# 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:** 21
**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 19, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/401 "2021-01-19T03:11:56Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > “Trust me, that had to be a mass email if one of them got sent to me,” he told Inside Edition. Some staffer accidently sent out the invite to the, “Enemies List.” Or maybe not an accident - he/she did it to drum up a crowd, “A huge crowd, biggest crowd.” ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/402 "2021-01-19T03:55:00Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > The way to scam the [tax] system is not to write inflated invoices, it is to inflate your expenses. For example, to pay a family member a huge consulting fee out of your law firm. Does that kind of thing sound familiar? It’s also a bog-standard way for the directors of a company, who are typically the principal investors, to scam all the lesser investors. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/403 "2021-01-19T04:03:09Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Now that he’s leaving in disgrace, he’s having trouble coming up with people to show up at his Big Farewell Ceremony on January 20: > > > [@](#): > > > > The [White House](https://www.insideedition.com/tag/white-house) seems to be desperate for a big crowd at the event, sending out this invitation: “… You may RSVP up to five guests!” > > The smart bet is that he’ll end up having to pay people to show up and cheer _this_ time, too. I inferred that this was obvious from the first I read about it. Who would have thought otherwise? ---
**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 19, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/404 "2021-01-19T06:16:27Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > The smart bet is that he’ll end up having to pay people to show up and cheer _this_ time, too. No no no. He will promise to pay them to show up and cheer. Then he will stiff them. “I did not like the quality of the cheering. Substandard. No money for you.” Get the Trump cash up front folks. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/405 "2021-01-19T06:21:04Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@Sherrerd](#): > > > > The smart bet is that he’ll end up having to pay people to show up and cheer _this_ time, too. > > No no no. He will promise to pay them to show up and cheer. Then he will stiff them. “l did not like the quality of the cheering. Substandard. No money for you.” > > Get the Trump cash up front folks. That raises the question of whether the 2015 crowd was paid up front. Anybody know? ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/406 "2021-01-19T08:23:03Z")
Beats me, I was just quoting the article that claims to quote him. Sounds just like tanTrump not being able to disclose his taxes, bribes & financial situation in general because they are under audit by the tax autorities: he would so love to do it, but alas! he is not allowed to. It might be a lame excuse or even a lie for all I care. Same here. ---
**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 19, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/407 "2021-01-19T08:54:14Z")
For the record, it’s totally a lie. There’s zero legal or procedural reason an audit would prohibit or prevent disclosure. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/408 "2021-01-19T12:37:57Z")
Right, it’s not like he’s going to storm the Capitol or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/409 "2021-01-19T13:41:44Z")
Well, he and the other rioters were white. At least Brian Sicknick wouldn’t have been in fear of his life as he was getting beaten to death. ---
**Author:** ![songsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@songsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/songsearch)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/410 "2021-01-19T17:26:35Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > > [@songsearch](#): > > > > If the guy in the viking horns is a right wing terrorist, I don’t think we have much to worry about. > > Carrying a 6 foot spear with a functional point. They attacked the seat of our government with a spear as a weapon. Does that not indicate anything to you stupid people? Come on, man! ---
**Author:** ![songsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@songsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/songsearch)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/411 "2021-01-19T17:31:18Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > > [@songsearch](#): > > > > If the guy in the viking horns is a right wing terrorist, I don’t think we have much to worry about. > > Too bad about DumbDonald’s massive landslide loss, MAGAtrash. I’ll bet that stings a bit, huh? Sure it does. But calling me MAGAtrash is a typical response from liberals who have run out of any intelligent arguments for their cause, so they resort to name-calling. So boring. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/412 "2021-01-19T17:33:37Z")
> [@songsearch](#): > > But calling me MAGAtrash is a typical response from liberals who have run out of any intelligent arguments for their cause, so they resort to name-calling. I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about. Liberals (defined broadly) have won all the arguments against Trump and his mob, and the name calling is simply helping vent our anger at the absurd situation we find ourselves in. ---
**Author:** ![songsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@songsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/songsearch)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/413 "2021-01-19T17:35:39Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > > [@songsearch](#): > > > > If the guy in the viking horns is a right wing terrorist, I don’t think we have much to worry about. > > You are very, very stupid. I have a lower opinion of you. ---
**Author:** ![songsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@songsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/songsearch)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/414 "2021-01-19T17:37:25Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@songsearch](#): > > > > But calling me MAGAtrash is a typical response from liberals who have run out of any intelligent arguments for their cause, so they resort to name-calling. > > I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about. Liberals (defined broadly) have won all the arguments against Trump and his mob, and the name calling is simply helping vent our anger at the absurd situation we find ourselves in. Sure it is. I imagine you were president of the debate club in elementary school and they taught you this. ---
**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 19, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/415 "2021-01-19T17:37:33Z")
> [@songsearch](#): > > Does that not indicate anything to you stupid people? They were ill prepared for the task of overthrowing the government. However, had the day gone a bit differently, many of these rioters may have well been in a position to use their weapons, improvised or not, against senior members of our government, spurred on by the outgoing President. We should consider ourselves lucky that they were not better prepared, maybe they never really expected to get into the building. As such, we should make damn sure they are punished to the fullest extent of the law. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/416 "2021-01-19T17:37:51Z")
> [@songsearch](#): > > They attacked the seat of our government with a spear as a weapon. Does that not indicate anything to you stupid people? That it’s a jungle [out there](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrAru0xcHW0)? And that you really don’t care, do U? ---
**Author:** ![songsearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@songsearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/songsearch)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/417 "2021-01-19T17:39:36Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Yeah, har, har, viking horns. > > Nobody’s forgetting that a bunch of armed assholes came _this_ close to murdering a bunch of elected officials. > > So, fuck you and your pathetic attempts at minimizing the worst threat to our democracy in modern history. Thanks. In return, I have no respect for your opinion either. So what? ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/418 "2021-01-19T17:43:33Z")
Enjoy your new President and Blue Congress! Too bad that there’s **NOTHING** that you can do about it! ---
**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 19, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/419 "2021-01-19T17:54:41Z")
> [@songsearch](#): > > I imagine you were president of the debate club in elementary school and they taught you this. Namecalling like this" “is a typical response from (Magas) who have run out of any intelligent arguments for their cause, so they resort to name-calling. So boring.” ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/420 "2021-01-19T17:59:49Z")
Right. I don’t think the IRS can disclose (at least while the audit is ongoing), but there’s nothing stopping him from making his taxes public. Other than not wanting people to realize that he’s not a multi-billionaire or that he cheats massively at his taxes (as he does every other thing in his life) or that a lot of his income is from Russia or the mob or some other shady actors. [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=20) [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=22)