# 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:** 132
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2625 "2021-08-22T05:09:49Z")
Whenever I watch one of Trump’s rallies, which is never for very long but I do have this sort of morbid curiosity to take a peek, I entertain myself by focusing on one or two faces in the crowd behind him. I watch their expressions and how they react to his bloviations, and the game that I play is I try to estimate their IQ. I have no way of confirming how accurate my estimates are, but I’m pretty good at judging the intelligence of a dog after a short observation of his appearance and behaviours, so I should probably be able to guesstimate the IQ of a Trump-rally-attender reasonably well. I suppose there may be some bias creeping in, but let me say that my estimates so far are not flattering for the Trump-rally-attending demographic. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2626 "2021-08-22T05:18:00Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I have no way of confirming how accurate my estimates are, but I’m pretty good at judging the intelligence of a dog after a short observation of his appearance and behaviours, Well, the FDA had to point out to these people that they are not cows, so that sort of suggests an upper boundary for their intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2627 "2021-08-22T06:45:44Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > This is what this thread is about. > > Trump tells crowd to get vaccine. GETS BOOED! Was he being sarcastic? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2628 "2021-08-22T16:41:52Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > If I was really, really evil, I’d bring the kind that toasts four slices at a time! You want to make toast for other people? What are you? A socialist? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2629 "2021-08-22T16:43:04Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I’m pretty good at judging the intelligence of a dog after a short observation of his appearance and behaviours, so I should probably be able to guesstimate the IQ of a Trump-rally-attender reasonably well. Hint: The dogs are way smarter. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2630 "2021-08-22T17:03:50Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > [\*] Please do not try to imagine Trump as one of the cast or a fan of RHPS. That way lies madness. _There’s a light,_ _Over at the Orange One’s place,_ _There’s a light,_ _Shining on his spray-on face,_ _There’s a light…_ ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2631 "2021-08-22T17:29:04Z")
It’s not quite the same but it’s Trump and Ghouliani and has some cross dressing: [Long Lost Footage Shows Rudy Giuliani Dressed In Drag with Donald Trump - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guve7Y856kY&ab_channel=InsideEdition) (about 25 seconds in) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2632 "2021-08-22T17:30:46Z")
Dear Lord. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2633 "2021-08-22T18:11:27Z")
Hasn’t this been around for a while? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2634 "2021-08-22T19:00:11Z")
So? It still qualifies as schadenfreude. Besides, _Donald kissed Rudy’s boobs!_ ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2635 "2021-08-22T19:03:32Z")
Now Rudy kisses Donald’s BUTT! ---
**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 22, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2636 "2021-08-22T21:12:08Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > You want to make toast for other people? What are you? A socialist? No, a Republican would eat the toast one slice at a time making, “Nom, nom,” sounds while everyone else looks on hungrily because they didn’t bring their own toaster. It’s the “I got mine, Jack,” meme. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2637 "2021-08-23T00:06:59Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > > [@JohnT](#): > > > > Trump tells crowd to get vaccine. GETS BOOED! > > So even he has lost control of his own creation – or at least most used tool. Muwahahahah! Seriously: this had to be a major blow to Donald’s ego. _Major._ Back at his resort, his handlers will probably have to pay the people who applaud Trump’s every appearance double the usual rate. He is going to _need_ that applause! > [@](#): > > … At every moment of his day, Trump is bathed in adulation. When he enters the dining room, people stand and applaud. When he returns from golf, he’s met with squeals and selfie requests. When he leaves Mar-a-Lago, he often encounters flag-waving throngs organized by Willy Guardiola, a former professional harmonica player and anti-abortion activist who runs weekly pro-Trump rallies in Palm Beach. “Give me four hours and I can pull together 500 people,” Guardiola says … [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-10/florida-s-trump-coast-near-mar-a-lago-houses-beating-heart-of-gop](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-10/florida-s-trump-coast-near-mar-a-lago-houses-beating-heart-of-gop) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2638 "2021-08-23T00:25:55Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Muwahahahah! > > Seriously: this had to be a major blow to Donald’s ego. … While I remain glad that Donald’s influence is (apparently) waning, I am NOT glad that the MAGA cult is dug in on being aggressively stupid about vaccines. I am not glad at _all_. Because those morons are incubators for new virus variants. a bit of clarification seemed in order ---
**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 23, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2639 "2021-08-23T00:37:52Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > selfie requests I’d love a selfie with Trump… with me wearing an I’M WITH STUPID T-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2640 "2021-08-23T00:41:27Z")
Either that or I’ll be on small stilts so as to insure I’m taller than him, and sporting a red necktie that hangs down about 5 feet. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2641 "2021-08-23T01:22:05Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’d love a selfie with Trump… with me wearing an I’M WITH STUPID T-shirt. > [@BrickBat](#): > > Either that or I’ll be on small stilts so as to insure I’m taller than him, and sporting a red necktie that hangs down about 5 feet. Both deserve a ✅, and also, after the photo, give him a quick shove aside to go talk to someone. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2642 "2021-08-23T06:12:37Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > Either that or I’ll be on small stilts so as to insure I’m taller than him, and sporting a red necktie that hangs down about 5 feet. Make sure you note the height difference in Sharpie. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2643 "2021-08-23T11:11:43Z")
Yeah, it’s old. But the RHPS bits brought it to mind. ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2644 "2021-08-23T12:38:52Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > So? It still qualifies as schadenfreude. Besides, _Donald kissed Rudy’s boobs!_ That’s a terrible thing to read first thing on a Monday morning! 😭 [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=131) [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=133)