# 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:** 481
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9607 "2023-04-08T16:59:29Z")
See, I found a better one (John Oliver) > “He’s so insistent,” said Oliver. “He’s like the guy drowning but waving off a lifeboat saying, ‘Get out of here, I’m very buoyant. I’m the most buoyant. Everybody talks about my buoyancy. I’m a tremendous floater.'” Obliquely mention his weight, but in relation to how he is always the best at anything! And how he’ll push his pride well past any rational point, even to his own detriment. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9608 "2023-04-08T22:00:37Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Him being fat is not why he is despicable. Even him lying about it, not really. Getting doctors to lie _for_ him about it, that’s what is despicable. ‘It’s not the crime. It’s the cover-up.’ ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9609 "2023-04-08T22:03:32Z")
And it’s a _lot_ to cover up. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9610 "2023-04-08T23:23:00Z")
I decided to look up presidential weights and heights. A weight of 270 puts Trump as heavier than any other president except Taft. He’s currently listed [here](https://potus.com/presidential-facts/presidential-weight/) at 239. I suppose it may take time for the truth to catch up. Reducing his height from 6’3" to 6’1" moves him down at least 7 spots in the list of presidents by height, according to [this](https://potus.com/presidential-facts/presidential-heights/). This would put him at the same height as Obama (while Wikipedia has Obama at 1/2" taller). ---
**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:** [April 9, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9611 "2023-04-09T07:47:45Z")
I preferred the epithet Donnie Two-scoops because rather than ragging on his appearance, as tempting as that is, it points out his outlook on life. In Buddhist terms he’s a hungry ghost – ever hungry, never sated. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9612 "2023-04-09T14:09:20Z")
I prefer Little Donnie Fail-Fail. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9613 "2023-04-09T15:17:54Z")
I think the best nickname is Stupid Hillary Clinton. As in, “You complained for decades about hiring that set of crooks, the Clintons, because they were in bed with all the other corrupt slimebags like Jeffrey Epstein, and then you go and find Bill’s friend who’s exactly the same as Bill and Hillary but dumber, and hire that guy? Why in the ever loving hell would you, a Republican, vote for _Stupid_ Hillary Clinton? That’s the only thing worse than actual Hillary Clinton!” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9614 "2023-04-09T16:19:24Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Why in the ever loving hell would you, a Republican, vote for _Stupid_ Hillary Clinton? That’s the only thing worse than actual Hillary Clinton!” Do they then reply by _mentioning_ the Supreme Court, or just _gesturing_ at the Justices? ---
**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:** [April 9, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9615 "2023-04-09T16:29:25Z")
They don’t reply, as there’s really no justification. They could have hired Rubio or Jeb or lots of others, and they still have that opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9616 "2023-04-09T18:12:26Z")
When I think ‘floater’, fat isn’t the first thing I think of (although the fat content of your meal is apparently what can lead to floaters). ---
**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:** [April 10, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9617 "2023-04-10T13:39:03Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Reducing his height from 6’3" to 6’1"… would put him at the same height as Obama (while Wikipedia has Obama at 1/2" taller). They look the same height, or very close to it: [How Obama will take on Trump - POLITICO](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-barack-obama-234414) Some more schadenfreudey goodness: [https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/media/us-fox-election-lawsuit-settlement-hnk-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/media/us-fox-election-lawsuit-settlement-hnk-intl/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9618 "2023-04-10T14:04:03Z")
I love this boilerplate comment from the CNN article above: > [@](#): > > “This matter has been resolved amicably by both sides,” a Fox News spokesperson said Sunday, declining further comment. _Somebody’s_ pissed off, you can bet. And if I was betting, it’s Fox that is pissed off because they got shit on. (and enough plumbing remarks for the morning). Press on. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9619 "2023-04-11T00:24:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Some more schadenfreudey goodness: This is from MeidasTouch. Pretty long (18min) but pretty much covers how FOX is screwed in all the other defamation lawsuits because of that one. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKALcybf-SM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKALcybf-SM) ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9620 "2023-04-11T04:11:45Z")
It seems as though there wasn’t any wrongdoing in Maricopa County after all. [https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/04/10/maricopa-county-2022-election-printer-issues-not-caused-by-fraud-wrongdoing-report-says/70094355007/](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/04/10/maricopa-county-2022-election-printer-issues-not-caused-by-fraud-wrongdoing-report-says/70094355007/) "_The length and thickness of midterm ballots — not fraud or wrongdoing — caused Maricopa County’s Election Day printer problems, according to an independent inquiry into the issue._ _The probe, which [began in January and was headed by former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/01/06/retired-justice-ruth-mcgregor-to-lead-inquiry-into-arizona-election-issues/69785509007/), found that some of the county’s older printers, Oki B432 models, could not maintain the heat required to consistently print ballots with marks dark enough to be read by the on-site tabulators."_ There is much more, but mostly about Krazy Lake denying everything once again. She needs to dye her hair blond, PAB likes blonds. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9621 "2023-04-11T05:16:02Z")
AND…does anyone remember the last time PAB was in Arizona? Not surprisingly, he stiffed them as well. Things didn’t get better. [https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2023/04/10/bell-bank-wants-name-removed-from-troubled-bell-bank-park-mesa/70101396007/](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2023/04/10/bell-bank-wants-name-removed-from-troubled-bell-bank-park-mesa/70101396007/) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9622 "2023-04-11T05:19:46Z")
Paywalled. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9623 "2023-04-11T05:22:06Z")
Crap. I am sorry. _Bell Bank intended to link its name with a world-class sports facility in east Mesa that would draw millions in dollars and visitors. But the facility has made news more often for losing money and defaulting on its debts._ _On Monday, Bell Bank said in a news release it had ended its naming rights partnership with the facility that opened as Bell Bank Park in January 2022._ _The facility continues to draw large crowds for youth sports leagues and amateur and professional tournaments. In March, it drew 1,300 for a Pickleball tournament. But, despite the crowds, the facility has not made the required monthly payments on its loans. It also has $30 million in unpaid bills to the contractors that helped build the facility._ Please do notice the size of the crowds that have been enticed to visit. That is about as many as visited when PAB was there. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9624 "2023-04-11T09:25:08Z")
1300 for the pickleball tournament, whatever that is, and around 1300 for Trump’s mushroomball extravaganza? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9625 "2023-04-11T15:12:28Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > pickleball tournament, whatever that is Great sport! It’s a weird lovechild of tennis and ping pong. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9626 "2023-04-12T02:08:55Z")
Mr. Bragg seems to have [had enough](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jordan-bragg-feud-escalates-house-162119751.html) of Gymnasium Jordan. The article goes on to other stuff that would belong in the Stupid Republican Idea of the Day thread: > [@](#): > > The Gaggle of Toxic Fucking Maroons House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jordan, will hold a field hearing on April 17 in New York City to discuss “victims of violent crime in Manhattan.” There, lawmakers will examine what the committee called Bragg’s “pro-crime policies” that have led to a “dangerous community” for residents, according to a [press release](https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1645404735510282241/photo/1) issued on Monday night. A spokesperson for Bragg’s office quickly [shot back](https://twitter.com/ManhattanDA/status/1645501803323170841): “Don’t be fooled, the House GOP is coming to the safest big city in America for a political stunt. This hearing won’t engage actual efforts to increase public safety, such as supporting national gun legislation and shutting down the iron pipeline.” The spokesperson also said New York City had a murder rate “nearly three times lower” than that of Columbus, Ohio – Jordan’s home turf. [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=480) [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=482)