# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250 "2023-05-19T03:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 124
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2461 "2023-10-12T20:02:07Z")
Ironically one of the official jobs he’s been obstructing is the person who cleans water and ice off the passenger staircase. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2462 "2023-10-12T20:05:00Z")
LOL, ok, that’s, errrr, icing on the cake. So to speak. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2463 "2023-10-12T20:08:16Z")
ISWYDT and wish it would translate. 😃 ETA: The article does not mention where the slipping fall happened, but you don’t have ice yet in the USA, do you? He slipped on his own, frost free, right? No excuse except his own double-left-flat-footedness? ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2464 "2023-10-12T20:15:04Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > What you need is wider, with more tires across the width. _Too_ wide and it doesn’t hurt though, which negates their whole purpose of throwing someone under to begin with. [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qkM2HfceJss/Wp-6Pl1ge8I/AAAAAAABWQ8/A9fvZNPr-PcuCag_y-h4Gfa4nFQEFcYRwCHMYCw/rolligon-36?imgmax=1600) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qkM2HfceJss/Wp-6Pl1ge8I/AAAAAAABWQ8/A9fvZNPr-PcuCag_y-h4Gfa4nFQEFcYRwCHMYCw/rolligon-36?imgmax=1600) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2465 "2023-10-12T20:18:30Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > ETA: The article does not mention where the slipping fall happened, but you don’t have ice yet in the USA, do you? Some parts of the lower 48 can have ice this early in the year but, no, frozen water was not a factor. Or, rather, I’m sure you’ll find that ice together with the missing server with all those buttery males ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2466 "2023-10-12T20:31:26Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > ETA: The article does not mention where the slipping fall happened, but you don’t have ice yet in the USA, do you? He slipped on his own, frost free, right? No excuse except his own double-left-flat-footedness? Yes, I think that’s what happened, based on the video. Very unlikely any actual ice was involved. But the irony was so rich, it was impossible to resist. 😃 Better said by @Great_Antibob. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2467 "2023-10-12T20:34:18Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > The article does not mention where the slipping fall happened, but you don’t have ice yet in the USA, do you? By all accounts this is from 2014. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2468 "2023-10-12T20:38:34Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > 2014 Are you trying to spoil my inordenately schadenfreude now that we found it at last? Oh, well… when reality hits rock bottom with the coccyx I laugh, can’t avoid it. A slapstick classic. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2469 "2023-10-12T20:56:51Z")
ETA: I see I was ninja’d on the date of the Tuberville incident, but I’ll let this stand anyway. I have some bad news for y’all, Schadenfreude-wise. I’m afraid that video of Tuberville trying to fly is not new, in fact it’s from 2014. One of millions of Tuberville haters resurrected it and posted it to Twitter. It wasn’t only _Jalopnik_ that was fooled; _Newsweek_ is running the same story. I was curious what airline this was, since I could see the letters “MIAM” but nothing else. Turns out it’s Miami Air International, which was a charter airline that went out of business in 2020. Sorry for the outdated Schadenfreude. This is the story behind the story if you’re interested: > **[Old Footage of Tommy Tuberville Falling Off Plane Surfaces](https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/tommy-tuberville-plane-video-stairs-fall-01hcg1h2r7p2)** > > Tommy Tuberville is not in the good graces of many politicians on either side of the aisle due to his refusal to lift his block on military promotions, an ongoi ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2470 "2023-10-12T21:00:26Z")
Ah, well. It was fun while it lasted. I’d never seen that clip before, so it felt quite schadenfreudey to me! ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2471 "2023-10-12T21:03:29Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Are you trying to spoil my inordenately schadenfreude now that we found it at last? The comic timing might not be so good, but it makes the hypocrisy of calling Biden frail for stumbling even worse if Tuberville couldn’t walk down the stairs when he was 55. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2472 "2023-10-12T22:00:22Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > He slipped on his own, frost free, right? No excuse except his own double-left-flat-footedness? He was trying, badly, to carry two smallish bags, one in each hand, while going down the stairs. He did not have a good grip on the railing for that reason. Since he was only 55 at the time, I suspect that he had not mentally reached the stage in his mind where age dictates a more cautious and careful approach to going down stairs. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2473 "2023-10-13T02:25:28Z")
