# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537 "2020-11-14T00:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/201 "2020-12-16T05:42:21Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > And Putin congratulated Biden _before Mitch McConnell did_ .\* So I guess Mitch has more hair on his chest? Obviously Moscow Mitch was just waiting for the Big Boss to confirm that Little Donnie was past his use-by date before saying anything himself. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/202 "2020-12-16T05:55:48Z")
Moscow Mitch has been in Putins pocket for some time. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/203 "2020-12-16T23:15:40Z")
Yep. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Mitch is also collecting cash from China. Poor Mike Pompeo: he’s been giving parties at taxpayer expense the entire time he’s been in office–gotta seed enthusiasm for his inevitable Presidential campaign! But this time, of the 900 people he invited, only a couple dozen showed up! Poor, poor Mikey! The taxpayers went all out, whether they wanted to or not, to fund a glorious shindig: > [@](#): > > The State Department said masks would be required for attendance and it would enforce social distancing guidelines. But photos of the event showed attendees removing masks to eat food and drinks atop plaid tablecloths. The ornate reception room was decorated with towering Christmas trees, fresh poinsettias and red-and-green-wrapped presents. Poor, poor Mikey! > **[Hundreds of invitees skip Mike Pompeo’s indoor holiday party at State Department](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/hundreds-of-invitees-skip-mike-pompeos-indoor-holiday-party-at-state-department/2020/12/15/6fe41bf0-3f19-11eb-a402-fba110db3b42_story.html)** > > A tiny fraction of the more than 900 invitees showed up following an outcry from public health officials and U.S. lawmakers warning that the reception bore all the hallmarks of a superspreader event. \ ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/204 "2020-12-17T02:08:24Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > And Putin congratulated Biden _before Mitch McConnell did_ . When Moscow Mitch delivered his congratulations, did they do that party trick where Mitch talks while Putin drinks vodka? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/205 "2020-12-17T23:29:40Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > When Moscow Mitch delivered his congratulations, did they do that party trick where Mitch talks while Putin drinks vodka? Dunno, but I’d pay to see that. Probably a lot of people would. We could retire the National Debt! Speaking of Russian assets: interesting tweet a few days back from former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, on the “mystery” of Lindsey Graham’s turn from Trump critic to Trump butt-smoocher: > Poor Lindsey! _Someone_ got to him… ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/206 "2020-12-23T21:53:26Z")
I think this belongs in the Schadenfreude thread: [Trump vetoes Defense bill that was passed by overwhelming margins.](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/trump-ndaa-veto-defense-bill-450286) There’s no good outcome for Republicans in this. Congressional Republicans will either have to defy Trump to override his veto, or change their votes. Trump will either have the humiliation of having his veto overridden, or of the new Congress passing the bill as soon as he is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/207 "2020-12-23T22:37:04Z")
Donald does love his chaos! The fact that it is causing chaos–and may continue to do so for weeks to come\*–probably will please some of his fans, who aren’t capable of making the connection between ‘no funding for the military’ and their flag-waving. But as you say, it’s a poop sandwich for everyone else, chiefly the congressional Republicans who will be forced into the no-win situation you describe. We’re not going to get $2000, and Donald’s shenanigans may mean we won’t get the $600 for months, now. That will please GOP grinches, but the rest of it will chap their butts—particularly if voters in Georgia respond with disgust for Republicans in general. \*I hope it will all be settled by tonight, of course. But who knows? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/208 "2020-12-23T22:40:35Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > \*I hope it will all be settled by tonight, of course. But who knows? It won’t be solved tonight. The House votes on Monday, and if they vote to override, the Senate votes on Tuesday. Merry Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/209 "2020-12-23T22:41:56Z")
And as I recall many provisions of the CARES act (keeping people from being evicted, etc.) will already have expired by the time they vote. Merry Christmas indeed. ETA: I see it’s December 31, not December 26. Still pretty epically close, but… [https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/04/2020-19654/temporary-halt-in-residential-evictions-to-prevent-the-further-spread-of-covid-19](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/04/2020-19654/temporary-halt-in-residential-evictions-to-prevent-the-further-spread-of-covid-19) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/210 "2021-01-06T15:37:40Z")
~On the 12th day of Schadenfreude, Abrams gave to me~ > > (Josh Holmes was McConnell’s campaign manager) > > [https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1346783606228869123?s=19](https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1346783606228869123?s=19) > **[Republicans turn on Trump after Georgia loss](https://share.smartnews.com/2Pur)** > > Fissures are forming as Republicans decide whether it's useful to cling to Trump — even as he tries to subvert an election — or to distance themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/211 "2021-01-06T15:47:06Z")
Man, Lin Wood is barking mad. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/212 "2021-01-06T15:54:33Z")
More… > ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/213 "2021-01-06T16:02:13Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Emotions running high among McConnell-aligned Republicans early Wednesday am — after reality of what transpired in Georgia settled in. May be the heat of the moment, but mood is for declaring war on Team Trump. May Team Don and Team Mitch fight like the Kilkenny Cats, with the same outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/214 "2021-01-06T16:03:51Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today: 1. Mike Pence @vp @Mike\_Pence must resign & thereafter be charged with TREASON. 2. Rod Rosenstein @RodRosenstein must be arrested & charged with being accessory to murder & TREASON. 3. Chief Justice John Roberts must RESIGN. I think I’d put “ADJUST my MEDICATION” above any of those action items, Lin. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/215 "2021-01-06T16:39:53Z")
It’s going to be an interesting knife fight. The never-Trumpers have to contend with the fact that Trump still has a rabid and large base. It’s a political prisoners dilemma: some Republicans want to right the Trump base to the top but that likely hurts the GOP as a whole. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/216 "2021-01-06T16:43:34Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > 1. Rod Rosenstein @RodRosenstein must be arrested & charged with being accessory to murder & TREASON. ^^^_tweeted by Lin Wood_ The whole tweet is obviously koo-koo but what “murder” is he referring to? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/217 "2021-01-06T16:49:16Z")
Wall Street is looking forward to our socialist future: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50807498996_761615f62e_b.jpg "Dow") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/50807498996/) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/218 "2021-01-06T16:50:06Z")
I would say Jeffrey Epstein, but an earlier Lin tweet asserted that rumors of Epstein’s death were greatly exaggerated. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/219 "2021-01-06T16:56:22Z")
😂😂😂😂 [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50807525556_cfbfdfb030_b.jpg "2021-01-06\_10-55-45") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/50807525556/) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/220 "2021-01-06T17:03:19Z")
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