสูงสุด
●grand – admired because it is very good, very large or shows great skill, very big ซึ่งน่าประทับใจ ใหญ่โต
●setting – the place where someone or something is, and all the things, people, or emotions that are part of that place สภาพแวดล้อม,
grandeur – an impressive quality that a place, object or occasion has ความสง่างาม
national anthem – the official national song of a country เพลงชาติ
milling – moving around an area without seeming to be going anywhere in particular ชุลมุน
disorderly – showing lack of control; publicly violent or noisy ซึ่งไม่เป็นระเบียบ, สับสน
fashion – way แบบ
thunder – the sudden loud noise which comes from the sky especially during a storm ฟ้าร้อง
steal the thunder – to get the most attention at an event, especially when you are not expected to
typical – happening in the usual way; showing what something is usually like ตามแบบฉบับ, ตามปกติ
barbed – meant to hurt somebody's feelings
humour – the ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny or the quality of being funny ความตลกขบขัน
bravado – a confident way of behaving that is intended to impress people, sometimes as a way of hiding a lack of confidence ความอวดกล้า,ความองอาจ,ความอาจหาญ,การวางก้าม
rhetoric – a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people การใช้ถ้อยคำชักจูงโน้มน้าว
gentle – not strong or extreme เบาๆ, ค่อยๆ
poke – to quickly push your fingers or another object into somebody/something; to criticise someone, especially in a way that is not too harsh or severe แหย่ (นิ้ว, ไม้ ฯลฯ)
bring the house down – to make everyone laugh or cheer, especially at a performance in the theatre ประสบความสำเร็จในการแสดง
passion – a strong enthusiasm or interest ความชื่นชม หลงใหล
factor – a fact or situation which influences the result of something ปัจจัย
vitriol – very severe and cruel criticism การพูดเสียดสีอย่างรุนแรง
policy – a set of plans or action agreed on by a government, political party, business, or other group นโยบาย
AGM (annual general meeting) – a meeting held each year by a company, political party or other organisation
rouse – to produce an emotion or feeling in someone; to make someone become active, especially when they are tired, lazy, or unwilling to do something กระตุ้น ปลุก
pushbutton – operated by pressing buttons with your fingers, in this case, meaning something that also gets a good response from a crowd
partially – in part, but not completely บางส่วน
●appearance – an act of appearing in public การปรากฎตัว
●vintage – age, referring to the fact the women were likely rather old
●delivery – the way in which someone speaks in public การกล่าวสุนทรพจน์
●flaw – something wrong with something ข้อบกพร่อง
●reporter – someone whose job is to write articles or make broadcasts about events in the news ผู้สื่อข่าว, นักข่าว
tone – the sound of someone’s voice that shows what they are feeling น้ำเสียง, ลักษณะน้ำเสียง
mezzo-soprano – a singing voice with a range between soprano (very high) and alto or contralto (lower); a woman with a mezzo-soprano voice เสียงระหว่าง soprano และ contralto
habit – a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing กิจวัตร, สิ่งที่ทำเป็นประจำ
repetitive – saying or doing the same thing many times, so that it becomes boring ซึ่งเกิดซ้ำๆ, ซึ่งกล่าวซ้ำ
respectable – considered by society to be acceptable, good or correct ซึ่งยอมรับได้
hatred – a very strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something ความเกลียดชัง
peak – the time when something is at its highest or greatest level ช่วงเวลาที่พบมากที่สุด
finale – the last part of (especially a musical or theatrical performance), which is often very exciting or emotional ฉากสุดท้าย(ในละคร), ตอนจบ, ตอนสุดท้าย
reiteration – repeating something in order to emphasise it การพูดซ้ำ ย้ำ
visionary – original and showing the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence เพ้อฝัน,จินตนาการ
outlook – an idea about what a situation will be like in the future อนาคตที่คาดหวังไว้, ทัศนคติ

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