# 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:** 359
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7162 "2024-07-31T06:42:32Z")
Damn. Mariah is on the prowl, and I can’t get to the brain bleach cupboard. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7163 "2024-07-31T07:32:57Z")
???All she wants for Christmas is you??? 😕 ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7164 "2024-07-31T10:57:15Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Wait until you see how JD Vance putts! Will the stains come out of the cushion, or will they just triple spray it with Fabreeze? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7165 "2024-07-31T12:48:57Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Wait until you see how JD Vance putts! I hear Vance has an unusual stroke. ---
**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 31, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7166 "2024-07-31T13:19:14Z")
Gawd, I never want to have sex again. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7167 "2024-07-31T13:33:14Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > I would just like it known that I’ve been saying for years exactly what Jeffrey Parker described his professor advocating - **laughing at Fascists**. > > That is 100% spot on. People like Trump have a weakness that I don’t think has ever been effectively exploited. They can withstand all sorts of attacks, but they can’t stand being mocked. Simply can’t abide someone genuinely pointing and laughing at them, especially when others are watching. > > We should do this a lot more. You may be right. I Assume everyone is familiar with the White House Correspondent’s dinner where the President is ‘roasted’ and is given the opportunity to zing the press back. Well, Trump is the ONLY President not to attend. Why? You can bet it was because he finds the idea of people laughing at him (good natured or otherwise) completely appalling. He has NO sense of humor about himself. Then again, what pathological narcissist does? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7168 "2024-07-31T13:39:23Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > You can bet it was because he finds the idea of people laughing at him (good natured or otherwise) completely appalling. He has NO sense of humor about himself. Plus, Obama roasted Trump at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in 2011. [Watch Obama roast Trump](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHckZCxdRkA) Probably contributed to Trump’s fixation on undoing everything Obama did. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7169 "2024-07-31T13:58:20Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > He has NO sense of humor about himself He has NO sense of humor. Period. I challenge anyone to find a video of him laughing out loud. Not just smirking or chuckling (meanly) - truly laughing. I think his funny bone is broken. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7170 "2024-07-31T14:07:13Z")
He does make jokes, but they are mean spirited, cruel, and ALWAYS at someone else’s expense. And you’re right, I can’t think of a single time seeing him peal out with genuine laughter. At best a snide chuckle or derisive snort. ---
**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 31, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7171 "2024-07-31T14:22:35Z")
Since Tan the Convictman is the standardbearer for the outfit that wants to turn America into some odd version of medieval Christianity, I figure this thread is the place to mention [this](https://www.aol.com/news/director-heritage-foundations-project-2025-202010734.html). > Paul Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s controversial Project 2025, is stepping down amid intense scrutiny of the conservative blueprint. > > Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, confirmed that Dans announced he is leaving his position. > > “When we began Project 2025 in April 2022, we set a timeline for the project to conclude its policy drafting after the two party conventions this year, and we are sticking to that timeline,” Roberts [posted on X](https://x.com/KevinRobertsTX/status/1818360512863768600). ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7172 "2024-07-31T15:53:35Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Probably contributed to Trump’s fixation on undoing everything Obama did. **Our Cartoon President** gave us a great summary of whether or not Obama has any regrets: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sg0ead_dXW4/maxresdefault.jpg "'Washington Melts Down on Election Night' Ep 318 Extended Preview | Our Cartoon President | SHOWTIME") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg0ead_dXW4&t=255) ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7173 "2024-07-31T18:17:38Z")
Trump is scheduled to speak at the National Association of Black Journalists today. Well, he _was_ scheduled… apparently he’s going on strike because he demands the NABJ not fact-check him during the speech. This is still developing as I type these words… > ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7174 "2024-07-31T18:36:27Z")
Just for the record, the whole interview was very internally dividing for the NABJ - > **[Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash](https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5057623/trumps-nabj-black-journalists-convention-speech)** > > Former President Donald Trump will address journalists at the NABJ convention in Chicago. Many, however, have questioned the decision to offer a platform to the Republican nominee. So it was a clusterfuck (being the Pit, I’ll say it!) from the beginning, and at best an attempt to appear open minded, but anyone who expected actual journalism to be allowed by Trump… oh boy. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7175 "2024-07-31T18:50:36Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Well, he _was_ scheduled… apparently he’s going on strike because he demands the NABJ not fact-check him during the speech. Shame on them if they don’t simply announce “The event is cancelled because Mr. Trump decided to chicken out.” ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7176 "2024-07-31T19:15:57Z")
Or we canceled it because Trump admitted he can’t answer questions without lying. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7177 "2024-07-31T19:26:11Z")
Best case scenario ensued: Trump melted down so badly that his campaign called an early ending to his participation - as in, _during the event Trump’s campaign pulled Trump from taking any more questions 25 minutes early_. > > ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7178 "2024-07-31T19:46:51Z")
Somebody is starting to realize that he’s either going to the White House or going to prison, and that the latter is starting to become a lot more likely. He’s becoming more and more unhinged … > **['Unfit for any office': Trump slammed for 'ranting like a lunatic in middle...](https://www.rawstory.com/news/trump-rage-tweeting-2668851204/)** > > Donald Trump early Wednesday morning came under fire for a social media post made overnight. > > Trump took to Truth Social at around 2:00 A.M. Eastern Time to make an all-caps post in which he made false claims and referred to himself exclusively in... ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7179 "2024-07-31T20:01:20Z")
An 11-minute supercut which is absolutely superschadenfreudelisticexpialidocius of Trump doing worse than Biden did at the debate: > **[Trump self-immolates at NABJ: a supercut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFmvXQp6F8%2F)** > > Here are the most memorable lowlights from Donald Trump crashing and burning before his team pulled him from the stage before an audience of Black journalist... ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7180 "2024-07-31T20:18:35Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > He has NO sense of humor about himself. Obviously. You’ve seen his hair… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7181 "2024-07-31T20:32:35Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > An 11-minute supercut which is absolutely superschadenfreudelisticexpialidocius of Trump doing worse than Biden did at the debate: When he does the accordion hands, I’d like to see the whole crowd raise their hands and try to keep in sync with his. See how long it takes him to notice. [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=358) [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=360)