# 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:** 383
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7642 "2024-08-17T04:36:45Z")
[They are pissed off that the Trump campaign isn’t doing better,](https://www.newsweek.com/america-far-right-turns-donald-trump-campaign-1937171) and as you might expect from such a bunch of empty-headed ressentiment addicts, are busily engaged in eating each other’s faces. Man, remember when Republicans actually had something resembling a coherent political philosophy closely enough that they could enforce intra-party discipline? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7643 "2024-08-17T05:47:44Z")
Fuentes has said he no longer supports Trump because he’s a tool of the lobbyists, yadda, yadda, ya. Loomer is just your bog standard MAGA fool. If you want a cite about Fuentes I suppose I can find one. He’s also attacked Vance because [his wife is not white](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822598-jd-vance-disavows-nick-fuentes-a-total-loser/). ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7644 "2024-08-17T06:19:46Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > He’s also attacked Vance because [his wife is not white](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822598-jd-vance-disavows-nick-fuentes-a-total-loser/). I bet she loves good tacos then. Spicy! ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7645 "2024-08-17T07:18:34Z")
A. I happen to love tacos with just ground beef, cheese and mayo on a corn tortilla. That was the first taco I ever had and they are delicious. I also love spicy tacos though. B. I’m very sorry Kolak, but there is nothing bog standard about Loomer. C. Outdoor rallies for trump are more affordable and also make it harder to tell what his attendance numbers are. But he’s scared to do them. He gonna be sweating a lot. I was gonna say sweating bullets but that would be mean. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7646 "2024-08-17T07:19:54Z")
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**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:** [August 17, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7647 "2024-08-17T09:29:15Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I’m very sorry Kolak, but there is nothing bog standard about Loomer. Oh I dunno - in many ways she resembles certain things found in bogs. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7648 "2024-08-17T12:47:00Z")
Ok, I’m confused. Was that made by someone that supports Harris, or someone that is trying to make fun of her. Makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7649 "2024-08-17T13:16:37Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s pro-Harris. By “switch sides,” the tweeter meant “now there are tacky swag hawkers among Democrats – this kind of low-class crap used to be just on the Republican side.” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7650 "2024-08-17T13:29:30Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I’m pretty sure it’s pro-Harris. Or maybe it’s a pro Trumper hoping for a spectacular backfire. But I doubt any of them could strategize that. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7651 "2024-08-17T13:33:51Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Or maybe it’s a pro Trumper If it were a _three_-dollar bill, as in “queer as…,” I would have assumed Trumper. /hijack ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7652 "2024-08-17T13:55:42Z")
I’ve found that $2 bill for sale on several different places at wildly differing prices, all using more or less the same boilerplate claiming that though it’s intended to be a collectible, it’s also legitimate currency. I don’t believe it for one second. Besides the fact that there’s a formal process for vetting currency design, all currency displays the serial number in at least two places, on the left and the right of the bill. Plus the signature appears to be that of Kamala herself, whereas authentic currency bears the signature of both the US Treasurer and the Secretary of the Treasury. I’d be curious to see one to see how authentic the engraving looks and the feel of the paper, and comparing the reverse side to a real $2 bill. If everything looks believably real, I suspect whoever is making these would be able to make passable replicas of real $2 bills and is perilously close to counterfeiting. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7653 "2024-08-17T14:02:08Z")
Back in my printing days, we had to make certain modifications if someone wanted their face on a dollar bill. The size has to be either 75% or less, or 150% or more. Otherwise, it can be flagged for counterfeiting. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7654 "2024-08-17T15:06:24Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > > [@Frazzled](#): > > > > “Hispanics are not tacos,” said Sen. Ted Cruz > > Brilliant comeback Ted. I still don’t get it. Now, after reading an article in _[the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/16/walz-military-record-service)_, on a completely different topic: I need someone to explain to a foreigner what “stolen valor” means. Bonus points for any sensible reference to bone spurs without stretching context too much. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7655 "2024-08-17T15:10:16Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I need someone to explain to a foreigner what “stolen valor” means. It means claiming to be a war (or at least military) hero when one is not. In the case of Walz, because he once mis-spoke 6(?) years ago about being in a war – during a speech about assault weapons – when he never actually served in a war zone, is the R’s excuse for accusing him of stolen valor. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7656 "2024-08-17T15:13:11Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > is the R’s excuse Ah, thanks! And is this a reason to have some schadenfreude at this helpless try or will they milk it like “Bu-bu-but her e-mails!”? Or is there another thread covering it? ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7657 "2024-08-17T15:14:48Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I’ve found that $2 bill for sale on several different places at wildly differing prices, all using more or less the same boilerplate claiming that though it’s intended to be a collectible, it’s also legitimate currency. I don’t believe it for one second. I wonder if they’re taking legitimate $2 bills, and simply affixing Harris (or Trump) stickers to the front of them. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7658 "2024-08-17T15:17:27Z")
I don’t know exactly where, I would look in the Politics forum, there is a thread generally about Walz in there. If any Republican (or anyone else) were to mention this incident to me, I would ask them to read it side-by-side with Trump’s comments about Medal of Honor winners, just a day or two ago. What is bad about stolen valor is that it cheapens the currency of actual valor, so to speak – like counterfeit money. Trump’s remarks were not a case of stolen valor, but they sure cheapened that currency more than any actual stolen valor action ever could. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7659 "2024-08-17T15:20:16Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I don’t know exactly where, I would look in the Politics forum, there is a thread generally about Walz in there. Yup, it’s in Politics and Elections. @Pardel-Lux , here you go: > [@Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as VP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352): > > Sorry for the weird thread title. Explanation can be found here: [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-have-a-new-thread-for-harriss-vp-pick/1005348/8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-have-a-new-thread-for-harriss-vp-pick/1005348/8). And the thread started weeks before she made her choice but which includes discussion of Walz and other options can be found [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-for-2024-is-governor-tim-walz-minnesota/1004552/6). Personally I was a bit fearful of the choice, as Minnesota governor Tim Walz is unabashedly progressive. Don’t get my wrong, his views are pretty much identical to my own, as far as I can tell. But this elec… ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7660 "2024-08-17T15:39:26Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > I’ve found that $2 bill for sale on several different places at wildly differing prices, all using more or less the same boilerplate claiming that though it’s intended to be a collectible, it’s also legitimate currency. I don’t believe it for one second. > > I wonder if they’re taking legitimate $2 bills, and simply affixing Harris (or Trump) stickers to the front of them. Looking at the description again, they refer to “uncirculated bills taken from Federal Reserve sealed packs” so I think your description is basically what this is. So AFAIK there’s nothing illegal about it but it’s kinda lame, even though it’s probably not a “sticker” in the ordinary sense but probably a very thin material that looks and feels like a printed part of the bill. Now I’m no longer curious about it! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7661 "2024-08-17T17:48:32Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > > I wonder if they’re taking legitimate $2 bills, and simply affixing Harris (or Trump) stickers to the front of them. > > Looking at the description again, they refer to “uncirculated bills taken from Federal Reserve sealed packs” so I think your description is basically what this is. So AFAIK there’s nothing illegal about it but it’s kinda lame, even though it’s probably not a “sticker” in the ordinary sense but probably a very thin material that looks and feels like a printed part of the bill. Now I’m no longer curious about it! The relevant powers that be, (Secret Service, in this case) take a dim view of deliberate defacing of US currency. So if these are some kind of sticker, I expect them to be shut down sooner or later. [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=382) [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=384)