# 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:** 331
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6607 "2022-08-18T00:42:04Z")
Alex Jones will go for whoever the biggest fascist is. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6608 "2022-08-18T00:53:24Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Alex Jones has made a transfer, and is off the Trump Train: > > [https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1560062894984896513?t=xfWBL2B5vmOoZXEd9x2heA&s=19](https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1560062894984896513?t=xfWBL2B5vmOoZXEd9x2heA&s=19) Dude, you’re looking a dead fish in the eye. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6609 "2022-08-18T00:55:15Z")
“Allen Weisselberg? Never met the man. Might have worked for one of my many companies” - Oranganus. ---
**Author:** ![SingleMalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/singlemalt/32/3961_2.png) [@SingleMalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleMalt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6610 "2022-08-18T01:04:10Z")
“Lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.” ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6611 "2022-08-18T01:04:40Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Alex Jones has made a transfer, and is off the Trump Train: If I didn’t have more important things to do right now I’d make a list of all the times Alex Jones has left the Trump Train. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6612 "2022-08-18T01:36:44Z")
That collection of spores, mold, and fungus isn’t just going to organize itself, ya know ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6613 "2022-08-18T03:07:58Z")
> [@SingleMalt](#): > > “Lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.” Ooh, ooh! I know this one! _Jaws_, right? Wait… is this non-famous line from a movie thread? ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6614 "2022-08-18T20:48:29Z")
I also put this one in the Party of Evil thread because it seemed appropriate there too. And because it was kind of funny. [A federal judge halted Florida’s so-called “Stop Woke Act”](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-s-stop-woke-act-for-workplaces-blocked-by-federal-judge/ar-AA10Omyl?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=084af16727ae46c89574ac55370b6215) , which restricts private companies from conducting diversity training, with some pretty scathing comments about the intent behind it. He called the state “a First Amendment Upside Down”, a la _Stranger Things_, and compared the court to Eleven saving the citizens from the menacing evil. Guess that would make De Santis the Mind Flayer, which seems about right. He’d probably be flattered by the comparison though. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6615 "2022-08-18T21:07:46Z")
I wish judges wouldn’t use pop culture in their decisions, it seems to me to cheapen the process. Just explain how this law is in violation of the constitution (or whatever the issue is) and stop trying to impress your teenage kids with your hipness. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6616 "2022-08-18T21:28:28Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I wish judges wouldn’t use pop culture in their decisions, it seems to me to cheapen the process. “Your honor, I object!” “Under what grounds, counselor?” “Spoilers! I am only halfway through the 2nd episode in season 1.” “Hmm… Sustained. Please strike that from the record.” ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6617 "2022-08-18T21:35:53Z")
There’s a 6 month statute of limitations on spoilers! ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6618 "2022-08-19T13:49:28Z")
I’ll allow it. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6619 "2022-08-19T22:09:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ll allow it.   Was that a reference to this? If not, it should be! 🤣 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BxQMT4R51Dk/maxresdefault.jpg "Intolerable Cruelty (5/12) Movie CLIP - That Silly Man (2003) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxQMT4R51Dk) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6620 "2022-08-19T22:12:28Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Was that a reference to this? If not, it should be! 🤣 That’s how I heard it. I love that movie and especially the courtroom scenes!!! ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6621 "2022-08-19T22:31:07Z")
One of my favourite Coen Brothers films, and apparently underrated by too many critics lacking a well-developed sense of humour! 😃 ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6622 "2022-08-19T22:32:31Z")
I totally agree. “Gizmo.” 🤣 ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6623 "2022-08-19T22:57:47Z")
I love it, too! ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6624 "2022-08-20T00:55:58Z")
More delicious schadenfreude. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/19/gop-senate-rescue-midterms/?utm\_source=feedly&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_campaign=wp\_homepage](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/19/gop-senate-rescue-midterms/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage) Apparently some Republican canddates are asking where all the money went. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6625 "2022-08-20T02:31:51Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > I’ll allow it.   > > Was that a reference to this? If not, it should be! 🤣 > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxQMT4R51Dk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxQMT4R51Dk) Sure, let’s go with that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6626 "2022-08-20T14:46:58Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > Apparently some Republican canddates are asking where all the money went Paywalled. I found a free version here: [https://upjobsnews.com/gop-spending-under-fire-as-senate-hopefuls-seek-rescue-more-latest-news-here/](https://upjobsnews.com/gop-spending-under-fire-as-senate-hopefuls-seek-rescue-more-latest-news-here/) [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=330) [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=332)