Samak has established the right of all Thai political leaders to spend a career justifying murder, jailing opponents, shutting down the media and foul-mouthing anyone with the temerity to question them, and still be described, as his successor as PM Somchai described him, as "devoting his life to democracy'.
Samak ameanzisha haki ya viongozi wote wa kisiasa wa Thailand kutumia kazi ya kutetea mauaji, kuwafunga gerezani wapinzani, kufunga vyombo vya habari na kumnyamazisha mtu yeyote mwenye sifa mbaya kuwahoji, na bado kufafanuliwa, kama mrithi wake kama PM Somchai alivyomfafanua, kama "kujitoa maisha yake kwa demokrasia'.