# 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:** 199
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3967 "2022-01-05T01:11:27Z")
Yes, according to The Don, apparently, the Committee should be focused on finding the fraud that the CyberNinjas couldn’t. We have a shitload of really dumb people in this country who still believe this guy has all his marbles. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3968 "2022-01-05T01:26:38Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > TFG cancels his Jan. 6 anniversary press conference: I think this has a lot to do with the big news about Hannity, what he knew, when he knew it, and to what extent the big-headed shock jock formerly of Atlanta may choose to cooperate with the House Committee. There comes a point when “save your own ass” takes precedent over “save Donald Trump.” It may also be the case that Hannity was intended to feature big in Trump’s January 6th extravaganza and Hannity had to tell him, “Sorry, buddy. I’ll be washing my hair. If you get my drift.” ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3969 "2022-01-05T01:41:57Z")
Thank you for an excellent start to 2022, @Pleonast ! 😍 👏🏻 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3970 "2022-01-05T01:56:04Z")
> [@lum\_s\_husband](#): > > But Trump the Father _really_ likes Trump the Daughter. Like _like-likes._ It’s Electra-fying…! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3971 "2022-01-05T02:44:37Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > TFG cancels his Jan. 6 anniversary press conference: > [@Sherrerd](#): > > Huh. I’m genuinely surprised. I’d have guessed he would have relished the idea that at least some of the media outlets (OANN, Fox, etc.) would give his “press conference” (ha!) plenty of coverage. > > And that excuse is pretty thin. Something else is going on. > > Maybe Fox News had let him know they were NOT going to cover it? And he feared the humiliation? > > Or maybe he’s sick, again. He probably heard about [the Peter Navarro interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2689) and went into damage control mode. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3972 "2022-01-05T09:21:33Z")
Or maybe his lawyers finally convinced him that having a public rally to celebrate an insurrection he’s under investigation for inciting was unlikely to end well for him. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3973 "2022-01-05T11:13:50Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Or maybe his lawyers finally convinced him that having a public rally to celebrate an insurrection he’s under investigation for inciting was unlikely to end well for him. - Anyone who can do that could persuade a legless Arcturan MegaDonkey to go for a walk. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3974 "2022-01-05T16:58:48Z")
I think he cancelled because if ‘his’ networks won’t carry him, he won’t get the attention he wants. If he reschedules in the proverbial two weeks, not on the date in question, no one will give a _bleeeeep_ and he’ll get top billing on his preferred networks and plenty on the others as they flare up with factchecking and debunking the inevitable lies. 10% of the attention on 1/6, or 100% of the attention on 1/15 (or so) - seems to be easy to determine what the former narcissist-in-chief would want. If it _also_ dodges a bit of the heat from the 1/6 investigation, so much the better, but with Trump, it’s always about the appearance of being #1. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3975 "2022-01-05T17:19:26Z")
If it gives him even a little less public exposure, I’m all for it. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3976 "2022-01-05T19:26:57Z")
Some conservative pundits called the [Republican Accountability Project](https://accountability.gop/) will be airing an ad multiple times on Fox tomorrow, condemning “five lawmakers who were sharply critical of Trump last year, but since either changed their tune or went silent.” > **[GOP Group Calls Out Trump’s Enablers In Congress By Name In Scathing Fox News Ad](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/gop-group-calls-trump-enablers-073133042.html)** > > The new video gives Republican lawmakers a taste of their own words about the Jan. 6 insurrection. Imagine if it’ll actually sink with one or two viewers, with an emphasis on just those one or two. Heh - I like the “Here’s Johnny!” effect in that photo cluster. ---
**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 5, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3977 "2022-01-05T19:39:04Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Imagine if it’ll actually sink with one or two viewers, with an emphasis on just those one or two. > The spot is set to run during “Fox & Friends,” “Hannity” and “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Thursday I don’t expect anything will sink in, but there may be a few aneurysms… ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3978 "2022-01-05T20:21:51Z")
Either way, they won’t be voting Republican. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3979 "2022-01-05T20:31:23Z")
Of the Republican voters viewing that ad, I think the number of people who will re-think their support of the Republican candidates shown because they caved to Trump will be massively out weighed by the number of people who re-think their support for these candidates after seeing that they dared to blame Trump in early 2021. ---
**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 6, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3980 "2022-01-06T00:54:18Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > He probably heard about [the Peter Navarro interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2689) and went into damage control mode. Well, maybe. But Navarro didn’t say anything that would lead to action by Merrick Garland, as Garland made clear today. Navarro said plenty that would lead to action by an AG interested in prosecuting coup attempts—but nothing that would bother Garland. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3981 "2022-01-06T01:18:08Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Navarro said plenty that would lead to action by an AG interested in prosecuting coup attempts—but nothing that would bother Garland. I think you are wrong on this. Here’s a link to the text of Garland’s speech in its entirety. Folks can make up their own minds. [Merrick Garland’s Speech on January 5, 2022](https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-first-anniversary-attack-capitol) ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3982 "2022-01-06T04:09:57Z")
> **[Trump turns on Hannity over Capitol riot texts: ‘I disagree with Sean’](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sean-hannity-capitol-riot-b1987575.html)** > > ‘I disagree with Sean on that statement and the facts are proving me right,’ says the former president > [@](#): > > [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?CMP=ILC-refresh) has lashed out at one of his staunchest supporters, [Sean Hannity](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sean-hannity?CMP=ILC-refresh), after more of the Fox News host’s Capitol riot texts were revealed to the public. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3983 "2022-01-06T04:17:29Z")
Got a non-paywall/registration link? ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3984 "2022-01-06T04:19:41Z")
> ‘I disagree with Sean on that statement and the facts are proving me right,’ says the former president Those would be his _special_ facts… ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3985 "2022-01-06T04:25:42Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Got a non-paywall/registration link? Odd, no subscription here, but accessed the Independent article no probs. Hopefully this? (Independent link via Yahoo this time) > **[Trump turns on Hannity over Capitol riot texts: ‘I disagree with Sean’](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-turns-hannity-over-capitol-231813743.html)** > > ‘I disagree with Sean on that statement and the facts are proving me right,’ says the former president ---
**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 6, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/3986 "2022-01-06T15:06:12Z")
I want to know what in that sentence constitutes “lashing out.” “I disagree with Sean…” is hardly a broadside of condemnation. Let us not continue this abuse of the English language. [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=198) [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=200)