# 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:** 400
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7982 "2024-08-30T03:50:37Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Orange Foolius I just pissed myself! šŸ˜† ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7983 "2024-08-30T10:38:39Z")
As the article says, I kinda feel bad for him, but you lay down with dogs, you wake up with white supremacists, or something like that. And I guess a lot of doors were left unknocked. Prime Face-Eating Leopard meal. > **['Hard to Feel Sorry for Him': Black Trump Supporter Mocked Online After...](https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/08/29/black-trump-supporter-says-he-was-called-a-slave-by-the-conservative-organization-he-was-campaigning-for/)** > > Carl Baxter, a diehard Black Trump supporter from Florida, was two weeks into his new job promoting Republican policies when he realized he had been ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7984 "2024-08-30T10:57:38Z")
Hmm. This happened in my deep-red county and yet I havenā€™t heard a thing about it in the local news. What a surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7985 "2024-08-30T13:02:07Z")
Also, I like how they mirror-imaged one of the photos so that the guys mask read, ā€œPMURT.ā€ ---
**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 30, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7986 "2024-08-30T13:10:09Z")
> [@](#): > > The lawsuit states that Hennessy approached Baxter shortly after he had started working and offered him $500 to provide ā€œdirtā€ on Cape Coral council member Patty Cummings, who earlier this month pleaded guilty to three felony counts of fraud for lying about where she lived while running for office in 2022, according to [WINK News.](https://winknews.com/2024/08/12/former-councilwoman-patty-cummings-plead-guilty-monday-to-three-third-degree-felonies/) The modern GOP are the gift that keeps on giving. Like herpes. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7987 "2024-08-30T13:12:39Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > > > Orange Foolius > > I just pissed myself! šŸ˜† Yeah, thatā€™s a great one, bravo! The Kimmel Show should hire Love\_Rhombus as a writer-- Jimmy uses a variety of clever nicknames for trump, and this one would fit right in. [A list of past Kimmel nicknames for trump (some only make sense in the context of the joke at the time).](https://lamag.com/celebrity/read-jimmy-kimmels-78-hilarious-nicknames-for-donald-trump-on-his-78th-birthday) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7988 "2024-08-30T18:12:46Z")
There are some great ones there! I still favor ā€œCheeto Mussolini.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7989 "2024-08-30T18:17:03Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I know. Does a vide-presidential candidate asking an individual, by name, to donate to a PAC count as illegal coordination between the PAC and campaign? > > If not, what does? To the current Republican Roberts Supreme Court, the most partisan (and corrupt!) in history: EVERYTHING is '_okay when a Republican does it._" And Vancy-wancy knows it. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7990 "2024-08-30T20:30:58Z")
His latest public appearance makes it clear that heā€™s flat-out senile: > **[At town hall in La Crosse, Trump rambles on IVF, election conspiracies, Black...](https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/08/29/at-town-hall-in-la-crosse-trump-rambles-on-ivf-election-conspiracies-black-jobs-viktor-orban/)** > > Former President Donald Trump spoke for just about 30 minutes at his town hall in La Crosse on Thursday evening. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7991 "2024-08-30T20:49:58Z")
Keep talkinā€™, Donny Boy! > **[Trump in damage-control mode over abortion backlash from the right](https://www.aol.com/news/trump-damage-control-mode-over-172610595.html)** > > Trump has landed in hot water with conservatives on abortion after criticizing Floridaā€™s six-week ban and declining to take a stance on a state ballot measure. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7992 "2024-08-30T21:48:10Z")
Thatā€™s full on 90s Simpsons stuff right there. ā€œAbortions for some. Miniature American flags for othersā€. Donā€™t blame me, I voted for Kodos ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7993 "2024-08-30T21:51:44Z")
Why arenā€™t we seeing reporting like this in the NYT and WaPo? Really grinds my gears šŸ¤ ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7994 "2024-08-30T21:54:44Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Thatā€™s full on 90s Simpsons stuff right there Itā€™s Bidenā€™s fault Maggie canā€™t talk! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7995 "2024-08-30T22:06:05Z")
