# 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:** 304
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6062 "2024-05-19T00:10:46Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > And he looks just as _delighted_ to be there. I don’t think he actually expected the judge to give him the day off. He just wanted to whine about how UNFAIR everyone was being and the judge called his bluff. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6063 "2024-05-19T00:16:42Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Any time you say his name, he wins. Stephen Colbert said it long ago. Naming _anything_ after him is a bad idea. I’m not so sure. Does the Navy have any garbage scows? ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6064 "2024-05-19T00:29:48Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Naw, that’s just resting Secret Service face. The agent on the left looks like he has his lips slightly apart, like he just let out a huge audible sigh. Either that or he’s trying to subtly breathe through his mouth? Probably because of unpleasant nearby odors. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6065 "2024-05-19T00:41:41Z")
He’s probably thinking, “At least I don’t have to ride around in the limousine with him for a fucking COVID-positive photo op.” ---
**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:** [May 19, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6066 "2024-05-19T01:48:50Z")
For a gross instant I couldn’t figure out whether it was Bill Barr or Roger Ebert sitting next to Melania. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6067 "2024-05-19T02:42:37Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > > [@Mr.Duality](#): > > > > Any time you say his name, he wins. Stephen Colbert said it long ago. Naming _anything_ after him is a bad idea. > > I’m not so sure. Does the Navy have any garbage scows? IIRC, they have target barges. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6068 "2024-05-19T11:11:54Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > And he looks just as _delighted_ to be there. You KNOW the only thing going through his pea brain is “Dammit, he’s taller than ME!, how are we going to arrange a photo???” ---
**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:** [May 19, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6069 "2024-05-19T16:42:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I don’t think he actually expected the judge to give him the day off. He just wanted to whine about how UNFAIR everyone was being and the judge called his bluff. And he had to sit through some dumb, boring ceremony that wasn’t about him when he could have been golfing! Downright cruel and unusual punishment! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6070 "2024-05-19T17:36:43Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I don’t think he actually expected the judge to give him the day off. He just wanted to whine about how UNFAIR everyone was being and the judge called his bluff. The day off was contingent on the trial moving ahead, and there were times where I got the impression that the defense’s strategy (such as it was) was to delay proceedings to the point where the judge would rescind it — thus justifying the whine @Smapti referred to. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6071 "2024-05-19T20:08:40Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Does the Navy have any garbage scows? A ship bearing Trump’s name should not be _hauling_ garbage… ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6072 "2024-05-19T20:14:29Z")
Mitch Glitch? > **[Trump appears to freeze for 30 seconds during NRA speech](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nra-speech-freeze-glitch-b2547583.html)** > > Biden and Trump campaigns continue to trade barbs over accusations candidates are senile ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6073 "2024-05-19T20:55:35Z")
Seemed to just be a prepared dramatic pause while mournful music played. He then, again, bemoaned the decline of our once-great nation. Not a Mitch moment. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6074 "2024-05-19T21:42:45Z")
Looking at it again, the way Trump was looking around and shaking his head suggests that the teleprompter had blanked (presumably to accommodate the melodramatic-music pause) but Trump forgot that there was supposed to be a pause there and flailed in search of his prompt. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6075 "2024-05-20T01:01:58Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > but Trump forgot that there was supposed to be a pause there He didn’t forget… he didn’t know. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6076 "2024-05-20T09:28:45Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > A ship bearing Trump’s name should not be _hauling_ garbage… It should be hauled away _as_ garbage! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6077 "2024-05-20T09:40:49Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > but Trump forgot that there was supposed to be a pause there and flailed in search of his prompt. Trump doesn’t read his speeches until he’s onstage giving them. That’s why he makes so many asides and veers off prompt - he’s just learning this information as he says it out loud and he feels compelled to share his own opinion of what he just said. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6078 "2024-05-20T09:59:19Z")
Maybe he just had a BM? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6079 "2024-05-20T10:04:48Z")
No, pretty sure that’s this part of the speech; [https://x.com/Acyn/status/1791646623518605733](https://x.com/Acyn/status/1791646623518605733) ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6080 "2024-05-20T13:27:45Z")
When my lovely little son completed a poo, my ex-wife and I made a big fuss of hin, complimenting and congratulating his achievement. It seems Trump Sr’s hired nanny (no doubt an illegal immigrant) taught Trump the same behaviour, and that trumph is one of the few parts of childhood he actually enjoyed that have not already fallen out of his deteriorating skull. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6081 "2024-05-20T14:13:38Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Looking at it again, the way Trump was looking around and shaking his head suggests that the teleprompter had blanked (presumably to accommodate the melodramatic-music pause) but Trump forgot that there was supposed to be a pause there and flailed in search of his prompt. Wait, I thought teleprompters were only for the senile. Isn’t that what we’ve been hearing from the right wing for many years? [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=303) [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=305)