# 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:** 178
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3545 "2021-11-24T18:31:44Z")
A candidate for president of the USA must be [35 years](https://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm#a2_sec1) old, so you can rest assured until 2041 (that is 2044, if I don’t miscalculate the election dates themselves). At least on that count. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3546 "2021-11-24T19:42:38Z")
Irk away, say I! > **['Nothing about this is normal': RNC payments to Trump attorneys irk GOP...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/24/politics/trump-rnc-payments/index.html)** > > A pair of payments the Republican National Committee made to a law firm representing former President Donald Trump is raising questions among former and current GOP officials about the party's priorities in a critical election year and its ability to... ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3547 "2021-11-24T19:53:55Z")
They always find a way to bounce the money back into their own pockets. The ‘book keeping’ must be total madness. And so crazy, there is no way to follow it. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3548 "2021-11-24T21:38:51Z")
Always fun. Mike Lindell continues to show himself as an idiot. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-lindell-reveals-incomplete-2020-election-supreme-court-complaint/ar-AAR3Ol6?li=BBnb7Kz](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-lindell-reveals-incomplete-2020-election-supreme-court-complaint/ar-AAR3Ol6?li=BBnb7Kz) > “This whole thing is incredibly dumb, of course — I’ve skimmed it, heavens knows why — but it’s not much dumber than the actual lawsuit real Attorneys General filed in January. Which is not a defense of this, to be clear,” tweeted appellate attorney Raffi Melkonian And he blames his own side. > Lindell blamed the Republican National Committee for missing his goal of getting the Supreme Court to take up the case before Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3549 "2021-11-24T22:49:27Z")
Not so much schadenfreude as irony: the actor playing Judas in the touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar – a dues-paying Oath Keeper – has been arrested for his part in the Capitol insurrection. > **[Florida man playing Judas in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' accused in Jan. 6...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-playing-judas-jesus-christ-superstar-accused-jan-6-capitol-rcna6591)** > > James Beeks, who prosecutors said is “an affiliate of the Oath Keepers,” has appeared on Broadway and is a Michael Jackson impersonator. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3550 "2021-11-24T22:59:53Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Not so much schadenfreude as irony: the actor playing Judas in the touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar – a dues-paying Oath Keeper – has been arrested for his part in the Capitol insurrection. ♩ ♬ ♪ Every time I look at you, I don’t understand Why you let the things you did get so out of hand… ♬ ♩ ♫ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3551 "2021-11-24T23:07:04Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > ♩ ♬ ♪ Every time I look at you, I don’t understand > Why you let the things you did get so out of hand… ♬ ♩ ♫ That’s perfect Steve\_MB ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3552 "2021-11-24T23:08:11Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > > > ♩ ♬ ♪ Every time I look at you, I don’t understand > > Why you let the things you did get so out of hand… ♬ ♩ ♫ > > That’s perfect Steve\_MB - Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3553 "2021-11-24T23:26:05Z")
An offside note. Back in the day, my best friend and I drove my pick-up from Colorado to Illinois and back. I only had one tape for the entire trip. An Eight Track tape of Jesus Christ Superstar. I still love the music, and, he’s still my best friend. (umm, this is a referenece to Steve\_MB’s post) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3554 "2021-11-24T23:35:34Z")
oh we got the “referenece”, pal… we got it 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3555 "2021-11-25T00:20:44Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > ♩ ♬ ♪ Every time I look at you, I don’t understand > Why you let the things you did get so out of hand… ♬ ♩ ♫ Earworm alert! Curse you! ---
**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:** [November 26, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3556 "2021-11-26T19:55:31Z")
[Mike Lindell’s ‘Thanks-A-Thon’ Viewed by Dozens on YouTube After He Says ‘Millions’ Watching (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-lindell-s-thanks-a-thon-viewed-by-dozens-on-youtube-after-he-says-millions-watching/ar-AAR9ooT?ocid=msedgntp) What a dick. > MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell boasted that “millions” were watching his 96-hour “Thanks-A-Thon” during the Thanksgiving holiday but only dozens of viewers could be verified ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3557 "2021-11-26T20:01:21Z")
Were the dozens (and their mommas!) enlightened by astounding revelations? Was there a special deal on pillows? ---
**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:** [November 26, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3558 "2021-11-26T20:09:26Z")
He will prove Trump won the election and reveal all the evidence…sometime… ---
**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:** [November 26, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3559 "2021-11-26T21:15:15Z")
The packets are _in the pillows_! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3560 "2021-11-26T21:20:16Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The packets are _in the pillows_! - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u2pu0m9iTo4/maxresdefault.jpg "Those Aren't Pillows! - Planes, Trains & Automobiles (10/10) Movie CLIP (1987) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2pu0m9iTo4&t=54) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3561 "2021-11-26T22:15:36Z")
[Insert pillow guy’s name here] also called upon his teeming minions to besiege Fox News headquarters in a massive protest against Fox for not live-covering his Thanksgiving telethon. A throng of dozen-or-so people showed up. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3562 "2021-11-27T00:10:50Z")
There would have been more, bigly huge crowds, but they were at Dealey plaza awaiting JFK Jr., Elvis, and Francisco Franco. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3563 "2021-11-27T00:18:06Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > [Insert pillow guy’s name here] also called upon his teeming minions to besiege Fox News headquarters in a massive protest against Fox for not live-covering his Thanksgiving telethon. **A throng of dozen-or-so people showed up.** - More like a thong. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3564 "2021-11-27T03:03:06Z")
A thong of people. Yes, I like it. [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=177) [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=179)