Another thread made me go fetch the text of the SCotUS ruling on immunity, and I was reading through just fine until mention of a case called _Trump v Vance_ popped up. Talk about distracting. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7996 "2024-08-30T22:22:32Z")
I really hope they can take Rudy for all heā€™s worth. He deserves to lose everything. > **[Defamed election workers seeking Rudy Giuliani's homes and World Series rings](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna169013)** > > In a court filing, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss also say they're entitled to Giuliani's $2 million claim for legal fees from the Trump campaign and RNC . ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7997 "2024-08-30T23:02:58Z")
from the above-linked story, > Ted Goodman, a spokesperson for Giuliani, said the appeal of the ā€œobjectively unreasonableā€ verdict ā€œhasnā€™t even been heard, yet opposing counsel continues to take steps designed to harass and intimidateā€ Harass and intimidate? That is nothing at all like what Rudy did to those women. How unfair. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7998 "2024-08-31T00:34:55Z")
**The Apprentice** is due out on October 11. Lots of links online for more details. > **[Hot-Button Trump Flick ā€˜The Apprenticeā€™ Acquired by Briarcliff for...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/trump-film-the-apprentice-release-date-awards-campaign-1235984424/)** > > The Trump origin story, written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, stars Sebastian Stan as the future president and Jeremy Strong as his consigliere Roy Cohn. _The Apprentice_ , **[Ali Abbasi](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/ali-abbasi/)** ā€™s hot-button film about the young **[Donald Trump](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/donald-trump/)** , has been acquired by **Tom Ortenberg** ā€™s [Briarcliff Entertainment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/briarcliff-entertainment/) for a pre-election U.S. release on Oct. 11, as well as an awards push, _The Hollywood Reporter_ has learned. Gift link to WaPo article: [https://wapo.st/3Z5VBkd](https://wapo.st/3Z5VBkd) Non-gift link: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/08/30/the-apprentice-trump-movie-release-date/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/08/30/the-apprentice-trump-movie-release-date/) The Washington Postā€™s article states: > ā€œThere is no nice metaphorical way to deal with fascism,ā€ Abbasi said at the time. ā€œItā€™s time to make movies relevant. Itā€™s time to make movies political again.ā€ > > In the filmā€™s most appalling scene, Trump is shown raping his first wife, Ivana, played by Maria Bakalova, during a fight. [According to the 1993 book ā€œLost Tycoon,ā€](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/28/trumps-lawyer-defended-him-by-saying-you-cant-rape-a-spouse-thats-not-true/?itid=lk_inline_manual_35&itid=lk_inline_manual_21) Ivana made the rape accusation [in a 1990 sworn divorce deposition](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/documenting-trumps-abuse-of-women?_sp=7209b83b-64b9-4ee3-8db5-684b5fab4fea.1719252363022). She later clarified her earlier statement, saying that she didnā€™t mean those words in ā€œa literal or criminal sense.ā€ She added, ā€œAs a woman, I felt violated.ā€ Trump has denied the allegation. Ivana [died](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/14/ivana-trump-donald-trump/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21) in 2022. Ivanaā€™s detailed the rape in her divorce deposition. Later she went back on it, saying she meant it figuratively. Many believe she went back on it to secure her $14 million divorce settlement. > **[Documenting Trumpā€™s Abuse of Women](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/documenting-trumps-abuse-of-women)** > > For his 1993 book, ā€œThe Lost Tycoon,ā€ Harry Hurt III acquired Ivanaā€™s divorce deposition, in which she stated that Trump raped her. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/7999 "2024-08-31T00:40:03Z")
Trump doesnā€™t rambleā€¦ He weaves. His english professor friends say it is brilliant. From the Johnstown, Pennsylvania speech. [https://youtu.be/Mcg7uJsRzlY?t=70](https://youtu.be/Mcg7uJsRzlY?t=70) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/8000 "2024-08-31T00:51:52Z")
Yes. He put those poor women through hell and they deserve to get that judgment. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/8001 "2024-08-31T01:57:25Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Lots of links online for more details If only Sacha Baron Cohen could have played lead rĆ“leā€¦ [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=399) [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=401)