# 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:** 53
**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:** [March 10, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1042 "2021-03-10T14:19:58Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > If you are italicizing a word which also contains an asterisk, do two in a row, then put an asterisk in front of the very next word to continue the italics. > > _It seems to me that JohnT_\* _is amazingly smart_ > > \*Not Or just use backslash (\) as an escape character for the character that follows\*. \* Like this. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1043 "2021-03-10T23:55:18Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > If you are italicizing a word which also contains an asterisk, do two in a row, then put an asterisk in front of the very next word to continue the italics. > > _It seems to me that JohnT_\* _is amazingly smart_ > > \*Not Cool! Thanks! ---
**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:** [March 10, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1044 "2021-03-10T23:58:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > BLACK KNIGHT: And refuse to allow my party to use my name or likeness! And what a shame that is, as Black Knight Donald door-stops would sell, sell, sell. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1045 "2021-03-11T00:41:47Z")
There is a Donald Trump toilet brush (not a MAGA store thing). Tempting… ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1046 "2021-03-11T00:50:15Z")
I prefer a more direct approach: [This item is unavailable - Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/795920722/donald-trump-toilet-paper?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=donald+trump+toilet+paper&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1) ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1047 "2021-03-11T00:50:41Z")
Merrick Garland was just confirmed as Attorney General, so there may be more material for this thread in the future… ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1048 "2021-03-11T01:35:30Z")
‘Damn. The guy we cockblocked from the Supreme Court is now in charge of the Federal Judiciary just two months after we led an Insurrection. Perhaps we didn’t think this one through, Mitch.’ ‘Who is “we”, Josh?’ ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1049 "2021-03-11T01:39:44Z")
I’m going to temporarily turn off the Schadenfreude spigot so we can all have a pity party tonight in honor of the saddest, most pathetic thing I’ve seen: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024402557_bd91385c32_b.jpg "2021-03-10\_07-38-57") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51024402557/) Shall we all cry for our President? I’ll start: 😟🥺🥺🥺😥😥😥😥😢😢😢😢😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1050 "2021-03-11T01:43:09Z")
That’s pretty pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1051 "2021-03-11T01:45:11Z")
Geez. Can vaccine companies sue him for falsely claiming that they would not have been able to produce their product in a timely manner without his “leadership”? On the bright side, I hope that this pathetic announcement will at least help persuade some Trumpist “vaccine resisters” that the “Trump Vaccine” is a Trump-Endorsed Good Thing and they should get it and quit worrying that Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates is putting nanotechnology in it to track their every move. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1052 "2021-03-11T02:03:53Z")
Can we remember that Pzifer didn’t take Warp Speed money, and the two companies the Trump administration backed the strongest early on have yet to release a vaccine? (Novavax and GSK. Merck was also given $38M and didn’t get anywhere). ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1053 "2021-03-11T02:12:11Z")
Saw this cartoon on the Washington Post site, but here’s the original Sacramento Bee site: [Jack Ohman: The Lincoln Lawyer](https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/jack-ohman/article249831653.html) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1054 "2021-03-11T02:25:16Z")
I thought his contribution to medical science was recommending Clorox bleach injections while shining UV light up your ass as a treatment for Covid. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1055 "2021-03-11T02:35:00Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > ‘Damn. The guy we cockblocked from the Supreme Court is now in charge of the Federal Judiciary just two months after we led an Insurrection. Perhaps we didn’t think this one through, Mitch.’ > > ‘Who is “we”, Josh?’ Josh wasn’t in the Senate when Garland was refused a hearing. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1056 "2021-03-11T02:46:43Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I thought his contribution to medical science was recommending Clorox bleach injections while shining UV light up your ass as a treatment for Covid. Ok, so maybe it didn’t work - but my asshole is fucking tanned. Yeah, I have an appt to get a mole on it checked out, what of it? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1057 "2021-03-11T02:51:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I prefer a more direct approach: [Donald Trump Toilet Paper | Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/795920722/donald-trump-toilet-paper?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=donald+trump+toilet+paper&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1) Does it automatically attach itself to one’s shoe? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1058 "2021-03-11T03:05:55Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Josh wasn’t in the Senate when Garland was refused a hearing. Just roll with the joke, ok? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1059 "2021-03-11T03:12:18Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Yeah, I have an appt to get a mole on it checked out, what of it? That post and poster name combo is very EWWW! 😩 ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1060 "2021-03-11T04:07:47Z")
Okay, the newly released GA election recording (no, not that one, this one: [Newly Surfaced Recording Captures Trump Pressuring GA Election Investigator - TPM – Talking Points Memo](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-call-georgia-elections-investigator-recording)) really does make me wonder something, namely, to what extent can Trump and his defense team get away with “he didn’t actually _say_ he wanted officials to falsify the election results; he just wanted them to find evidence of the fraud he was genuinely convinced was there”? I mean, it may not keep the case out of a courtroom, but a jury could easily acquit on that, especially in the South. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1061 "2021-03-11T05:00:56Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That post and poster name combo is very EWWW! Ooof. Did not consider that. I apologize, 🤡 [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=52) [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=54)