# 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:** 484
**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 12, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9667 "2023-04-12T23:51:55Z")
More schadenfreude, that actually ties in to my earlier comment about Arizona finally finding there was NOTHING going on all the damn time. [https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics/arizona-house-republican-expelled-liz-harris/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics/arizona-house-republican-expelled-liz-harris/index.html) > The [resolution to expel](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23772891-harris-ethics-committee-report-1?responsive=1&title=1) the first-term Republican, elected in November, stated that she had brought “disrepute and embarrassment to the House of Representatives,” resulting in “disorderly behavior.” Forty-six Arizona representatives in the GOP-controlled House voted to remove her from her elected position, meeting a two-thirds threshold to expel lawmakers. Thirteen members opposed her expulsion. IE You made us look stupid! Or “here’s your scapegoat, you can all fuck off about the wasted money and time” ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9668 "2023-04-13T13:31:36Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Or “here’s your scapegoat, you can all fuck off about the wasted money and time” The thing about a scapegoat is, even them acknowledging the _need_ for a scapegoat is an improvement. Let’s hope that this is the thin edge of the wedge of rationality working its way back into the minds of at least _some_ Republicans. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9669 "2023-04-13T23:58:49Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > … Let’s hope that this is the thin edge of the wedge of rationality working its way back into the minds of at least _some_ Republicans. _ **“Hey, guys, we can’t be deplorable ALL the time!!!”** _ > ^imaginary remark from an imaginary Republican who we _hope_ actually exists, but who may not. ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9670 "2023-04-14T01:08:12Z")
I’m not sure, “Okay, Larry. Your turn in the deplorable barrel,” is much of an improvement. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9671 "2023-04-14T03:59:52Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > much of an improvement. “Not much of an improvement” is still better than just getting worse. Small consolation, I know, but alas, it’s the best we can realistically hope for at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9672 "2023-04-14T08:52:59Z")
I don’t know which thread [this image](https://imgur.com/a/j6OTryl) belongs in, but this is as good a place as any. It’s Trump mimicking the famous statue of Iwo Jima. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9673 "2023-04-14T11:16:20Z")
Reported. Should have been double spoilered with broken links and both child and California warnings. /s ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9674 "2023-04-14T14:14:11Z")
Heh. At least 50 pounds lighter and with hands doubled in size. ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9675 "2023-04-14T14:56:44Z")
The gloves are a nice touch, although I can’t quite parse what kind of message they are trying to send. Is the flagpole infested with liberal cooties? Whose is that human face among all the animals, on the lower left? I see two rhinos and two donkeys, and her? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9676 "2023-04-14T15:01:08Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Whose is that human face among all the animals, on the lower left? I see two rhinos and two donkeys, and her? Nancy Pelosi? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9677 "2023-04-14T15:12:59Z")
That’s what I was thinking. It looks too much like her to be anyone else, really ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9678 "2023-04-14T15:18:23Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > > > Whose is that human face among all the animals, on the lower left? I see two rhinos and two donkeys, and her? > > Nancy Pelosi? > [@Superdude](#): > > It looks too much like her to be anyone else, really Is she supposted to be a RINO, a Democrat, or something else entirely? I’m confused. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9679 "2023-04-14T15:21:22Z")
I think it’s all of Trump’s (perceived) enemies trying to drag him down from performing his unselfish act of patriotism. I doubt anybody forced this propaganda artist, but still… ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9680 "2023-04-14T15:45:11Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > The gloves are a nice touch, although I can’t quite parse what kind of message they are trying to send. Is the flagpole infested with liberal cooties? He’s literally giving it the white glove treatment in that painting. In real life, he grabs the flag by the pussy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XOSaJhRDCDI/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump hugs and kisses the American flag at CPAC 2020") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOSaJhRDCDI) ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9681 "2023-04-14T18:38:37Z")
I don’t understand. Weren’t the other figures in the original statue of Iwo Jima allies? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9682 "2023-04-14T20:30:38Z")
Yes they were. That’s what makes this even more twisted. Trump doesn’t know anything about Iwo Jima, because it doesn’t involve him. Trump retweeted this a while back, ignorant of its context, but it sure resonated with him. [![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/10/17/25793998-0-image-a-11_1583860917454.jpg) ](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/10/17/25793998-0-image-a-11_1583860917454.jpg) ---
**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 14, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9683 "2023-04-14T20:56:18Z")
That bust is going to give me nightmares. I still like when he was compared to Thanos, moments before he lost and was destroyed. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9684 "2023-04-14T21:07:22Z")
I love that bust! Can I buy it somewhere, does anyone know? ---
**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 14, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9685 "2023-04-14T21:13:12Z")
Googling only reveals it in a tweet in response to Trump’s fiddling tweet, That original response was by @jikirick. My guess it was a photo of a real bust, then photoshopped (or equivalent) to change the face and add the necktie. Here’s one you might like from The Daily Beast: [![](https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_1439,w_2560,x_0,y_0/dpr_2.0/c_limit,w_740/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1492121621/articles/2015/11/07/is-donald-trump-the-modern-nero/151106-forbes-trump-nero-tease_mfnskq) ](https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_1439,w_2560,x_0,y_0/dpr_2.0/c_limit,w_740/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1492121621/articles/2015/11/07/is-donald-trump-the-modern-nero/151106-forbes-trump-nero-tease_mfnskq) ---
**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:** [April 14, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/9686 "2023-04-14T21:25:06Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > My guess it was a photo of a real bust, then photoshopped (or equivalent) to change the face and add the necktie. It’s so odd that the American flag lapel pin was on the original though. One of history’s greatest mysteries. [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=483) [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=485)