# 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:** 226
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4507 "2022-02-12T14:39:03Z")
Yeah, NASCAR didn’t deny that sponsorship because of political reasons; they were terrified of it being a big scam. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4508 "2022-02-12T14:50:18Z")
Which it is. There are other lengthy threads on the board discussing the problems with crypto that have nothing to do with politics directly. Anyone interested I would encourage to look them up. “It all seems vaguely unethical?” - Best podcast ever ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4509 "2022-02-12T15:09:58Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > LGB coin loses 99.5% of it value, rendering it effectively worthless. > > [‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Coin Turns Into Total Dumpster Fire](https://www.thedailybeast.com/lets-go-brandon-crypto-coin-turns-into-total-dumpster-fire) Wasn’t it pretty much worthless from the start? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4510 "2022-02-12T15:20:42Z")
It went from worthless to worth even less. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4511 "2022-02-12T17:50:02Z")
I’m curious to find out whether this is Joe Biden’s fault or Hillary Clinton’s. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4512 "2022-02-12T18:08:01Z")
Wrong on both counts. It’s Pelosi’s fault. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4513 "2022-02-12T22:41:33Z")
Of course the people behind the coins still made out pretty well. They had no actual money in the game (aside possibly from the amount spent on ads and the computing infrastructure). The people who lost were those fools who bought the coins with real dollars or “legit” crypto and all the money they lost went directly to the instigators. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4514 "2022-02-13T01:37:27Z")
It’s a modern rendition of a Ponzi scheme mixed in with tulip mania. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4515 "2022-02-13T02:11:41Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > It’s a modern rendition of a Ponzi scheme mixed in with tulip mania But there’s an ideological element to this. It’s more like prosperity gospel scams. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4516 "2022-02-13T19:05:26Z")
As the Moscow Mitch/Turnip rift widens… [https://www.pehalnews.in/mitch-mcconnell-is-working-a-behind-the-scenes-campaign-to-make-sure-trump-backed-goofballs-dont-win-their-primaries-report/1632289/](https://www.pehalnews.in/mitch-mcconnell-is-working-a-behind-the-scenes-campaign-to-make-sure-trump-backed-goofballs-dont-win-their-primaries-report/1632289/) > [@](#): > > Sen. Mitch McConnell is making an attempt to thwart former President Donald Trump’s efforts to form the GOP, The New York Times reported on Sunday. McConnell and a staff of allies have, for months, been main a behind-the-scenes campaign through which they fight to recruit potential Senate candidates who might go up in opposition to Trump-backed picks. It’s an effort to acquire a GOP majority within the Senate, The Times [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/us/mcconnell-trump-primaries-midterms.html). The campaign consists of telephone calls, conferences, and polling memos, the paper mentioned. Although, it is kinda shitty if this effort does result in a GOP majority in the Senate. Nice eptithet Mitch came up with - this means Don felt he was personally called a goofball. 😮 ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4517 "2022-02-13T19:52:47Z")
I wonder if this means that Mitch is worried about Trumpist candidates winning primaries in closely contested Senate races like PA, NC, AZ, etc.? The thinking being that those kinds of candidates will have worse chances in the generals. Dems have a very real chance of coming out of November 52-48 and maybe getting some things done that will help in '24. I’m not handwaving away the very distinct possibility that the Pubbies retake the House but it’s not necessarily a slam dunk either. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4518 "2022-02-13T20:04:12Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > As the Moscow Mitch/Turnip rift widens… - Why does this remind me of goatse? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4519 "2022-02-13T20:19:17Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Why does this remind me of goatse? You’ve convinced me, I’m tattooing Mitch on one cheek, and Donny on the other. Every time I fart, I know the Republicans are having another debate. And my new code word for diarrhea will be “CPAC”. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4520 "2022-02-13T21:09:49Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > I wonder if this means that Mitch is worried about Trumpist candidates winning primaries in closely contested Senate races like PA, NC, AZ, etc.? The thinking being that those kinds of candidates will have worse chances in the generals. Maybe. Or maybe he’s worried that if enough goofballs get elected, they won’t support him as majority leader. I expect he’d rather be minority leader than just another majority senator in the back row. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4521 "2022-02-13T21:11:16Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > With Rudy, everything is relative. “in bed.” ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4522 "2022-02-13T23:17:14Z")
It feels to me like HRC might be enjoying just a soupçon of Schadenfreude: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLUuaCuWQAEY2_d?format=jpg&name=900x900) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLUuaCuWQAEY2_d?format=jpg&name=900x900) [**SOURCE**](https://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clinton-debuts-hat-mock-022614696.html) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4523 "2022-02-14T15:32:25Z")
More GOP dissent 🙂 > **[Republican leaders are holding closed-door meetings to question Trump's power...](https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-leaders-question-trump-closed-door-meetings-report-2022-2)** > > According to a Washington Post report, a rift is opening between Trump and some Republican leaders, including some of his advisors. Of course, there’s no “who” (because they’re not “former” yet), nor are there specifics, but reassuring to know there’s at least some form of traction happening. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4524 "2022-02-14T15:39:37Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > there’s at least some form of traction happening. When you’re on a slippery slope, every little bit helps. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4525 "2022-02-14T15:45:33Z")
It’s depressing to see how we’re hopeful that the GOP will finally be back in the hands of folks who are competently evil. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4526 "2022-02-14T16:56:46Z")
You’ll rarely catch ol’ Mitch monologuing, for example. [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=225) [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=227)