# 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:** 130
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2585 "2021-08-19T19:52:30Z")
I don’t miss him, and we (and Afghanistan) are still reaping the whirlwind from his stupid war in Iraq, without which the US might have had resources available to make a real difference in Afghanistan instead of just messing it up for another couple of generations. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2586 "2021-08-20T00:55:44Z")
As usual, The Onion has George the Younger covered. > **[George W. Bush Spends Sleepless Night Wondering If He To Blame For Long-Term...](https://www.theonion.com/george-w-bush-spends-sleepless-night-wondering-if-he-t-1847510252)** > > DALLAS — Haunted by questions surrounding his role in one of modern history’s greatest blunders, former President George W. Bush reportedly spent a sleepless night Wednesday wondering if he was to blame for the long-term collapse of the Texas... ---
**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:** [August 21, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2587 "2021-08-21T01:58:16Z")
Have you ever seen someone who, after being told that there is a warrant out for their arrest, sit back and reassess the path he’s taken over the past few months? Live? On air? No? Well, it happened today on InfoWars: > ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2588 "2021-08-21T02:33:21Z")
Such delicious schadenfreude!! Thank you for posting this. I have watched it 5 times already and I know I am not done. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2589 "2021-08-21T04:28:46Z")
I still remember when he and his administration declared that the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions would seed democracy in the middle easy or to start a domino effect that would topple the dictatorships of the middle east. I’m still waiting. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2590 "2021-08-21T15:25:48Z")
Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of folks! Though personally I don’t find this scandal the least bit shocking these days. > **[Minnesota GOP ‘in ruins’ after shocking scandal](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/21/minnesota-gop-in-ruins-shocking-scandal-506487)** > > Stunning charges against a top donor and the state GOP chair’s resignation have left the party in turmoil. > The proximate cause of Carnahan’s departure was a firestorm that engulfed the party in recent days, after a GOP donor she was close to, Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, was indicted on federal sex-trafficking charges. A pile-on ensued, with Carnahan, the wife of Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, accused by party officials and former staffers of running a toxic, retaliatory workplace, mismanaging party finances and, through the use of non-disclosure agreements, squashing transparency. > “The party is in ruins,” Michael Brodkorb, a former deputy chair of the Minnesota GOP, said on Friday. > He added, “I don’t know if the party has hit rock bottom yet.” > In addition to the charges against Lazzaro, the chairwoman of the University of St. Thomas College Republicans was arrested on charges she assisted him in trafficking minors for sex, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2591 "2021-08-21T15:34:52Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > > “The party is in ruins,” Michael Brodkorb, a former deputy chair of the Minnesota GOP, said on Friday. > > > He added, “I don’t know if the party has hit rock bottom yet.” When Republicans hit rock bottom, they’ll grab their picks. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2592 "2021-08-21T15:39:00Z")
Of course the Minnesota GOP is toast. The most prominent Minnesota Republican is Mike-fucking-Lindell of pillow and conspiracy bullshit infamy. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2593 "2021-08-21T15:40:26Z")
Or blame the “Demonrats.” Somehow that other party _forced_ Carnahan and Lazzaro to do what they did. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2594 "2021-08-21T16:22:15Z")
What I was trying to say was that when it seems Republicans can’t possibly go any lower, they’ll find a way to keep digging. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2595 "2021-08-21T17:09:10Z")
Is that froot-loop [sic] Michelle Bachman still around? As I recall, she was kind of like MTG figure. Nothing “Minnesota nice” about her. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2596 "2021-08-21T17:44:15Z")
She was Minnesota-nice-and-crazy… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2597 "2021-08-21T17:45:44Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > Is that froot-loop [sic] Michelle Bachman still around? She went into retirement from public service years ago. She still [stirs up shit](https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-black-marxists-seek-overthrow-u-s-trump-backer-michele-n1239683) but she’s no longer directly involved in politics as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2598 "2021-08-21T17:47:11Z")
From the link: > First term state Sen. Julia Coleman, who was among the first GOP elected officials in the state to call for Carnahan’s ouster, said a big reason she decided to run for office was to get more young people, particularly women, to embrace the Republican Party, but that the current scandal has undermined those efforts. It seems to me that encouraging young women to embrace the Republican party (or at least Republican donors) was the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2599 "2021-08-21T20:18:31Z")
Clearly the Republicans are going to have to start the process to legalize sex trafficking. Too many “good” people are getting in trouble for it. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2600 "2021-08-21T20:25:45Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@BrickBat](#): > > > > Is that froot-loop [sic] Michelle Bachman still around? > > She went into retirement from public service years ago. She still [stirs up shit](https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-black-marxists-seek-overthrow-u-s-trump-backer-michele-n1239683) but she’s no longer directly involved in politics as far as I can tell. It appears she’s now an administrator at the Pat Robertson founded and ultra-Christian Regent University. Never underestimate the ability of the incompetent and stupid to make money find work from members of the Republican party. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2601 "2021-08-21T20:27:45Z")
Good grief. I don’t credit Bachmann with enough sense to put her panties on straight, and she’s now a regent at a “university?” Can’t make this shit up. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2602 "2021-08-21T21:40:22Z")
No, it’s ‘Regent University’. She’s just a bureaucrat. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2603 "2021-08-21T21:44:45Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Good grief. I don’t credit Bachmann with enough sense to put her panties on straight, and she’s now a regent at a “university?” The name of the university is “Regent”, that’s not her title. Surprisingly, it seems to be a pretty reputable school despite its origins. (It was originally called “Christian Broadcasting Network University”. 🤮) > **[Regent University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent_University)** > > Regent University is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers on-campus programs as well as distance education. Regent offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 70 courses of study. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. > Plans f... I’d originally assumed it was a “university” the way Trump University was, but it seems legitimate academically. Her role there is “Dean of Robertson School of Government“. So I guess she is the boss of everyone who teaches government studies there. I wonder if she’s there for name recognition, as a figurehead, or what. > **[Robertson School of Government Faculty](https://www.regent.edu/robertson-school-of-government/faculty/)** > > The mission of Robertson School of Government’s academic team is to train the next generation of principled Christian leaders. Learn about our faculty. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2604 "2021-08-21T21:53:42Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The name of the university is “Regent”, that’s not her title. Oops. I must have flashing back to my college days where we were always concerned about the regents of the UC system and their latest hijinks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=131)