# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/301 "2021-01-14T10:11:10Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > McConnell doesn’t care two cents about whether or not Trump remains free to damage the nation, or about whether Trump faces any accountability, My guess he cares that Trump sent a mob into the Capitol who were on their way to beat McConnell to death while zip tied to a chair. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/302 "2021-01-14T10:14:51Z")
Ooo, I love it when you talk all sexy like that. ---
**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 14, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/303 "2021-01-14T12:46:03Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Wouldn’t it be great if they give the Peace Prize to Biden? He is at least as deserving as Obama was, and it might actually cause Trump to have a stroke. > [@Norse](#): > > Please, please, **please** don’t. Obama getting the prize for not being Bush was embarrassing enough for us. Biden has plenty of opportunity to earn the prize fair and square if he’s at all successful at repairing Wussolini’s damage to global stability in general and the Western alliance in particular. The scene I’d like to see: > 1. Trump sees news report of President Biden being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. > 2. Trump throws a hissy fit and smashes the screen in a rage. > 3. Trump loses his prison TV lounge privileges and has his license plate factory earnings garnished to pay for a new television. ---
**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 14, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/304 "2021-01-14T12:50:06Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > This seems like another of those small gestures that will truly get to Donnie’s ego. **“Belichick Deflates Trump’s Balls”** ---
**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 14, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/305 "2021-01-14T12:52:59Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Apparently some people think that rubbing an onion on their face will counter-act the mace. Everybody knows you need to use lemon juice. As an additional benefit, it makes you [invisible to security cameras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect#Original_study). ---
**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 14, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/306 "2021-01-14T12:54:05Z")
(Bursts into song) > ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/307 "2021-01-14T12:58:12Z")
I hope someone is checking those boxes for silverware and artworks. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/308 "2021-01-14T14:01:18Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > ### [Trump demands his staff not pay Giuliani’s legal fees for helping him try to…](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-wont-pay-rudy-giuliani/) > > On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that outgoing President Donald Trump is reluctant to pay his longtime friend and attorney Rudy Giuliani for his legal services in the election lawsuits — and has instructed staff not to approve the… I thought Giuliani was Trump’s personal attorney. Federal employees shouldn’t be approving the President’s personal expenses, and they damn sure shouldn’t be paying them with public funds. ---
**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 14, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/309 "2021-01-14T14:11:39Z")
When schadenfreude turns into tragedy… > **[Harold N. Bornstein, Trump’s Former Personal Physician, Dies at 73 (Published...](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/nyregion/harold-bornstein-dead.html)** > > He attested that President Trump would be the “healthiest president ever,” but he was later expelled from his orbit. ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/310 "2021-01-14T14:23:35Z")
If Joe earns it fair and square, that would of course be fine. I read @Folacin as if Joe should get it for not being Donnie, like Obama getting it for not being Bush. And that was an embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/311 "2021-01-14T14:52:09Z")
The Buttery Males ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/312 "2021-01-14T15:18:43Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I thought Giuliani was Trump’s personal attorney. Federal employees shouldn’t be approving the President’s personal expenses, and they damn sure shouldn’t be paying them with public funds. What are you going to do about it? Impeach him for a third time? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/313 "2021-01-14T15:56:19Z")
Send him a bill and let the people from the IRS collect. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/314 "2021-01-14T18:14:34Z")
Rudy has not been “YOU’RE FIRED” yet. Well, he hasn’t been paid yet either. Well, he hasn’t been pardoned yet either. No fear Rudy, you and he, “will work it out in the end.” ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/315 "2021-01-14T18:22:18Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > No fear Rudy, you and he, “will work it out in the end.” “The most bigly, in history ever, in two weeks”. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/316 "2021-01-14T20:18:43Z")
Not paid, not fired but, according to CNN reporting, will work on the impeachment trial. A glutton for punishment. I guess that’s the cost of being relevant. Or something. You can’t fix stupid. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/317 "2021-01-14T20:26:45Z")
Man, I can hardly wait. Who knows what new wacky hijinks Rudy will dream up? And everyone will be wondering if he’ll fart during his opening arguments. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/318 "2021-01-14T20:34:38Z")
“…this season, coming to a shitload of channels, the courtroom drama everyones been waiting for with everyone’s favorite leaky mayor lawyer: _Heavy Duty Rudy_!” ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/319 "2021-01-14T20:41:36Z")
May I remind everyone that if Moscow Mitch needed to be replaced in the Senate, a Democratic governor would make the pick. Some states require that the governor select someone from the same party as the dearly departed. Kentucky doesn’t have that requirement. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/320 "2021-01-14T23:49:07Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > (Bursts into song) > > [https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/status/1349541228765917186?s=19](https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/status/1349541228765917186?s=19) > [@Cervaise](#): > > I hope someone is checking those boxes for silverware and artworks. Since you mention it: > I’ve been saying for years now that Trump will loot the White House, then set off bombs or fires to cover up the thefts in the general destruction. The fact that he’ll be able to blame the smoking ruins on “a plot” by Biden or Obama or Pelosi or Hillary—and be believed without question by his fans, both those in Congress and those outside—will just be icing on the Beautiful Piece of Chocolate Cake for Donnie-boy. [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=15) [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=17)