We could add spikes to the tires. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2474 "2023-10-13T06:35:28Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Despite his political failings, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, especially one of his age (69) or older. I live in terror of that kind of fall, and the life-changing injuries that could result. No, but this is the Pit, I refuse to be a grown up here. > **[toobin game - Bing](https://cn.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=SKIEg1cW&id=E2177F3A80601A0B9F4B2C1E4BAFFCA008F10369&thid=OIP.SKIEg1cW3dP65tieChUQKwHaJ0&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vintagearcade.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2Ftoobin_arcade_game.jpg&exph=1127&expw=850&q=toobin%2Bgame&simid=608028788271032125&form=IRPRST&ck=6C6F7AFEDDE628084BBC8A6F6EBE3BC2&selectedindex=0&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=1)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. (Still unsure on how to embed images) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2475 "2023-10-13T12:24:47Z")
Apparently, the twitter user named “catturd” is also on Truth Social. And guess who retruthed the bigly esteemed catturd three times in a row? Not sure why I feel schadenfreude over this, but I think if I was a former-POTUS, I’d avoid anyone name catturd, particularly one that is a known troll. Hell, I’m not a former-POTUS or anything close, but I avoid catturds! ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2476 "2023-10-13T12:33:12Z")
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**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2477 "2023-10-13T12:34:34Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Apparently, the twitter user named “catturd” is also on Truth Social. And guess who retruthed the bigly esteemed catturd three times in a row? Not sure why I feel schadenfreude over this, but I think if I was a former-POTUS, I’d avoid anyone name catturd, particularly one that is a known troll. Hell, I’m not a former-POTUS or anything close, but I avoid catturds! > **[Imgflip](https://imgflip.com/i/82g17r)** ---
**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:** [October 13, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2478 "2023-10-13T12:35:44Z")
Childish slur department (HE (CFSG) STARTED IT!!): Cut and replace Tuberville with Tumorville or Tumblerville. Vile human being from his coaching days to our current national plague of idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2479 "2023-10-13T13:26:27Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > when he was 55 > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > he was only 55 at the time Nitpick: He was born in 1954, so he turned 60 in 2014. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2480 "2023-10-13T13:53:05Z")
[Trump NDAs Scrapped: Hundreds Of 2016 Campaign Staffers Can Now Publicly Criticize Him As Court Finalizes Settlement](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-ndas-scrapped-hundreds-of-2016-campaign-staffers-can-now-publicly-criticize-him-as-court-finalizes-settlement/ar-AA1i6ZFl?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=25ed0b0f40b245b9b40d065db2a504fd&ei=56) > Staffers on former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign are now totally free from non-disclosure agreements they signed barring them from taking legal action or publicly disparaging Trump, as a federal judge formalized a settlement agreement Wednesday over a lawsuit claiming the agreements were overly restrictive. … > > The settlement—which also involved the Trump campaign paying $450,000 to resolve the claims— …gives ex-staffers more legal protections after the campaign informed them last year they were no longer bound by the agreements. … > > The non-disparagement agreement stated employees could not “demean or disparage publicly” Trump, his company or family during their work for the campaign and “at all times thereafter.” [Trump Media’s funding partner says it’s returning $1 billion in financing](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trump-media-s-funding-partner-says-it-s-returning-1-billion-in-financing/ar-AA1i7XQs?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=25ed0b0f40b245b9b40d065db2a504fd&ei=39) Well, _part_ of the $1 billion. > The funding partner for Trump Media & Technology Group said that it will return the remaining $533 million of the $1 billion raised to finance the venture after investors canceled $467 million of commitments. … > > The stock, which topped $100 in 2022, was at $15.40 ahead of the start of trade on Friday. … > > With the loss of the funding, it’s unclear how Trump’s media group, called Trump Media & Technology Group, would finance its operations after the merger. The plan was that DWAC would provide TMTG with a deep pool of funds after the merger was completed. [Judge refutes claims that 80% of Trump civil fraud case was dismissed | Fact check](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-refutes-claims-that-80-of-trump-civil-fraud-case-was-dismissed-fact-check/ar-AA1i63iS?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=25ed0b0f40b245b9b40d065db2a504fd&ei=8) > An Oct. 2 post on X, formerly Twitter (direct link, archive link), includes a picture of New York Attorney General Letitia James. > > “BREAKING,” reads part of the X post. “New York Attorney General Letitia James … leaves the courtroom without granting any interview after losing 80 percent of the case against Trump on day one because she could not figure out what the statute of limitations was.” … > > **Our rating: False** > The judge presiding over the trial said all claims are allowable under the statute of limitations. No part of the case has been dropped. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=125)