# 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:** 351
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7007 "2022-09-21T18:51:49Z")
Surely the leopards won’t eat _my_ face! > [@JohnT](#): > > Genuinely, I cannot fathom people who are scared of internet fights. It’s not just the internet aspect that would worry me, and though his influence has surely waned from his Presidential days, he still has a _lot_ of loyal followers, much like any other cult. Maybe there’s nothing to fear and I’m giving him too much credit. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7008 "2022-09-21T18:58:34Z")
Well, I am this guy: > [@I blew up a Toastmasters group last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-blew-up-a-toastmasters-group-last-night/918672): > > Just gonna put this in the Pit, even though it isn’t really aimed at anyone or anything… it’s too political for MPSIMS, not debatey enough for GD, and even though it’s political in nature, not really suitable for P&E… so here we are. Let’s just file this under “Recreational Outrage: Live Edition”. Have a friend (Dave) who is helping another friend (Matthew) start a Toastmasters ™ group here in San Antonio. Having had some experience with TM, I was asked by Dave to help Matthew start his new TM … And, yeah… > [@US voters: Are you afraid of the other side, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/123): > > Just taking a Sunday drive, I was 5 miles from my house when I received a “OMG, is this you?” txt from a woman I dated, lol. [[Imgur] ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52284264507/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52284264507_bc7cd455b8_b.jpg "20220814\_112851") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52284264507/) This too: > [@US voters: Are you afraid of the other side, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/127): > > Oh, I took it to the local FBI office and stood there for 30, 40 minutes like a dork. [[Imgur] ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52285566668/) No MAGA though. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52285566668_2f58ef78cc_b.jpg "20220814\_100527") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52285566668/) Fuck these people. I fucking publicly _hold forth_ as often I can. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7009 "2022-09-21T19:04:36Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I fucking publicly _hold forth_ as often I can. Apparently so does Luna, although in that particular pic she seems a bit more focused on something non-political – possibly a squirrel! 🐿 I have to add, seriously, kudos on your strong commitments! 👍 ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7010 "2022-09-21T19:06:21Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Fuck these people. I want to endorse that statement. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7011 "2022-09-21T19:10:06Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Fuck these people. With a [durian.](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/nov/29/the-quest-for-the-king-of-fruit-like-wine-snobs-durian-connoisseurs-are-fanatical-and-devoted) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7012 "2022-09-21T19:55:20Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Fuck these people. If I tried that in my town my house would be burned down. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7013 "2022-09-21T20:27:23Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > he could have turned the fire hose of hate he controls on her for crossing him. I have this image of Trump as a giant kaiju with heat beams coming out of its eyes. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7014 "2022-09-21T20:29:04Z")
Its eyes, if we’re lucky. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7015 "2022-09-21T20:30:21Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > With a [durian.](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/nov/29/the-quest-for-the-king-of-fruit-like-wine-snobs-durian-connoisseurs-are-fanatical-and-devoted) If it was ever possible for a durian to smell _worse_… ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7016 "2022-09-21T20:47:56Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If it was ever possible for a durian to smell _worse_… It’s likely to make a durian smell _better._ ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7017 "2022-09-21T21:02:52Z")
More lies from the GOP, this one about his service. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-gop-house-candidate-has-misrepresented-military-service/ar-AA124SVQ?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=8baab0b3e6984509a0e8b3a29b366cd4](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-gop-house-candidate-has-misrepresented-military-service/ar-AA124SVQ?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=8baab0b3e6984509a0e8b3a29b366cd4) > Still, thanks to an unflinching allegiance to former President Donald Trump — Majewski once painted a massive Trump mural on his lawn — he also stands a chance of defeating longtime [Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur] in a district recently redrawn to favor Republicans. They unfairly redraw the district to favor their party and they best they have THIS nimrod? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7018 "2022-09-21T22:07:49Z")
One of the side effects of redrawing districts to gerrymander is _more_ nimrods. If you have to worry more about your primary and less about the general, you’re going to appeal to the hardest-core of your base, and that base will be less selective about normal “electability” concerns because, hey it’s in the bag anyway. Plus, when you pack the other side’s voters into even more constricted districts, they’ll be doing much the same thing - increasing polarization accordingly. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7019 "2022-09-21T22:25:07Z")
Thank you for your support of the Fair Representation Act. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7020 "2022-09-21T23:19:14Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@Skywatcher](#): > > > > (2) condemns calls from members of Congress to ‘‘destroy the FBI’’ and ‘‘defund the FBI’’; > > I love that fact that certain members of congress are now on record as condemning themselves. Perfection! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7021 "2022-09-22T00:08:41Z")
A crime guide: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52375202218_4c35b67069_b.jpg "20220921\_161116") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52375202218/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52374977011_cb02f3e1ac_b.jpg "20220921\_161118") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52374977011/) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7022 "2022-09-22T00:21:51Z")
Oh, snap! (Do we still say this?) > > **[My Pillow CEO, Trump ally faces probe for plot to target 2020 election computers](https://www.reuters.com/legal/my-pillow-ceo-trump-ally-faces-probe-plot-target-2020-election-computers-2022-09-21/)** > > Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Inc chief executive and ally to former President Donald Trump, is under U.S. federal investigation for identity theft and for conspiring to damage a protected computer connected to a suspected voting equipment security... ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7023 "2022-09-22T01:15:24Z")
Is the identity theft using someone’s user ID and password? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7024 "2022-09-22T01:52:54Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Oh, snap! (Do we still say this?) I do. And it’s based on one of my favorite ad campaigns by VW featuring Uli Kunkel. ![](https://c.tenor.com/lknAzEpXJH8AAAAC/ohsnap.gif) I still love those “unpimp your auto” ads. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7025 "2022-09-22T01:57:17Z")
**[DOJ can resume criminal probe of Mar-a-Lago documents](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/appeals-court-mar-a-lago-criminal-classified-documents/index.html)** > - CNN — > > _"A federal appeals court is allowing the Justice Department to continue looking at documents marked as classified that were seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and resort._ > > _The emergency intervention upends a trial judge’s order over those documents that had blocked federal investigators’ work on the documents, and is a strong rebuke of the Trump team’s attempt to suggest without evidence that materials were somehow declassified. Trump’s options to block the criminal investigation are now dimming with one of his only remaining possibilities being an emergency request to the Supreme Court."_ **Oh frabjous day!** 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7026 "2022-09-22T02:51:31Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Given the nature of his on-paper-but-not-liquid wealth, a $250M penalty is going to really hurt. If he can’t come up with the money, could the court order a lien on or seizure and sale of his golf courses? hehehehehehehehehehe [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=350) [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=352)