# 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:** 201
**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, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4007 "2022-01-06T20:33:31Z")
Apologies, **MM** - I thought you meant further _commentary_ on. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4008 "2022-01-06T21:34:05Z")
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus!” - paraphrased from Jaws. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4009 "2022-01-06T22:45:22Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > ACK I had a roommate who always nuked that stuff and then the place would have this super gross chemical stench - not too popcornish. Never smell the inside of a bag of microwave popcorn after it’s cooked. Nas.Tee. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4010 "2022-01-06T23:27:47Z")
Thanks for that! ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4011 "2022-01-07T01:24:40Z")
Here’s some news: > **[Stephanie Grisham says group of ex-Trump officials to meet next week to...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/politics/stephanie-grisham-trump-officials-meeting-cnntv/index.html)** > > Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that more than a dozen of her former Trump administration colleagues plan to meet next week to try and stop former President Donald Trump as he continues to "manipulate people and... ---
**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 7, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4012 "2022-01-07T01:55:57Z")
From the link: > Grisham, who was also chief of staff to former first lady Melania Trump, declined to reveal who will be joining her in the efforts [to “stop” Trump] I guess she drew the short straw to be the public “face” of this political suicide mission. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4013 "2022-01-07T01:57:49Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > I guess she drew the short straw to be the public “face” of this political suicide mission. How many of those people are actively involved in politics? (I honestly don’t know the answer.) I suspect many people who become administration officials are doing it as a brief opportunity before moving on to other opportunities. I mean, I could potentially do something which is political suicide, but I wouldn’t care since I have no interest in politics. ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4014 "2022-01-07T02:51:13Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Delicious schadenfreude. Schmuck à l’Orange: Skewered…! ---
**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 7, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4015 "2022-01-07T11:49:33Z")
I feel bad for his kids, growing up without a father figure… > **[Analysis | Ted Cruz grovels to Tucker Carlson over Jan. 6 ‘terrorist attack’...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/06/ted-cruz-grovels-tucker-carlson-over-jan-6-terrorist-attack-remark/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjEyNzIwMzMiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjQxNTU2MDg1LCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjQyNzY1Njg1LCJpYXQiOjE2NDE1NTYwODUsImp0aSI6ImE5MzljYTBjLWU3OWMtNDllNi04NTZkLWI2YzcyNDYzYWVmYiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDIyLzAxLzA2L3RlZC1jcnV6LWdyb3ZlbHMtdHVja2VyLWNhcmxzb24tb3Zlci1qYW4tNi10ZXJyb3Jpc3QtYXR0YWNrLXJlbWFyay8ifQ.Al4ZCTiMLMKoQqizqUPIe7bRoWWTJN6ZY6ckpvQZjg4&itid=gfta)** > > The interview was a remarkable commentary on the power dynamics in the GOP — and its according effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, 2021. > …To recap, Cruz (R-Tex.) set off a bit of a MAGA backlash on Wednesday by calling the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol a “violent terrorist attack.” Among those criticizing Cruz was Carlson, who [laid into the senator on Wednesday night](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/06/tucker-carlson-slams-ted-cruz-republicans-calling-jan-6-capitol-riot-a-violent-terrorist-attack/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4). > > So Cruz appeared on Carlson’s show Thursday night to back down… ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4016 "2022-01-07T14:17:29Z")
So pathetic and shameful. Turns my stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4017 "2022-01-07T14:34:55Z")
At least this time, he didn’t throw his children or wife under the bus. ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4018 "2022-01-07T14:42:23Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > I feel bad for his kids, growing up without a father figure… > > [https://wapo.st/3EXNGYA](https://wapo.st/3EXNGYA) > > > …To recap, Cruz (R-Tex.) set off a bit of a MAGA backlash on Wednesday by calling the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol a “violent terrorist attack.” Among those criticizing Cruz was Carlson, who [laid into the senator on Wednesday night](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/06/tucker-carlson-slams-ted-cruz-republicans-calling-jan-6-capitol-riot-a-violent-terrorist-attack/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4). > > > > So Cruz appeared on Carlson’s show Thursday night to back down… From the link. > “Every word Ted Cruz uses is used intentionally. He’s a lawyer,” Carlson said Wednesday night. “He described Jan. 6 as a violent terrorist attack. Of all the things Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack. It wasn’t an insurrection. Was it a riot? Sure. It was not a violent terrorist attack. Sorry! So why are you telling us that it was, Ted Cruz?” - I’ll bet if you beat Fucker with a flagpole, he would claim he was violently attacked and press charges. ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4019 "2022-01-07T16:52:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’ll bet if you beat Fucker with a flagpole, he would claim he was violently attacked and press charges. I bet if you made him fly coach, he would claim he was violently attacked and press charges too. ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4020 "2022-01-07T17:02:44Z")
Cancun is really nice this time of year, I’ve heard… ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4021 "2022-01-07T17:50:41Z")
Too soon. Well, too soon insofar as his trip was in February not January; it’s never too soon to make fun of Ted Cruz. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4022 "2022-01-07T19:28:10Z")
Stephanie Grisham appears to be politically suiciding. She apparently gave the 1/6 committee names and lines of inquiry they hadn’t considered before. > **[Raskin Reveals Grisham Gave Him 'A Lot of Names I Had Not Heard Before' –...](https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2022/01/raskin-reveals-grisham-gave-him-a-lot-of-names-i-had-not-heard-before-says-america-will-be-shocked-and-surprised/)** > > U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) revealed former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham named many people he had not heard about in connection with the January 6 insurrection, and promised Americans will be stunned when the House... ---
**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 7, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4023 "2022-01-07T21:05:26Z")
I want to know if anyone in Congress gave the terrorists maps, tours or other material assistance in the days/weeks before the insurrection attempt. ---
**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 7, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4024 "2022-01-07T21:30:44Z")
Also… “pipe-bomb girl’s” shoes do seem to be a match to a pair Marge Three Toes was wearing on another occasion… ---
**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 7, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4025 "2022-01-07T21:39:11Z")
Sweeeeeet! > **[Cyber Ninjas, company that led Arizona GOP election 'audit,' is shutting down](https://www.aol.com/news/cyber-ninjas-company-led-arizona-025600075.html)** > > Arizona election officials this week released a report rebutting almost every claim by Cyber Ninjas in its ballot review. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4026 "2022-01-07T21:52:02Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > At least this time, he didn’t throw his children or wife under the bus. I swear the first time I read this I thought you said “chicken” and was about to ask what that story was about. [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=200) [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=202)