# 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:** 350
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6982 "2024-07-24T17:51:38Z")
> [@solost](#): > > 2008 must be the year they added that omelette bar, putting them into the stratospheric Six Star Diamond Award level. More likely a cash “donation”, but Trump is probably too cheap for that. [https://www.maralagoclub.com/about](https://www.maralagoclub.com/about) > In 2008, The Mar-A-Lago Club received the coveted Six Star Diamond Award, which is bestowed upon the world’s leading hospitality destinations, having consistently received the prestigious Five Star Diamond Award since 1998. The **American Academy of Hospitality Sciences** is renowned worldwide for rewarding excellence in the global travel and luxury services sector. The decisions are based on commitment to excellence in luxury and service. > [my bold] [American Academy of Hospitality Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences) > The academy is based in [New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City) and is directed by [Joseph Cinque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cinque).[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-3)[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-ChicagoTribune-4) The independence of the organization and its Star Diamond award have been questioned.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-AP1-5) The academy has been accused of being closely linked to the business interests of former US President [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump).[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-Radar1-6)[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-AP1-5) In May 2015, the group listed Trump as an “ambassador extraordinaire” for the Academy.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-AP1-5) Trump himself, a number of his apparent friends and his sons have all served on the organization’s board of trustees.[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-7) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6983 "2024-07-24T18:01:20Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > [American Academy of Hospitality Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences) > > > The academy is based in [New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City) and is directed by [Joseph Cinque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cinque).[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-3)[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-ChicagoTribune-4) The independence of the organization and its Star Diamond award have been questioned.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-AP1-5) The academy has been accused of being closely linked to the business interests of former US President [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump).[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-Radar1-6)[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-AP1-5) In May 2015, the group listed Trump as an “ambassador extraordinaire” for the Academy.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-AP1-5) Trump himself, a number of his apparent friends and his sons have all served on the organization’s board of trustees.[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Hospitality_Sciences#cite_note-7) I am shocked, _shocked_, I tell you, at any suggestion that the star rating may be faked. Why, next you’re going to claim something really crazy, like the framed Time magazine covers of himself trump has prominently displayed at 5 of his golf clubs are fake. > **[Time magazine asks Trump to remove fake covers from display at golf clubs](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/28/time-magazinetrump-fake-covers-golf-clubs)** > > Framed Time cover featuring president and the headline ‘The Apprentice is a television smash!’ has reportedly been seen hanging at five of Trump’s clubs Here’s the Star Diamond Award website. I suppose you’re going to try to tell me it’s a slapdash, badly broken, not proof-read, template site set up by some trump Org employee’s nephew: > **[Star Diamond Award - The International Rating Bureau for Restaurants, Hotels,...](https://stardiamondaward.com/)** > > THE INTERNATIONAL STAR DIAMOND AWARD…is the most prestigious emblem of achievement and true quality; an award many strive for, but few obtain.Members of the Academy are part of an exclusive network of professionals, within the luxury sector of... ---
**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:** [July 24, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6984 "2024-07-24T18:03:31Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > More likely a cash “donation”, but Trump is probably too cheap for that. Trump practically runs the organization. He gave the award to himself. > **[Trump's Five Star Scam](https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/01/trumps-five-star-scam-php/)** > > Donald Trump may have a fourth season of The Apprentice and a new baby on the way, but sources close to the real-estate baron say he's still dogged by at least [AP: Trump businesses honored by NY company closely tied to Trump](https://apnews.com/events-united-states-presidential-election-4b437959f2344e7898f4acbeb205f769) > An AP review shows that about half the roughly 30 American Academy of Hospitality Sciences trustees listed in the company’s own press materials appear to be Trump friends and business associates. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6985 "2024-07-24T18:49:14Z")
‘Damn, that pathetic Donny.’ ~ Rand Paul ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6986 "2024-07-24T18:50:35Z")
