# 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:** 266
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5307 "2022-05-16T01:38:09Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I’m pretty sure that the GOP staffers weren’t fired for running a voter harvesting scheme, they were fired for being CAUGHT running a voter harvesting scheme.   “If you are captured, the Director will disavow any knowledge of you or your actions.” ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5308 "2022-05-16T03:57:16Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > In short: a GOP PAC chairman was signing voters up for mail-in ballots (Wait just a moment! I thought the GOP was against those.) and the PAC’s address, not the voter’s home address, on the registration for the ballot. I would hope they get more than just fired. That should be a violation of the law. It may not be in PA. On reading some of the news reports, they don’t say anything about people being charged with a crime. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5309 "2022-05-16T13:02:50Z")
Poor Melania. [She’s unhappy _Vogue_ never put her on the cover](https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-trump-slams-vogue-for-putting-hillary-clinton-michelle-obama-and-jill-biden-on-the-cover-but-not-her). My heart bleeds. She’d make a great _Vague_ cover, though. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5310 "2022-05-16T13:07:04Z")
Rumor has it that she was at one point offered a photoshoot but not a guaranteed cover, so she turned it down. This is the extent to which I can muster an interest in this story. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5311 "2022-05-16T13:10:25Z")
> Melania has kept a relatively low profile since leaving the White House, focusing on promoting her NFT collection of digital artworks. Of course she is. Birds of a feather grift together. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5312 "2022-05-16T13:17:38Z")
I really don’t care, do U? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5313 "2022-05-16T14:57:31Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > I would hope they get more than just fired. That should be a violation of the law. It may not be in PA. On reading some of the news reports, they don’t say anything about people being charged with a crime. IOKIRCVF (It’s OK If Republicans Commit Voter Fraud) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5314 "2022-05-16T15:24:16Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Poor Melania. [She’s unhappy _Vogue_ never put her on the cover](https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-trump-slams-vogue-for-putting-hillary-clinton-michelle-obama-and-jill-biden-on-the-cover-but-not-her) She hates them because they’re so incredibly biased. But also, she wants to assure everyone that she’s too important to care. She sounds exactly like the orange shit-gibbon. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5315 "2022-05-16T15:51:23Z")
I thought I heard that it was because their cover photos generally go along with the featured interview, and Melania did not want to be interviewed. So no cover. It was her choice and she still blames them. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5316 "2022-05-16T16:07:03Z")
IIRC, she also refused to be interviewed for a profile to accompany the piece, and that was a dealbreaker. ETA: ninjaed ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5317 "2022-05-16T16:15:26Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > She sounds exactly like the orange shit-gibbon. A match made in hell. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5318 "2022-05-16T16:21:43Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > She hates them because they’re so incredibly biased. But also, she wants to assure everyone that she’s too important to care. And these grapes! So sour! ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5319 "2022-05-16T16:23:40Z")
Maybe it’s the tinnitus. Or maybe it’s the world’s smallest violin ---
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5320 "2022-05-16T18:51:01Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And these grapes! So sour! [https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GlassElementaryGhostshrimp-size\_restricted.gif](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GlassElementaryGhostshrimp-size_restricted.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5321 "2022-05-18T00:02:55Z")
The DOJ seems to finally be taking an interest in the White House and its doings, during Jan 6th: > **[DOJ asks Jan. 6 committee for its transcripts](https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/3491932-doj-asks-jan-6-committee-for-its-transcripts-report/)** > > The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Jan. 6 House committee to turn over some transcripts of depositions it has conducted as part of its investigation into the attack on the Capitol, … ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5322 "2022-05-18T04:23:03Z")
What? It’s 9:20 p.m. already on the Left Coast and I haven’t seen THIS mentioned yet in any thread where I thought it might be: Madison Cawthorn is primaried. > **[Madison Cawthorn loses his seat in Congress after a turbulent 2 years in office](https://news.yahoo.com/madison-cawthorn-loses-his-seat-in-congress-after-a-turbulent-two-years-in-office-024441242.html)** > > Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, lost his seat in a Republican primary contest on Tuesday. ETA: Okay, I see it now. Ninjaed by @Smapti in the NSRIOTD thread about 2 hours ago. Still, it bears repeating! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5323 "2022-05-18T06:01:39Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Madison Cawthorn is primaried. Stolen election? Cancel culture? Great replacement? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5324 "2022-05-18T06:03:47Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Stolen election? Cancel culture? Great replacement? He conceded. So in the end he goes out gracefully, I guess. Thus he redeems himself. Kinda like Darth Vader did in the end. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5325 "2022-05-18T06:06:02Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > So in the end he goes out gracefully, I guess. About that… > **[Madison Cawthorn slams the GOP for having a 'loser’s mentality' in election...](https://www.rawstory.com/madison-cawthorn-republicans-2657342477/)** > > Rep. Madison Cawthorn blasted the leadership of the Republican Party after North Carolina Republican voters made him the youngest congressman to lose re-election.Cawthorn lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards."In rapid succession, Mr. Cawthorn, who... ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/5326 "2022-05-18T06:07:24Z")
It’s okay (with me) if a Republican slams other Republicans. ETA: According to that article, Cawthorn said (or tweeted?) “When Donald Trump has your back, he has your back to the end.” ROTFLMAO! [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=265) [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=267)