# 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:** 306
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6107 "2022-07-26T21:23:40Z")
Meh, that was then. The politico article is from January 11, 2021. Businesses have long since gone back to cosying up to Republicans, Trump and The Big Lie. They continue to funnel money into campaign funds of (R)s who are working VERY hard to further marginalize anyone who is not a rich white male. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6108 "2022-07-26T22:06:43Z")
Now we’re getting the weapons grade schadenfreude: > Trump supporter who assaulted cops at the Capitol sentenced to five years in prison. > **[Trump supporter who assaulted police at the Capitol gets five years in prison](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna40081)** > > Jan. 6 defendant Mark Ponder told the FBI he thought the 2020 election was stolen. His sentence is tied for the longest in the Jan. 6 cases. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6109 "2022-07-26T22:13:06Z")
May he serve every. Single. Day. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6110 "2022-07-26T22:53:47Z")
Not so much. The stiffer penalties always go to the black guy. He shoulda seen this coming. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6111 "2022-07-26T22:58:51Z")
Did I miss this one? Madison Cawthorn owes money, and he can’t pay it back. Just another reason that embezzling campaign funds is a bad idea. ETA: If Mad Cawthorn isn’t on your celebrity death pool list, you might want to consider an update. > **[Cawthorn Campaign Illegally Spent Funds It Wasn’t Supposed to Touch](https://www.thedailybeast.com/madison-cawthorn-campaign-illegally-spent-funds-it-wasnt-supposed-to-touch?ref=home)** > > Madison Cawthorn’s campaign wasn’t supposed to touch the money it had for the general election. Guess what the campaign did. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6112 "2022-07-26T23:10:57Z")
Now that’s what I call schadenfreude! ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6113 "2022-07-27T02:08:12Z")
I did my minuscule bit today to contribute to schadenfreude. The news was on in the background as I went about my day. A story came on about J. D. Vance, currently running as the Republican candidate for governor in Ohio. This lovely piece of shit stated in an interview recently that it would be better for women to stay in unhappy marriages, even if they are violent, for the sake of the children. Speaking as a former child whose parents attempted to do this, I can say with absolute certainty that we children did cry when our violent parents finally split. With relief. They never did us a greater service than to get as far from one another as they possibly could. The news story was accompanied by a list of corporations who contribute to this asshole’s campaign. My home and auto insurer was among them. I immediately called my agent and asked him to switch my coverage. Fuck that guy and all the corporations that support him. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6114 "2022-07-27T02:51:40Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > The news story was accompanied by a list of corporations who contribute to this asshole’s campaign. My home and auto insurer was among them. I immediately called my agent and asked him to switch my coverage. Do what you can with what you got, says I. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6115 "2022-07-27T04:23:32Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Speaking as a former child whose parents attempted to do this, I can say with absolute certainty that we children did cry when our violent parents finally split. With relief. They never did us a greater service than to get as far from one another as they possibly could. Can I say the same? When my parents finally divorced, we told them it was about damn time. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6116 "2022-07-27T13:30:08Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > The news story was accompanied by a list of corporations who contribute to this asshole’s campaign. My home and auto insurer was among them. I immediately called my agent and asked him to switch my coverage. That’s a great start; to complete it, though, you have to make sure that they know WHY you are changing carriers. People leave for any number of reasons, the most common being lower rates. The number of people leaving for reasons such as this can get lost in the statistics. They’re going to assume “better rates in hard times”, and not change their actions. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6117 "2022-07-27T13:34:14Z")
About 1/3 of the companies kept their promises. A horrible ratio, but I’ve got to give some credit to the companies that did. > **[Promises kept: The companies not funding sedition - CREW | Citizens for...](https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/promises-kept-the-companies-not-funding-sedition/)** > > Lyft, Target, Whirlpool are among the handful of companies that have kept their promise not to give to the Sedition Caucus. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6118 "2022-07-27T13:54:45Z")
Never heard of CREW until now — thanks. They do important work. Few are aware how companies support certain candidates (mainly through PACs), and how we all support many of these companies (mainly through our $). ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6119 "2022-07-27T16:38:52Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > When my parents finally divorced, we told them it was about damn time. Builds character, right? 😉 > [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > That’s a great start; to complete it, though, you have to make sure that they know WHY you are changing carriers. Way ahead of you. 🙂 I spent part of my evening composing a letter I will send to the carrier as soon as the switch has been successfully facilitated. I’ve been a faithful customer of theirs for more than a decade, so they need to know exactly what caused me to change my mind about them literally 1 day after I’d just paid my auto premiums. Hopefully there will be others. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6120 "2022-07-27T16:43:52Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I did my minuscule bit today to contribute to schadenfreude. > > The news was on in the background as I went about my day. A story came on about J. D. Vance, currently running as the Republican candidate for governor in Ohio. This lovely piece of shit… Not a fan, and I look forward to voting against him, but he’s actually running for the US Senate. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6121 "2022-07-27T16:44:23Z")
And in other news: > **[Latest moves suggest DOJ investigation of 2020 election is looking at conduct...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/politics/justice-department-pence-short-jacob-trump-grand-jury/index.html)** > > The move by the Justice Department to bring two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence in front of a federal grand jury is the most aggressive public step taken yet by prosecutors investigating the plots to subvert the 2020 election. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6122 "2022-07-27T16:44:39Z")
Thanks for correcting my mistake. It’s hard to keep all the dipshits straight. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DirtyHippy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtyhippy/32/107_2.png) [@DirtyHippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtyHippy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6123 "2022-07-27T19:05:36Z")
You need a program. Can’t tell your dipshits apart without a program. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6124 "2022-07-27T19:38:50Z")
(Updating spreadsheet…) ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6125 "2022-07-27T20:07:46Z")
You need one of those big boards with pins and colored strings connecting all pictures. I remember My Pillow Guy had one showing all the deep state connections but I can’t find the image now. got it: [https://salten.cz/2021/07/07/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-and-michael-flynn-pose-with-bizarre-path-to-trump-diagram/](https://salten.cz/2021/07/07/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-and-michael-flynn-pose-with-bizarre-path-to-trump-diagram/) ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6126 "2022-07-27T20:14:18Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > The news story was accompanied by a list of corporations who contribute to this asshole’s campaign. This should be the case more often! [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=305) [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=307)