Nobody is going to Mar-a-Lago for the ‘decor’. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6987 "2024-07-24T18:56:49Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I am shocked, _shocked_, I tell you, at any suggestion that the star rating may be faked. > [@Atamasama](#): > > He gave the award to himself. I am so… disillusioned. I’m going to have to watch some rescue animal videos to help restore any of my faith in mankind. This cuts deep. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6988 "2024-07-24T19:10:21Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Nobody is going to Mar-a-Lago for the ‘decor’. I’d like to go to Mar-a-Lago (and smuggle in a sticker saying the restaurant has received a “C” food safety rating on its last inspection, which sticker I will surreptitiously place in window by the entrance to the restaurant). Also: _Star Diamond Award_? Are they sure they gussied the name up enough? How about _Star Blue Ribbon Happy-Face Sticker Trophy Diamond Award_? Getting six of those would really be a testament to your excellence. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6989 "2024-07-24T19:35:40Z")
_Well done, with ketchup, and a Diet Coke_. :Sigh: - Donald is back. SOMEBODY GO TO McDonalds, STAT! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6990 "2024-07-24T19:37:22Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > _Star Diamond Award_? Clearly far better than Michelin Stars, or AAA Diamonds, because, to paraphrase Spinal Tap: “ours go to six.” ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6991 "2024-07-24T19:51:30Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Clearly far better than Michelin Stars “I’m a Pirelli guy myself.” /TheBear ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6992 "2024-07-24T20:19:47Z")
If you click on ‘Recipients’ on that six star shitshow of a website, all the properties in the U.S. are Trump brand except the Bel-Air Hotel. Totally legit organization. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6993 "2024-07-24T20:36:53Z")
Trump put out a tweet praising a slain cop who had a Muslim name and now he’s getting hate from his own fans for not being racist enough. > **[​'U lost my vote': Trump's fans respond to his latest statement with...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-u-lost-my-vote-dearborn-michigan-police/)** > > Donald Trump has said he could shoot a person in the middle of the street and not lose voters, but he lost at least some after a recent statement that appears to be an attempt to woo disaffected swing-state Muslims. > > Trump late on Tuesday evening... ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6994 "2024-07-24T21:06:54Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Ja, me und Frans enjoyin der poopinjoy. Please be sure to wash you Hans afterward. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6995 "2024-07-24T21:36:49Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump put out a tweet praising a slain cop who had a Muslim name and now he’s getting hate from his own fans for not being racist enough. This shows Trump’s pure populism again. “My followers like cops so I better put out my thoughts and prayers.” He forgot their racism and specifically their Islamophobia. He actually cares about very little of the shit he claims to care about, either good or bad (he only cares about himself). He just wants adoration. Just like when he got booed for celebrating his ability to get vaccines out quickly (which I maintain is the only thing Trump ever did as POTUS that was worth a damn, of course the antivax shitheads among his flock were pissed). ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6996 "2024-07-24T23:02:15Z")
His comrades aren’t impressed either. MeidasTouch [Donald Trump getting bad reviews from Putin’s propaganda television networks over his selection of JD Vance as his VP Pick.](https://youtu.be/_8Fvk2nJecI?t=90) ---
**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:** [July 24, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6997 "2024-07-24T23:52:30Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Access to the royal omelet bar which has TWO ketchup bottles! I just spent ten minutes trying to determine what “TWO” stood for. I could only think of _Trump World Organization_. Then realized you were emphasizing the _number_ of bottles. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6998 "2024-07-24T23:56:02Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > His comrades aren’t impressed either. MeidasTouch > > [Donald Trump getting bad reviews from Putin’s propaganda television networks over his selection of JD Vance as his VP Pick.](https://youtu.be/_8Fvk2nJecI?t=90) Or it’s Putin thinking if he says he hates vance, then the libs will love him and they’ll vote for trump. God damn, I hate that my brain just did that to me. Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/6999 "2024-07-25T00:17:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump put out a tweet praising a slain cop who had a Muslim name and now he’s getting hate from his own fans for not being racist enough. And whoever wrote that post for him will now have to find a new job. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7000 "2024-07-25T00:30:31Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Also: _Star Diamond Award_? Are they sure they gussied the name up enough? How about _Star Blue Ribbon Happy-Face Sticker Trophy Diamond Award_? Getting six of those would really be a testament to your excellence. Might as well change the name of Mar-A-Lago to “Mojo Dojo Casa House”. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7001 "2024-07-25T00:34:45Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Or it’s Putin thinking if he says he hates vance, then the libs will love him and they’ll vote for trump. If you’re going to be a propaganda machine, telling the truth on occasion is a great way to keep fooling people. [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=349) [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=351)